Independent adventure game producer Arberth Studios has updated its Website with yet more details of its forthcoming title 'Rhiannon: Beyond the Mabinogion', including a range of screenshots giving some indication of the sheer scale of the game arena and clearly demonstrating the game's high production values. A video trailer is also available.
But wasn't 'Rhiannon' due to be out by now? Game engineer Noel Bruton admits, "we conducted a build of the game last September, and we found we weren't content with the graphics. So we started again at a larger screen size and more colour depth. It's meant we had to render everything again from the models, effectively starting from scratch. But the upside is that 'Rhiannon' is now even more atmospheric and importantly, we're on course to release the game in Summer 2008."
'Rhiannon' weaves classic Celtic legends of revenge into a modern-day setting in a run-down Welsh country house and grounds. The game is aimed squarely at the first-person point-and-click market. Although it is violence-free, it is decidedly not for young children. Its intricate plot deals with numerous grown-up themes from the ancient to the contemporary. It blends magic with technology, fact with myth, horror with compassion and classicism with metaphysics. It is a feast for lovers of ghost stories, mystery, legend and puzzles.
Further details at http://www.arberthstudios.com.