The last we saw of developer
Bryan Wiegele, he was skulking around the haunted corridors of
Inherent
Evil: The Haunted Hotel.
Apparently possessed by the hotel’s evil demons (or maybe he
was lost in
that freakin’ stair maze!), Bryan crossed over to the dark side for a few
years, working on console games like the cult classic Whiplash.

Now he has returned to
the adventure community in a big way and Just Adventure is proud
to announce his newest project, Delaware
St. John, Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor.

Delaware
St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor is
the first of a projected ten-title series that introduces players
to Delaware
St. John, a young man with a psychic gift that allows him to see
images of past and future events. Lately, Delaware has been
plagued by nightmares
and visions that lead him to the decrepit remains of Morrisville
Manor, or as the locals refer to it; Midnight Manor. As soon as he’s
behind closed doors he begins seeing images of people, glimpses of
lost souls that need his help. Something dark lurks in the shadows
of the rotting building, something that is determined to keep Delaware
from breaking the Curse of Midnight Manor.

Delaware will not travel
through his adventure alone. Just a few months before, he partnered
with a young woman named Kelly Bradford who had been running her
own paranormal investigation firm. From the office above her bookstore Kelly
is able to research leads and stays in contact with Delaware through a communication
device known as VIC. VIC is capable of voice communication as well as recording
images and sounds to transfer back to Kelly for analysis.

The ultimate goal
of the series is to lead Delaware and Kelly through a sequence of incredible
journeys that will eventually reveal the true purpose of Delaware’s
powers and lead to the final confrontation between good and evil.

Hopefully, Delaware and
Kelly will prove to be as popular as adventuredom’s
other famous sleuthing couple – Gabriel Knight and Grace – and
from all indications Bryan has both the talent and the inclination
to deliver the goods. According to Bryan, “From the beginning
we wanted to make sure Delaware’s world was one people could relate
to. Therefore we abided by a design plan that let us create puzzles
out of “real world” pieces and avoided the more abstract
setups. Creatively, our goal was to create a rich, eerie atmosphere
without relying on gratuitous violence and “adult” language.
In addition to a rich story and detailed graphics, an original soundtrack
has been scored to complete the beautiful ambiance of the experience.”

To prepare for the projected
May release and get a taste of what to expect, you can read The
Curse of Midnight Manor prologue and
other background material at the official
Delaware St. John site and Just Adventure will
soon have more exclusive information on this intriguing new series.