The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy
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The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy is a fantasy adventure computer game developed by The Adventure Company
and published by Dreamcatcher Interactive, and released in 2007. It's the fifth and latest game in the Atlantis series started by Cryo, and the second one made by The Adventure Company.
On board the Hindenburg zeppelin taking him to New York, Howard is attacked by members of an occult sect.
When Howard wakes up in the Hindenburg he finds himself alone. Eventually he meets a man claiming to have followed him for a long time, and that he and Howard are the last ones left on the zeppelin.
He soon learns that these evildoers covet the mysterious secret of a forgotten civilization of which, it seems, he is the heir.
Convinced that Howard has a key element of their research, they decide to set a trap for him.
Caught up by his past, Howard sets out on an adventure that leads him, by turns, to several locations: Macao, an Indian palace, a temple in Mesopotamia, the Empire State Building in New York, and finally, the lost continent of Atlantis.
The Adventure Company
The Adventure Company, is a publishing label of Nordic Games. It is formally a division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent JoWooD Entertainment being sold after entering administration.-History:...
and published by Dreamcatcher Interactive, and released in 2007. It's the fifth and latest game in the Atlantis series started by Cryo, and the second one made by The Adventure Company.
Story
In 1937, Howard Brooks, a young aeronautical engineer, returns from a conference in Germany.On board the Hindenburg zeppelin taking him to New York, Howard is attacked by members of an occult sect.
When Howard wakes up in the Hindenburg he finds himself alone. Eventually he meets a man claiming to have followed him for a long time, and that he and Howard are the last ones left on the zeppelin.
He soon learns that these evildoers covet the mysterious secret of a forgotten civilization of which, it seems, he is the heir.
Convinced that Howard has a key element of their research, they decide to set a trap for him.
Caught up by his past, Howard sets out on an adventure that leads him, by turns, to several locations: Macao, an Indian palace, a temple in Mesopotamia, the Empire State Building in New York, and finally, the lost continent of Atlantis.
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to any of the other Atlantis games. You move around in a first person view, similar to Myst or Ages.Changes during Development
- The games original title was Atlantis V, as seen on various sites such as GamespotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
. - Atlantis Interactive Entertainment who made the game, was sold to NobilisNobilisNobilis is a contemporary fantasy role-playing game created by Jenna K. Moran, writing under the name R. Sean Borgstrom. The player characters are "Sovereign Powers" called the Nobilis; each Noble is the personification of an abstract concept or class of things such as Time, Death, cars, or...
changing the developer which originally was The Adventure CompanyThe Adventure CompanyThe Adventure Company, is a publishing label of Nordic Games. It is formally a division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent JoWooD Entertainment being sold after entering administration.-History:...
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Differences from the other games
- A completely new Logo was introduced to the series, replacing the 10 year old one.
- The game is set up in a comicbook style when it comes to talking and using items.
- A new menu screen replacing the one used in Atlantis II, III and Evolution.
- The art direction doesn't try to be as realistic as before.
- No atlantian flying-ship is seen on the cover, not even as the icon used to represent the series since Atlantis III.
- When Howard talks, you see him in the down left corner, in the previous games the camera have changed entirerly to show the character in control.