| GAME INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Game Name | Clandestiny |
| Region | USA |
| Console | ScummVM |
| Game Release | 1996 (30 years ago) |
| Genre | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Publisher | Virgin Games |
| Developer | Trilobyte |
| Languages | English |
| Downloads | 656 |
| Users Score | |
Game Description:
Clandestiny is a Adventure/Puzzle video game published by Virgin Games and developed by Trilobyte released on 1996 for Microsoft Windows. This version has all the needed files to run on any moderm system via ScummVM.
Setting & Plot
You take on the role of Andrew MacPhiles, a young man who suddenly inherits a Scottish castle and the title of the 13th Earl of MacPhiles. His girlfriend Paula, eager to claim the inheritance, accompanies him. However, on arriving at the castle they discover that it is haunted by the ghosts of Andrew’s ancestors, each of whom died because of a family-borne curse of cowardice and shame. The story unfolds as Andrew explores the estate, uncovers hidden secrets, confronts a dragon-disguised butler, and ultimately retrieves the powerful “Stone of Scone” to break the curse and restore the MacPhiles legacy.
Gameplay Mechanics
Clandestiny is a first-person puzzle-adventure game (with cartoon/animated cut-scenes) in which the player moves through the castle by selecting locations, solves logic puzzles, and triggers story progression via animated clips.
- Navigation is done via a point-and-click interface, moving from room to room in the castle rather than full free movement.
- Over 30 puzzles are embedded throughout the castle: these include mazes, chess-type logic problems, word manipulations and riddles.
- Each time a puzzle is solved, a brief animated sequence plays to advance the story, and new areas of the castle open up.
- The game offers three difficulty levels (e.g., Brave, Nervous, Cowardly) which affect how much help the “guidebook” gives (in easier modes, puzzles may be partially solved automatically).
- Visual style is a mix of hand-drawn animation and pre-rendered 3D backgrounds; characters are animated in a cartoon style rather than live-action FMV.
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