The Forgotten: It Begins

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The Forgotten: It Begins
Developer(s)Ransom Interactive
Publisher(s)DreamCatcher Interactive
EnginemTropolis
Platform(s)Mac OS, Windows
Release
Genre(s)Adventure game
Mode(s)Single-player

The Forgotten: It Begins is a 1999 adventure/puzzle video game developed by Ransom Interactive and published by DreamCatcher Interactive. A sequel was to be released called The Forgotten II: The Collection. The Forgotten narrative was originally supposed to last over 7 games ("modules"), but these were never completed.

Development[edit]

The game was created using the mTropolis game engine with over a thousand hours of work put into the game.[2]

The concept of serialisation was decided early on in the development of The Forgotten storyline in 1995 - a franchise that runs over seven games ("modules").[3] The genre of game was due to the response from customers regarding Dreamcatcher's earlier titles Beyond Time and Jewels of the Oracle, which expressed a desire for "non-violent, adventure/puzzle style games".[4]

The website went live on October 19, 1999.[5] The unreleased game Thibedeaux: Escape from Hell, was to be based on a character from The Forgotten; a multi-level demo was planned for E3 in the spring of 2000, but did not materialize.[6] The game shipped on November 15 of the same year to EBX, Babbages, Microcenter and other stores, and could also be purchased online off Dreamcatcher Games Online Store.[5]

The Forgotten II: The Collection picked up where the original left off plot-wise. The narrative was originally supposed to be covered in 7 games; by April 2000, complete storyline for all seven modules had been fully developed, and the story arcs and puzzles for Episodes 2 and 3 were completed.[7] At this time, the modeling and artwork has begun, and the game interface had been reworked to allow for larger panoramas and puzzles. A new gaming engine was also being developed for better flexibility and performance in Forgotten II and future games.[7] The first two titles were to be released on single CDs, while the 3rd-7th were to be targeted for DVD.[8]

Gameplay and plot[edit]

The objective of the game is to find Richard Haliburton, who has gone missing in the city of New Orleans.

Critical reception[edit]

While critics appreciated the game's atmosphere and approachability,[9][10][11][12] as well as its intriguing premise,[13] the game was also criticized for its short length[14] and poorly-developed story.[15][16][17][18] Others criticized the game's lack of urgency or danger.

It received a score of 1.5 out of 5 from Computer Games Magazine.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nightlong Releases". Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ Willis, Kevin S. "Goodbye, mTropolis" (PDF). Game Developer Magazine. No. June 1998. p. 7. We have over a thousand hours of work in our game, The Forgotten, all done in mTropolis
  3. ^ "Interview with Kevin Willis". 2001-12-24. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Adventure Gamer - Interviews - Marshall Zwicker and Richard Wah Kan of DreamCatcher Interactive". 2001-02-04. Archived from the original on 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "The Forgotten: It Begins". 2001-01-19. Archived from the original on 2001-01-19. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Thibedeaux: Escape from Hell". 2001-03-02. Archived from the original on 2001-03-02. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ a b "The Forgotten: It Begins". 2000-04-20. Archived from the original on 2000-04-20. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "The Forgotten: It Begins". 2000-06-13. Archived from the original on 2000-06-13. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Applelinks.com: Review - The Forgotten: It Begins..." 2013-07-21. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "Review: The Forgotten". 2016-11-09. Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ Slydos. "The Forgotten - Review english". Adventure-archiv.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  12. ^ "The Forgotten Mac Review". 2000-05-25. Archived from the original on 2000-05-25. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "The Forgotten: It Begins Review - Mr. Bill's Adventureland". Mrbillsadventureland.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  14. ^ "Four Fat Chicks -- The Forgotten: It Begins ... Review". Tap-repeatedly.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  15. ^ "Electric Games Review - The Forgotten: It Begins by DreamCatcher Interactive". 2005-05-10. Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ "The Forgotten: It Begins... - Review - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums". Adventureclassicgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  17. ^ "Review: The Forgotten: It Begins ..." 2000-12-08. Archived from the original on 2000-12-08. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ^ "The Forgotten: It Begins". 2000-08-31. Archived from the original on 2000-08-31. Retrieved 2017-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ "The Forgotten: The game that should have been... : Review". Archived from the original on 2004-01-08. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

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