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Murder in the Abbey | 
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| From: Dreamcatcher Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.41
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1998
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.5
MPN: PCO-70550-MB
Model: PCO70550MB
UPC: 625904705501
EAN: 0625904705754
ASIN: B001BFRPVK
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Innovative cinematic presentation through a new method of combining 2D and 3D graphics | | • | A faithful reproduction of a medieval abbey, its architecture, works of art, secret passageways and treasures | | • | Music, effects, top-quality voiceovers and over 70 minutes of orchestral soundtrack recorded by the Prague Symphony Orchestra, all in Dolby Surround Sound | | • | 1000 scenes in 60 locations promise 40 hours of gameplay | | • | Unique setting and presentation offers a fresh approach for adventure gamers |
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Product Description
Former Grand Inquisitor Leonardo and his assistant Bruno are sent by the Vatican to the isolated abbey to investigate the strange goings-on surrounding a carefully guarded secret. Yet hardly have they arrived when their quest is overshadowed by an attempt on their lives...
Murder in the Abbey is a mystery of cinematic proportions whose suspense goes far beyond that of a conventional adventure game!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Way too slow September 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The game is a big disappointment. The graphics are good, but that is about it. I am sure Dreamcatcher can make a far better game than this.
 oh brother September 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i must say when i first started i was very pleased, the graphics looked good(cartoonish fashion)..the sound was good..the cut scenes are good..i was not so thrilled to be a monk, but an adventure gamer takes on many forms.The dialoge is just too much for me..snore..zzzzz...zzzzz..your monk walks so slow you can feel your skin wrinkling (the good news here is that you can double click to move to a new screen)..but when you press on something your monk takes the slow stroll to check it out.The early puzzles are just not exciting and didnt grab me..i seem to be battling my inner adventurer in wanting to play but not wanting to play for long..(I am still playing and hope it gets better, but its just not cutting it for me after playing games like..dracula origin..art of murder..jack keane..(this is a premature review and things might pick up but so far i started checking amazon for the next new game)
this game is not all bad..dont get me wrong..its just alittle slow...lots of dialoge...you are a monk at an abbey..so its no theme park.
3 of 5 .... not my cup of tea ..or should i say... wine
 The Abbey September 22, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Abbey
This is a traditional point-and-click adventure set within the confines of a monastery. You play as Leonardo, delivering the king's son, Bruno, to the abbey.
Installation is long, roughly 30 minutes, and initially without indication that anything is happening. Once installed there is no requirement to have the game disk (DVD) in the drive while playing.
The game detects your video setup and sets up accordingly. Unfortunately, in my case, it chose an incorrect resolution and it took some time before I realised that the graphics were not severely dark. After correction the graphics were much lighter and this made a big difference to gameplay. The whole is in cartoon form, including the characters. Cut scenes were good.
The story is basically a who-done-it. Your object is to uncover evidence and work out who the killer is. Investigations take the form of conversations and object collection to solve puzzles. The game is fairly conversation heavy. Puzzles are mainly object based. The main character was fine, Bruno childishly annoying, other characters suitably suspicious.
Occasionally the conversation sound was absent (fortunately the subtitles worked perfectly, so nothing was missed). This could have been a fault of my system, but bear this in mind if you purchase this game and experience the same fault.
With perhaps one exception, the puzzles were fair and progress was steady. There was no pixel hunting as all usable objects were well sign posted.
Expect about 40 hours of play. Despite there being an inbuilt map to zoom around quickly, the character movement was very slow.
Voice acting was good. The lip-synch was poor but at least there was some attempt made. Ambient music was well suited to the subject and did not annoy.
Expect to visit and re-visit all the available venues as characters move around and objects become available that were previously inactive.
There are 5 chapters to play through, with the story maintaining interest throughout.
I didn't guess the killer, so the suspense carried right to the end.
The game is only loosely based on "The name of the Rose". Do not expect the same plot or characters or you will be disappointed.
Overall I enjoyed the game. It's not a stellar experience, but worth playing.
 Game is ok but... September 21, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game is ok but certainly not great. First of all, when inserting the disc, expect it to take several minutes before it starts installation. This made me wonder if something was wrong.
The story is interesting but the conversations can be very long, however, you can right-click to cut it short. Even if you like to hear all the dialogue, you will still end up not knowing where to go at times since it is not always clear. Some things didn't make any sense. Not a well written story to follow.
Be careful to check all rooms since some items will not be seen unless you move your character away from standing in front of it. Or, there might be a candle you must check thoroughly to get something from it. You will also notice when any characters speak, the voice acting is decent but will not be timed well at all. It was way off.
I completed half of the game and could not finish it. In the crypt within the Church, there is a bas relief you are to check with a parchment...the 2nd time to the crypt at night with Bruno only. One of the figures is suppose to open a secret door. It did not work. After reviewing a walkthrough, I had done everything correctly, tried a few more attempts, also from a save point (before entering the crypt), but it still would not work. Apparently there is a problem which requires a patch.
This game is not good enough to bother with especially when they don't make a working product.
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