A Stroke of Fate 3D adventure game

[Phait]

Ok, this looks cool, release date of June 30, 09.

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/944/944676/imgs_1.html?RSSwhen2009-01-28_120100&RSSid=948889

http://pc.ign.com/objects/944/944676.html

This adventure is an interactive detective story framed in authentic surroundings of the fascist Germany in the 1940s. A gamer has a unique opportunity - to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century - Adolf Hitler's preterm death. The main character, a special sabotage and espionage agent is making every effort to squeeze into Adolf's closest minions. You'll need to act as a true patriot Germany has ever seen - attentive Gestapo eyes are watching you all the time!

A most challenging task to fulfill - to prepare an assassination of "Lieber Fuhrer" himself - will show whether you have learned what it is to be a good spy! "A stroke of fate" will take you to the relevant to 1941-45 and controversial but still powerful personalities like Hitler, Himmler, Muller, and Goebbels. But what is even more important - you'll even breathe that time:

General Features

Compelling pseudo-historical plot
Ingenious brainteasers and quests to reflect German peculiarities of the 1940s
Photorealistic graphics
Authentic places and historically derived personalities: Muller, Goebbels, and Hitler
You can walk along the Secret Police building and Hitler's private study

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/332/astrokeoffate2009012800xg8.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1615/astrokeoffate2008093003ed5.jpg

[avatar_58]

You'll lose that optimistic outlook once you play it. ;) Most adventure games 'look' good these days but they barely get anywhere beyond that. Hard to tell, the dev is unknown. Rule of thumb though - check here first (IGN doesn't know wtf when it comes to this genre):

http://www.adventuregamers.com/gameinfo.php?id=993

Looks like there's no north american publisher. Doesn't mean there won't be one, but you could end up waiting a year or two after initial release.

[Phait]

Knew you'd be first to respond! :D

[SonnyBonds]

Looks really nice though! One can always hope.. I'm a sucker for nice 2D art so even if the game turns out to be mediocre.. I'll probably play it just for that.

And I think that era is very interesting, too.

[avatar_58]

Looks really nice though! One can always hope.. I'm a sucker for nice 2D art so even if the game turns out to be mediocre.. I'll probably play it just for that.

And I think that era is very interesting, too.

It's pre-rendered 3D by the looks of it, not 2D. Kind of like Dracula Origins or Overclocked.

[SonnyBonds]

Well, yeah... I counted that as 2D as they're really only 2D images. By 3D I mean the game is actually real-time 3D.

[jimbob]

could be nice, but its still a WW2 game :p

i`ll check a demo or read some revies when it comes out, but it sounds like a bad premise. did it really have to be hitler? could they not find something else a little more creative to research?

time will tell i gues.