Legends of Daemonica heats up for late 2009

Written by Jack Allin — December 6, 2008 at 14:48

Fans of the unique 2006 murdery mystery Daemonica will be pleased to know that RA Images and Cinemax are combining forces once again to create Legends of Daemonica: Farepoynt's Purgatory for release late next year.

If Daemonica is less heralded than most contemporary whodunits, that may be because its isometric presentation and light combat more closely resembled an RPG than a traditional adventure at first glance. That won't be the case with the sequel, however, as the developers have confirmed there will be no combat or action sequences in Legends of Daemonica, opting instead to aim somewhere between classic point-and-click gameplay and modern cinematic adventures like Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy.

While starring the same tortured character as its predecessor, Legends of Daemonica is not a direct continutation that requires any knowledge of the original. In the new game, Nicholas Farepoynt arrives with twelve other characters on a mysterious island in the 14th century. Farepoynt can communicate with the dead, and it turns out that his fellow visitors all have special gifts of their own. But they've been brought to the island to be "purified" of these talents, so it's up to players to help Farepoynt escape.

Presented in full 3D, this psychological thriller places a heavy emphasis on the player's ability to impact events and the attitudes of others by the choices they make. Some choices have only minor effects on the storyline, while others will result in much greater consequences that continue throughout the game.

There is already an official website for the game, which provides additional information about the game's storyline and characters.