Venetica
Encyclopedia
Venetica is a fantasy
-themed role-playing
video game. The game was developed by Deck13
and published by DTP Entertainment
.
On November 5, 2010, the PlayStation 3 version of Venetica was released in the United Kingdom.
The PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of Venetica were released in North America on January 18, 2011.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
-themed role-playing
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
video game. The game was developed by Deck13
Deck13 Interactive
Deck13 Interactive is a German video game company based in Frankfurt, Germany. They are best known for adventure games like Ankh, Ankh: Heart of Osiris and Jack Keane.-History:...
and published by DTP Entertainment
Dtp entertainment
dtp entertainment AG is a German video and computer game publisher, founded in 1995 by Thomas Baur. The headquarters are located in Hamburg and dtp today has more than 180 employees. It is one of Germany's leading game publishers. dtp is known for having published a high number of games which were...
.
Plot
The story of Venetica takes place in a 16th century styled world where Death is a physical being. Death follows the instructions of a group known as Corpus. Every generation, Corpus must select the successor for Death. In the game's story, the council has accidentally chosen a necromancer who intends to bring complete death and destruction upon the world. This necromancer has immortalized himself through death. The current Death and Corpus cannot stop him. The only person capable of stopping him is Scarlett, who is the daughter of Death. She must cultivate and grow her powers to save her father and the world from the necromancer.Development
On August 26, publisher DTP Entertainment announced that the Windows version of Venetica went gold.On November 5, 2010, the PlayStation 3 version of Venetica was released in the United Kingdom.
The PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of Venetica were released in North America on January 18, 2011.