The Oracle - FINISHED!!!

[Eugene]

THE STORY:

What are friends for? That's precisely why you decide to help out a friend
who's in way over his head. But you never expected this...

Your friend Alex goes missing, a trail of notes and clues left behind,
pointing to his possible whereabouts. All the while, you uncover an artifact so
powerful you wish you had never laid eyes on it, and you learn of an ancient
order of monks with ties to it. And the key to all three lies in -- the Oracle.


FEATURES:

The Oracle is a first-person perspective, photo-realistic adventure game,
photographed entirely on-location in Canada and all over Portugal.

- Over 140 screens
- 8 different locations
- Logical & challanging puzzles (inventory, musical & interactive puzzles)
- Over a dozen unique musical scores
- Over 75 realistic sound effects
- Save games using photo snaphots
- In-game hint system


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Pentium 600 Mhz or higher processor
32 Mb RAM
Windows 95 OSR2, 98, ME, 2000 or XP, with DirectX 5 or above
Supports all DirectX-compatible sound and video cards
800x600 resolution, 16 bit color recommended
95 Mb hard disk space
(Soundcard highly recommended but not required)


Resolution:Ã,  800x600 at 16-bit color
Size:Ã,  75 Mb (zipped)

Download:Ã,  http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=735


SCREENSHOTS:

[Ubel]

Haha, funny thing. Not long time ago I saw the demo of this game again and was wondering what happened to this project. I actually almost PMed you. I was worried that this game had died because you hadn't updated the Games In Production thread. I'm so glad I was wrong. I'll try this game tomorrow.

[Rosie]

Wonderful game.......Love it...... However, I am stuck and since their is a hints button that I have used occasionally I don't want to go to hints and tips with this question..... But, I cant find the two-way radio...... It says that it is in the elevator in Nazare and I have looked everywhere but cant seem to find it..... So if you would be so kind, I would appreciate it very much......Been looking for about 20 minutes....... rode elevator car many times also.......Thank you so much for this wonderful work of art......

[Eugene]

Thanks so much Rosie for the compliments!Ã,  It's been a long 18 months!
As for the two-way radio...

Spoiler

You can turn around inside the elevator and look in the other direction.Ã,  That should help you out.

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Good luck!

[Rosie]

Thank you so much, I never thought to do that.......Again, Great Game.......Beautiful scenery, etc.....

Extra Post:  I just finished this brilliant game...... It is a masterpiece in all aspects........ Really enjoyed the scenery, music and reading the history behind it.... When can you play a game, enjoy it and learn something besides?  Great Job

[Eugene]

Thanks for the great review!Ã,  There's nothing for exciting than hearing the positive reviews of people who have tried out the game.

It was a long 18 months, but truly a pleasure creating the game, from photographing all the locations, to researching the background to be historically accurate but still with a touch of fantasy and adventure.

I hope everyone enjoys playing the game as much as I enjoyed making it!

[CaptainD]

Eugene, this is a great - and unique - adventure game. Teh built-in hints system is a great idea (though I still can't find that damn rubber stopper in the hut!!) and the photos are excellent quality.Ã,  The style reminds me of the 16-bit first person games such as Dreamzone, but much better!Ã, 

Will have to get round to reviewing this properly soon.Ã, 

[Eugene]

Thanks CaptainD!Ã,  A complete review would be great!Ã,  As for the rubber stopper...

Spoiler

Look inside one of the hanging baskets...Ã, 

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[TheCheese33]

Looks awesome! Thanks to my new internet connection, it only took me a minute to download all of this! I can't wait to play!

EDIT: I just finished the game, and it was very fun. I have  a question, though;

Spoiler

Is there a "wrong" way to use the Oracle's power?

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[Eugene]

TheCheese33, glad you enjoyed it!
To answer your question... no, not in THIS game.  I considered having multiple endings to allow for it but ultimately decided against it.  But the idea is certainly an interesting concept for perhaps a sequel.

[Eugene]

A hints forum has been created.  In order to follow the forum rules, if anyone is stuck and needs a hint, you can post a message here:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=27119

Thanks everyone!

[Nodrighal]

A very interesting and enjoyable game. Thank You!

[hedgefield]

Excellent game. You managed to break my tradition of not playing first-person (photo) games, but yours was just so well done I couldn't pass up on it. Props!

[Eugene]

Excellent game. You managed to break my tradition of not playing first-person (photo) games, but yours was just so well done I couldn't pass up on it. Props!

Thanks Largopredator! 

I've always enjoyed the first-person type adventure games and that's what made me attempt this challenge at creating one.  I've received so much positive feedback, it's been absolutely amazing!   I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it as well!

[RedBlob]

Breathtaking...totally impressive.

[Eugene]

Breathtaking...totally impressive.

Thanks RedBlob!

[Jhumjhum]

Hi Eugene,

I really do want to play this game...but everytime I download with getright I get the message "this file does not support resuming" and after a while "the file was not at this url".

I have a pathetically slow dialup and its impossible for me to download such a large file without a download manager. The same thing happens when I use the mirror.

Any solutions? The game seems fantastic and I'm really frustrated as I'm not able to download it.Ã, 

[Eugene]

I really do want to play this game...but everytime I download with getright I get the message "this file does not support resuming" and after a while "the file was not at this url".

Here you go!Ã,  This is supposed to work with download accerlators...
It was the original download link I used before switching to the current faster ones.

*** Sorry, the link no longer works ***

Enjoy the game!Ã, 

[Jhumjhum]

I really do want to play this game...but everytime I download with getright I get the message "this file does not support resuming" and after a while "the file was not at this url".

Here you go!Ã,  This is supposed to work with download accerlators...
It was the original download link I used before switching to the current faster ones.

http://rapidsharing.com/download.php?id=288F2CC9

Enjoy the game!Ã, 

Ok, I'm trying the link. {fingers crossed} 

[Maggie]

I'm having similar problems downloading. I have a pathetically slow dial up download but I also can't seem to download from the rapid share site either. I keep reading the rave reviews of this game and woulkd dearly love to play it. Any suggestions?