Thursday, January 08, 2009

Enter the Book



First Inkheart, now...Victor Hugo's Les Misérables...

...at long last the classic French novel is coming to PC in Chris Tolworthy's Les Misérables: The Game of the Book.

An independent production begun by Tolworthy ten years ago, Les Misérables marks the first interactive novel in a planned series called Enter the Story. Though the developer refers to it as "more like a book than a game", it most closely resembles a "classic 'point and click' adventure game, with some refinements. Gameplay is simple: you explore, you listen, or you suggest." With its unique minimalist art style and faithful adaptation of the original story, Les Misérables invites players into the world of 19th century Paris, focusing largely on ex-convict Jean Valjean as he seeks redemption from his past.



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