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In honor of the exciting and mysterious world of detective work, we are offering a special discount this week on all chapters of âSilver Creek Fallsâ and âThe Agencyâ. Unravel the mysteries, delve into the dark past, and become the detective youâve always wanted to be. Donât miss out on this opportunity to embark on these intriguing journeys at discounted prices. Hurry, the truth awaits!
I wanted to open a discussion with you all about a game concept thatâs been in my mind for a while now but itâs so ambitious that itâs kind of hard to risk spending time on this without knowing whether people are really interested in this sort of game.
For those of you that have played our most recent adventure game âThe Ghosts of Hackney Millsâ youâve probably realized that it has a far more open world structure than the games in the âSilver Creek Fallsâ series. I really wanted to experiment a little with the concept of a game where you have to work hard to put the clues together to solve the mystery and finish the game, however if you know what to do beforehand you can finish the game in ten minutes. In other words a game that doesnât put artificial barriers behind solving the mystery, you donât have to find all the necessary clues to solve it; you can find what you need by sheer luck as well. Kind of like the real world.
Now I understand that âThe Ghosts of Hackney Millsâ turned out to not be quite as good as the âSilver Creek Fallsâ series games and for that reason weâre charging considerably less for it. It was a really big and bold idea I had at the time about making this type of ârealistic open worldâ type game but it essentially got rushed because of our commitments to making âThe Agency Chapter 2â within a certain deadline and at the end I understand why many players found âThe Ghosts of Hackney Millsâ lacking. Also it was the first time trying a lot of those new features and I definitely understand where it lacked polish.
The question Iâd like to submit for discussion is whether you players would enjoy a game like âThe Ghosts of Hackney Millsâ but done much better with much more polish but also much much harder and much bigger. A game where you really need to investigate a lot of, documents, audio files and leads to see whatâs relevant and what isnât. A game where pen and paper and hard deduction are necessary and also searching outside sources to verify facts. Iâm thinking âPapers Pleaseâ meets âHer Storyâ meets âEveryone has gone to the raptureâ meets âSilver Creek Fallsâ. In other words I really want to make a game that somewhat simulates the experience of being a detective within the confines of a 2D pixel style map. But I want to make a game thatâs realistic and includes having to go through the documents you find to really analyse whatâs wrong and whatâs right. My concern is that this type of game might be considered boring for a wider audience but if we got enough people interested in this sort of thing then I do believe it would be a fun game to make and also a fun game to play, stream and upload on YouTube.
My question is, would you be interested in a âhardâ game where you really have to use your wits to solve the mystery and there is no one taking you by the hand?
Antonio Lorenzo Carino â Creative Director Sapphire Dragon Productions
Achievements and Improvements
Hi Everyone,
Hope you enjoy the updates and achievements we have added. if you haven't already enjoyed the mystery which is The Ghosts of Hackney Mills. We've also done some cosmetic changes.
Keep being awesome!
SDP Team
Big Thank You and Big Fixes
Hi Everyone,
âThe Ghosts of Hackney Millsâ has had a pretty successful launch so far and we wanted to thank everyone that has bought the game for supporting us. You guys are awesome!
Special shout out for those of you that have posted about the game in Facebook and Twitter and a big shout out for those of you that have made YouTube Letâs Plays and shared your experience of the game with your fans online!
We also want to thank everyone that has helped us by spotting some bugs and reporting them to us. Weâre trying to fix them all as soon as you tell us where they are so please keep the feedback coming in.
Just so you all know we have fixed the issue with the missing lighting file and some technical problems we had with one of the elevators in one of the buildings.
We have read the feedback about the uneven audio and are remixing the audio as we speak and chances are by the time youâve begun playing the audio should be much more level.
Thanks again so much for your support and keep being awesome!
