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Darkel's Manor

by Craig Curchin, 2007
http://www.darkelsmanor.com

'Darkel's Manor' is an online puzzle adventure game that requires the user to pick up a variety of objects in various locations and utilise them in different situations to complete the game.

The story is based in a town called Ataxia, where a magician called Darkel lived. Darkel was the greatest magician from miles around, amazing audiences with astonishing feats of magic and wonder. This was until one fateful day where his latest and greatest trick: 'The Vanishing Lady' went disastrously wrong and made his wife (and sidekick) vanish forever. Distraught, Darkel confined himself to his manor determined to find a way of bringing back his wife’s spirit. Rumours began to spread in Ataxia that Darkel had finally conjured up a spell powerful enough to bring back his wife. However, he is in need of a body for his wife, so he kidnaps a local town girl: "Bella", girlfriend of Eric whose role the user must assume to rescue the love of his life.

The game is delivered to users as an interactive episodic game. Similarly to chapters in a book, Darkel's Manor allows the player of the game to immerse themselves in the story, by problem solving and interacting with characters within the town.