Dead Reefs
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Dead Reefs is a game, developed by Streko-Graphics and published by The Adventure Company
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The investigative adventure that takes place on the island of Dead Reefs off the coast of England
, infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants and a frightful curse. A playable demo is out now.
the ships sailing by and slaughtering their crews. One of the wrecked ships
was carrying an old relic
, kept secret and locked by a centennial monk order. It is known to have been then stolen and retrieved by the ruler of the island, Baron DeSantra.
Shortly after, inhabitants of the island started dying in unnatural ways one by one. The first victim of this strange series of events was the Baron’s wife, who was killed by her husband with his sword
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Ten decades after these alleged “facts”, a new death is reminiscent of the legend and casts fear on the island of Dead Reefs. A detective
from the mainland, Amadeo Finvinerro, is sent to investigate the death and find the killer.
You are this detective. And you will need more than natural skills to shed the light on this terrific case.
An early game trailor's scenes seem to imply that there were two versions made. The main character in the trailor shows a clean shaven man, where as the game that came in the aniversity The Adventure Company package, shows him as having prominent facial hair and being slimmer of body or rather less muscular. Also the graphics or scenary somewhat contrast between both versions.
The Adventure Company
The Adventure Company, is a publishing label of Nordic Games. It is formally a division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent JoWooD Entertainment being sold after entering administration.-History:...
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The investigative adventure that takes place on the island of Dead Reefs off the coast of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants and a frightful curse. A playable demo is out now.
Storyline
It is said that for hundreds of years, pirates from the English island of Dead Reefs were lootingLooting
Looting —also referred to as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging—is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe, such as during war, natural disaster, or rioting...
the ships sailing by and slaughtering their crews. One of the wrecked ships
Shipwreck
A shipwreck is what remains of a ship that has wrecked, either sunk or beached. Whatever the cause, a sunken ship or a wrecked ship is a physical example of the event: this explains why the two concepts are often overlapping in English....
was carrying an old relic
Relic
In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial...
, kept secret and locked by a centennial monk order. It is known to have been then stolen and retrieved by the ruler of the island, Baron DeSantra.
Shortly after, inhabitants of the island started dying in unnatural ways one by one. The first victim of this strange series of events was the Baron’s wife, who was killed by her husband with his sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
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Ten decades after these alleged “facts”, a new death is reminiscent of the legend and casts fear on the island of Dead Reefs. A detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
from the mainland, Amadeo Finvinerro, is sent to investigate the death and find the killer.
You are this detective. And you will need more than natural skills to shed the light on this terrific case.
Production
The island of Dead Reefs is not based on some pre-existing island in real life. Streko-Graphics handled all the scripts and voice recordings, whereas the publisher recruited the voice actors of the roles. The game was written using the Virtools 3D platform. Evgeniy Lebed was the lead developer.An early game trailor's scenes seem to imply that there were two versions made. The main character in the trailor shows a clean shaven man, where as the game that came in the aniversity The Adventure Company package, shows him as having prominent facial hair and being slimmer of body or rather less muscular. Also the graphics or scenary somewhat contrast between both versions.