When Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None was first adapted into an adventure game for the PC, reactions were all over the place. Some people hated the look, criticizing everything, whereas others found the environments detailed and suitable to the story and setting, while admitting the character models could use some work. Some loved the gameplay, puzzles, and voice acting, and others criticized those same elements. Reviews on Metacritic swing from 90 down to an embarrassing 31, and the user ratings vary even more wildly. However, one thing that was generally lauded was the immersive story, and that should be complete when the game hits the Wii next month, along with all-new motion controls for the port.
This blogger actually recently picked up the book after many recommendations, and must admit a small amount of interest in the budget title based on being about a third of the way into the novel. It seems like the sort of thing that might interest the wider Wii audience, certainly, but if the reaction is similar to the one the PC game garnered, there's no telling whether or not this game will disappear immediately. Until then, however, we'll just have to check out the screens, which we've got in the gallery below.
And then there were screens
Posted Jan 25th 2008 3:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens
Tags: adventure, agatha-christie, and-then-there-were-none, awe-productions, gallery, mystery
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-25-2008 @ 3:10PM
NeverSage said...
I never heard of this book/game until right now. The screens make it look like Eternal Darkness. I'll have to look into it for that fact alone.
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1-25-2008 @ 3:33PM
vidGuy said...
I want to know why the sink looks like it's out of a 360 game and the rest looks like it's out of the original Sims game.
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1-25-2008 @ 3:37PM
NeverSage said...
Maybe the backgrounds are prerendered? That's just a guess.
1-25-2008 @ 10:13PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Maybe it's the clue. Super detailed objects are clues. Right?
1-25-2008 @ 4:37PM
Max Headroom said...
How much is it? I thought it was full price, but the article mentions it being a budget title.
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1-25-2008 @ 4:42PM
Roto13 said...
I just like the idea of classic mystery novels becoming mystery games.
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1-25-2008 @ 5:11PM
yo said...
Why didn't they go with the original title??????????????????questionmark
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1-25-2008 @ 7:42PM
NeverSage said...
It's not called "And Then There Were None" anymore? But... but... that's a cool title!