|  Meet Your Own Ghosts At Blackwood Manor | | Posted by Luca on 2023-12-02 |
 It's Christmas time for Mr. and Mrs. King, and what's better than living that magic time of the year by moving into a remote Scottish manor house, just days before the end of 1986?
The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor is an award-winning interactive horror from Stefan Vogt, the acclaimed author of Hibernated 1 and The Curse of Rabenstein. Take on the role of novelist Thomas King and his wife Cora. Seeking inspiration for his next book, Thomas begins to explore the history of Blackwood Manor, only to uncover a dark secret that dates back centuries to the days of the Great Scottish Witch Hunts. It's a complex interactive fiction piece written in Infocom's advanced Z-machine format XZIP. The game has three different endings, a bad, a neutral and a good ending, depending on the player's choices. It is very likely that the player, on a first playthrough, will not reach the good ending, even though it is possible. Reaching the bad or neutral ending first is part of the experience and helps the player understanding the true intentions of some of the NPCs and the impact of decisions made, so they may be reconsidered. The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor is following the path of some of the most iconic interactive fiction works from the 80s and early 90s, trying to resemble a retro look and feel but it also aims to meet modern era expectations. There are no dead ends and the diffculty level is moderate. Generally it's more about experiencing a story rather than drowning the player in frustration.
Initially released as freeware/NYP under the new label Moonmist Entertainment on a plethora of systems from the '80s, a commercial distribution by poly.play is on the way. We suggest to play it for free, but the author has spent tons of time passion and work on this game, so we think that you should show some appreciation by dropping a very reasonable quid at the official page. |
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