Section: Mac Software, Games
That Da Vinci fellow was quite talented, I’m told. A good thinker. Drew stuff. Did some other things. But he was also, apparently, quite secretive. And now, courtesy of Coladia, you can uncover The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript via the Mac App Store. This investigation and adventure game offers “... a thrilling mystical quest into the heart of the Renaissance.”
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.
Highlights include:
- A gripping, non-linear and complex plot, based on historical facts and extensive research.
- Meticulously detailed graphics with a total respect for history. Perfect reproductions of works, decors and clothing, recreated in collaboration with experts, including the management of the Chateau du Clos Luce.
- The game’s 14 chapters lead deep into the heart of the Great Master’s Secret.
- Dozens of puzzles, based on Da Vinci’s own work, requiring logical deduction and scientific knowledge.
- A Good and Evil gauge system: the player develops throughout the game adopting a positive or negative stance. According to the choices they make, players discover one of four possible endings.
- The developers’s renowned savoir-faire. Their list of previous productions includes Return to Mysterious Island, Nostradamus, Secret of the Lost Cavern.
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript supports English, French, German, Italian and Spanish languages. It requires Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5 or 10.6, an Intel or PowerPC G5 processor running at 1.6Ghz, and 512MB of memory.
Product [The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript or via the Mac App Store]
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