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The Mechanics of Agatha Christie The ABC Murders
Paris - November 24, in the year of our Lord 2015
-- Publisher Microïds and developers Artefacts Studio has
revealed details about the making of "Agatha Christie – The
A.B.C. Murders", their new adventure and investigation game for
PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac.
HAS HERCULE POIROT MET HIS MATCH?
A mysterious letter from a certain "A.B.C." is sent to Hercule
Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, announcing a murder which
is about to be committed. Even more worrying is the
disconcerting confidence of the serial killer, who does not
hesitate to mock the police force and question Hercule Poirot's
intelligence!
The chase will lead the player around England for a complex
investigation in which it will be necessary to be observant,
quick-witted and level-headed.
There are various aspects of gameplay, seen through the eyes of
its unique main character. It has been designed to test Hercule
Poirot’s famous little grey cells, and through him, those of the
players.
* OBSERVATION SEQUENCES : in the subjective view sequences, the
players must position Hercule Poirot’s sight so that he can
observe the important details of a crime scene, surroundings or
character, and discover the clues necessary to the investigation
* QUESTIONING SEQUENCES: the players can find out more
information from the various protagonists of the story by
selecting from a choice of questions. Hercule Poirot’s legendary
insight allows him to notice almost imperceptible witness’
changes of attitude and reactions to the questions.
* COLLECT AND USE THE OBJECTS: From time to time, players
(acting as Poirot) will need to collect an object and use it at
the right place on the right character, in order to progress in
the game play.
* PUZZLE GAMES: "THE ABC Murders" features over fifteen varied
puzzle games that the players will need to solve to collect a
hidden object or open a secret compartment.
* “LITTLE GREY CELLS” MENU: in these compulsory sequences, the
players will need to answer questions about the murders or the
suspects, using the clues they have gathered previously.
RECONSTITUTION: after investigating each case, the players will
need to piece together the events that led to the murderer in
chronological order.
According to Guinness World Records, Agatha Christie (1890 –
1976) is the most successful novelist of all time with more than
2 billion copies sold. Known as the Queen of Crime, she
specialized in locked room thrillers and classic whodunit
mysteries. Her 66 novels, 154 short stories and 19 plays have
been translated worldwide into over 50 languages. And Then There
Were none, Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express
are just some of the many titles that have been adapted for film
and TV.
The "Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders" adventure game is due to
be released first quarter of 2016 on PC, Mac, PS4 and Xbox One.
It is dubbed in English and French and subtitled in English,
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish
and Russian.