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| Developer(s) | Wadjet Eye Games |
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| Publisher(s) | PlayFirst |
| Designer(s) | Dave Gilbert |
| Engine | Playground SDK |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh |
| Release | February 19, 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Emerald City Confidential is a 2009 computer adventure game conceived by Dave Gilbert, developed by Wadjet Eye Games and published through PlayFirst. It follows the protagonist Petra, Emerald City's only private eye, as she is approached by a strange woman named Dee Gale. Dee's fiancé is missing, and she is willing to pay Petra above the going rate in order to find him. Lacking any other prospects, Petra agrees. What starts off as a simple missing person case soon takes Petra deep into the seedy underbelly of the Emerald City's criminal underground and beyond. She encounters many characters from the Oz canon and some new characters, learns several magic spells, and uncovers the answer to a dark secret that has haunted Petra all her life.[1]
Emerald City Confidential is a third-person, mouse-driven, adventure game in which the player must solve various puzzles and follow certain procedures in order for the linear storyline to proceed. As a pure graphical adventure game, Emerald City Confidential follows the guidelines first introduced by LucasArts: it is impossible to die or to get stuck at any moment in the game, which allows the user to fully immerse him/herself in Emerald City Confidential's universe without the fear of making a mistake or the constant need to save the game. With this in mind, there are no save game functions, but the player's position is automatically bookmarked and restored when the game is restarted.
The game is set in the magical land of Oz, created by L. Frank Baum, as put through the gritty filter of 1940s film noir, with harsh city streets, grey rainy skies, femmes fatales, tough guys, trenchcoats, fedoras and plot twists. It's Oz, seen through the eyes of Raymond Chandler[1]
Development
The game was developed using Playfirst's Playground SDK.
Response
Most reviews of the game have been positive[2][3], with particular praise for the story[4], even where the rest of the review has been less glowing[5]. It has also topped PlayFirst's own chart for weeks after its release[6]. Game Tunnel reviewed the game as "Buy" and awarded it a Gold Award, rating it #2 of February 2009 indie game releases[7]
List of Oz characters who appear
- Betsy Bobbin (as Betsy Bobbins)
- Cap'n Bill
- Cayke (as Miss Cayke)
- Cowardly Lion
- Dorothy Gale
- Frogman
- Glinda
- The Gump
- Hank the Mule
- Jack Pumpkinhead
- Jinjur
- Kiki Aru
- Mombi
- Nick Chopper
- Nimmie Amee (as Nimee Amee)
- Princess Ozma (as Queen Ozma)
- Ruggedo
- The Sawhorse
- Scarecrow
- Scraps, the Patchwork Girl
- Shaggy Man (as Shaggy)
- Tik-Tok
- Toto
- Trot
- Ugu
- Wicked Witch of the West
- Wizard of Oz
- Wogglebug
- Woot
See also
References
- ^ a b Emerald City Confidential: Story, Wadjet Eye Games, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ Review: Emerald City Confidential, Adventure Gamers, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ The Dame Wore Ruby Slippers, Yesterday's Salad, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ Emerald City Confidential: Dames, Double Crosses & Clark Gable Disrespecting Women, Immoral Gamers, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ Destructoid Review: Emerald City Confidential, Destructoid, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ PlayFirst Top 100 Games, Playfirst, Retrieved on March 4, 2009.
- ^ February 2009 Indie Game Round-up, Game Tunnel, Retrieved on March 11, 2009.