Big Finish Games
Encyclopedia
Big Finish Productions is an American
independent game developer
formed by members of Access Software/Indie Built
following the company's close in 2007. The company was founded with the goal of developing story-driven, interactive games. The company's debut production, Three Cards To Midnight
, was released on 7 May 2009.
The company reunites the creative team of Chris Jones
and Aaron Conners, perhaps best known for their work on the Tex Murphy
series of adventure games for Access Software, as well as many other veterans of the Tex Murphy series, including Brian Johnson, Douglas Vandegrift, and Matt Heider.
series of adventure games. When the company was purchased by Microsoft
(and later 2K Games
), their focus was narrowed to sports games and the company was renamed to Indie Built
. After Indie Built was closed, they decided that "the time was right to take the plunge back into the adventure game genre" and work began on Three Cards to Midnight.
The company has hoped to target the enduring fan base of the Tex Murphy series, while also welcoming a more casual audience that is usually intimidated by adventure games. Conners has stated that in the longer term, Big Finish aim to develop story-based games in a number of genres. The company has also acquired the rights to the Tex Murphy series, and has expressed some intent to revive the character, stating his return is no longer "an 'if,' but a 'when.'"
United States
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independent game developer
Independent video game development
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
formed by members of Access Software/Indie Built
Indie Built
Indie Built, Inc. was a Salt Lake City, Utah based video game developer founded in 1982 by Bruce Carver as Access Software.They are popular for creating the golfing Links series and also for creating the video game detective series based on the character Tex Murphy.In 1987, Access announced The...
following the company's close in 2007. The company was founded with the goal of developing story-driven, interactive games. The company's debut production, Three Cards To Midnight
Three Cards to Midnight
Three Cards to Midnight is a story-driven puzzle video game with elements of hidden object games and adventure games....
, was released on 7 May 2009.
The company reunites the creative team of Chris Jones
Chris Jones (Access Software)
Christopher Jones is a videogame designer and finance professional. He is most famous for his series of interactive movies starring the hard-boiled, out-of-his-time gumshoe Tex Murphy, played by Jones himself, a private investigator that lives in the San Francisco of the middle of the 21st...
and Aaron Conners, perhaps best known for their work on the Tex Murphy
Tex Murphy
Tex Murphy is a series of five adventure games from Access Software, designed by Chris Jones. The games feature the titular character, performed by Chris Jones himself...
series of adventure games for Access Software, as well as many other veterans of the Tex Murphy series, including Brian Johnson, Douglas Vandegrift, and Matt Heider.
History and following
Most of Big Finish Games' team were members of Access Software, a company known for its diverse lineup of games, including the popular Tex MurphyTex Murphy
Tex Murphy is a series of five adventure games from Access Software, designed by Chris Jones. The games feature the titular character, performed by Chris Jones himself...
series of adventure games. When the company was purchased by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
(and later 2K Games
2K Games
2K is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series...
), their focus was narrowed to sports games and the company was renamed to Indie Built
Indie Built
Indie Built, Inc. was a Salt Lake City, Utah based video game developer founded in 1982 by Bruce Carver as Access Software.They are popular for creating the golfing Links series and also for creating the video game detective series based on the character Tex Murphy.In 1987, Access announced The...
. After Indie Built was closed, they decided that "the time was right to take the plunge back into the adventure game genre" and work began on Three Cards to Midnight.
The company has hoped to target the enduring fan base of the Tex Murphy series, while also welcoming a more casual audience that is usually intimidated by adventure games. Conners has stated that in the longer term, Big Finish aim to develop story-based games in a number of genres. The company has also acquired the rights to the Tex Murphy series, and has expressed some intent to revive the character, stating his return is no longer "an 'if,' but a 'when.'"
Games
- Three Cards to MidnightThree Cards to MidnightThree Cards to Midnight is a story-driven puzzle video game with elements of hidden object games and adventure games....
- Three Cards to Dead Time
- Murder Island: Secret of Tantalus
- Escape from Thunder Island