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Nobilis shares more details of The Forbidden Manuscript
For a game due to release this April, there's been surprisingly little information about The Secrets of DaVinci: The Forbidden Manuscript, the upcoming adventure by four partner development teams headlined by Kheops Studio. All that changed today, however, as an intriguing synopsis of the new game has now been revealed. According to Nobilis, the game's publisher:
"Valdo, an ambitious young apprentice working for Da Vinci's disciple Francesco Melzi, is extremely disappointed when the scholar suddenly dismisses him. However, shortly afterwards, he receives a letter from a mysterious patron, asking him to locate one of the great master's missing codices. To access Da Vinci's last residence, the Manoir du Cloux near Ambroise, Valdo tells its new occupant, a courtesan by the name of Babou de la Bourdaisiere, that he is Francesco Melzi's apprentice and that he wishes to examine the inventions that still remain on the estate. Under this cover, he starts to scour the estate: Babou's bedroom, Leonardo's workshop, the grounds, and dovecot, leaving no stone unturned. In the course of his investigations, he encounters a wide array of intriguing characters: Babou herself, Saturnin, a suspicious looking guardian, and the King of France himself. To accomplish his mission, he has to solve a series of enigmas devised by the great master himself if Da Vinci's inventions are to function again. On the trail of the genius, Valdo is no more aware of the secrets he is about to unveil as of the danger lurking in the dark."
The Secrets of Da Vinci promises a non-linear plot based on extensive research of the times, complemented by meticulous, historically accurate renderings of the game's locations, works, decor, and clothing. The puzzles themselves will be based on Da Vinci's own work. The game also features a "good and evil" gauge system designed to track the player's approach through the game. Based on positive or negative stances taken, there are four different endings possible.
With this new information, hopefully any remaining confusion between The Secrets of Da Vinci and the action-adventure based on Dan Brown's popular The Da Vinci Code can finally be put to rest.
# posted by Jack Allin on February 15, 2006
http://www.adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1131
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