{"id":20033,"date":"2012-04-17T07:40:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T21:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=20033"},"modified":"2012-04-17T07:40:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T21:40:41","slug":"jane-jensen-announces-moebius-a-spiritual-successor-to-gabriel-knight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=20033","title":{"rendered":"Jane Jensen announces Moebius — a spiritual successor to Gabriel Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran game designer Jane Jensen launched Pinkerton Road Studio just two weeks ago, and this weekend the project\u2019s early backers got to vote for the first adventure game the studio will make. Drum roll please\u2026 with 61% of the vote, the winner is Moebius!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Moebius\u2019s development. As of this writing, we\u2019re more than halfway to the $300k funding goal: http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1005365109\/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg<\/a><\/p>\n

Backer rewards include behind-the-scenes involvement in the development, downloadable and physical copies of Pinkerton Road\u2019s games, and \u201cdesign bibles\u201d from Jane\u2019s Gabriel Knight days. (More rewards will be added this week!) If enough funds are raised, Pinkerton Road will pursue a second adventure game this year as well.<\/p>\n

Okay, enough of the backstory! Here\u2019s the scoop on Moebius…<\/p>\n

The Story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moebius is a metaphysical sci-fi thriller in the vein of Fringe, Jane\u2019s novel Dante\u2019s Equation, and (of course!) Gabriel Knight. Antiquities dealer Malachi Rector hunts down artifacts all over the world and compiles dossiers on their history. He has a knack for sensing \u201cthe soul\u201d of an object. After his upscale Manhattan store is destroyed in a fire, Rector is hired by millionaire Amber Dexter to investigate a series of events and document them in his meticulous way.<\/p>\n

The first event is the death of a young woman in Venice, who was found hanging from a bridge. As Rector investigates her life, he soon realizes that this beautiful and talented young woman — and the interrupted path of her life — had great hidden significance. It appears that Amber Dexter and his associates are playing with the fabric of life in a way Rector never imagined possible. Even he, Rector himself, is part of a larger pattern.<\/p>\n

Malachi Rector must figure out who is doing what — and whether their intentions are for good or ill — before he can decide whether to play his pre-scripted role or try to change the outcome.<\/p>\n

Game Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moebius will be a point and click, third person adventure game with a 2D graphic novel look. The game will have two modes: Casual Adventure and True Adventure. Casual Adventure mode includes hints, a hotspot revealer, and a simplified interface. True Adventure will be more of a challenge along the lines of Jane\u2019s past adventure games (Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter). Assuming Pinkerton Road meets its $300k funding goal, Moebius is planned to release around March 2013.<\/p>\n

Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane\u2019s video update announcing Moebius as the winner: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Icfk0tW9ak<\/a><\/p>\n

To hear more about Pinkerton Road, <\/strong>please contact me! Jane is available for interviews to talk about why she\u2019s striking out on her own and her exciting plans for the future. You\u2019ll also find answers to frequently asked questions on the Pinkerton Road Kickstarter page, and in this update video: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OJ4tEyiYk5M<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veteran game designer Jane Jensen launched Pinkerton Road Studio just two weeks ago, and this weekend the project\u2019s early backers got to vote for the first adventure game the studio will make. Drum roll please\u2026 with 61% of the vote, the winner is Moebius! Jane is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Moebius\u2019s<\/p>\n

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