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72% Metacritic Initial release date 18 August 2010 Publisher Skygoblin | 9/10 Steam Mode(s) Single-player Developer Skygoblin Genre Adventure game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Engine Adventure Game Studio (Chapter One freeware version) Platforms Microsoft Windows, iOS, Linux, Macintosh operating systems Similar Metal Dead, Message Quest, The Blackwell Legacy, Demetrios, Goodbye Deponia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Journey Down is an episodic adventure video game for Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and iOS by Skygoblin. An Android version is currently in development.
Contents
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- Episodes
- Chapter One Over the Edge
- Chapter Two Into the Mist
- Release
- Reception
- References
The Journey Down: Chapter One was based on a low-resolution freeware adventure game, called The Journey Down: Over the Edge. The Journey Down: Chapter One improves on the freeware version with high definition graphics, full voiceovers, plus some additional locations and puzzles. The rest of the chapters will be presented in the high definition style of the commercial remake of Chapter One.
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Episodes
The game is going to be released in chapters. There will be three chapters in total.
Chapter One: Over the Edge
A pair of mobsters storm the office of a university professor only to find the professor missing. The trail eventually leads to the waterfront Gas 'n' Charter, which has been run by Bwana and Kito ever since they were mysteriously abandoned by their adoptive father. When given the opportunity to help a young woman named Lina, the pair jump at the chance, as they are seriously behind on their electric bills. Lina is seeking a lost book that may hold the illegal secret to reaching the Underland. Unfortunately, their airplane hasn't been flown in years, and will need a variety of parts and repairs in order to take off.
Chapter Two: Into the Mist
The group heads to the gloomy, mist shrouded town of Port Artue. Upon arrival, the trio find themselves confronted by local police. Bwana and Kito are thrown in jail, and Lina is taken away by the police chief. Bwana and Kito then attempt to find a way to escape from prison, find Lina, and attempt to discover how their adoptive father was connected to the mystery of the Underland.
Release
The low definition freeware version of The Journey Down: Over the Edge was released in 2010. The commercial high definition remake of The Journey Down: Chapter One was originally scheduled to be released in March 2012, but the release was pushed back to May 2012. The first chapter was included in the Indie Royale summer bundle in June 2012. The second chapter was released for Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS simultaneously in August 2014.
On October 1, 2015 a Kickstarter campaign was started to raise funding for the third chapter of The Journey Down (with a goal of about 32.000 Euro).
On March 6, 2017 SkyGoblin announced on Steam with a trailer that Chapter Three would be released for Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS on August 25, 2017.
Reception
The first chapter was met with mostly positive reception. For the Windows version of episode one, the video game review aggregator website, GameRankings lists a review average of 74.11%, and Metacritic lists a review average of 72%. The iOS version of episode one fared better, with a review average of 80% on both Metacritic and GameRankings. The second chapter was received better than the first, with a review average of 84% for the Windows version and a review average of 88% for the iOS version on Gamerankings, and a review average of 78% for the Windows version and a review average of 89% for the iOS version on Metacritic.