Murder in the Abbey

Description

Because of a series of mysterious crimes that happened in an old abbey, the former consultant of the royal court Leonardo and his apprentice Bruno are sent in to investigate. But as soon as they arrive someone already tries to kill them and both get caught up in obscure implications about a long guarded secret. As they begin to investigate they realize that not only the old building refuses to reveal it's secrets but also that even the guardians of the monastery from the lowly watchman to the abbot himself are very reluctant to help them.

The Abbey is a classic Point & Click-Adventure with cartoonish 3D-models moving in front of 2D-backgrounds. Every action is accomplished by using the context-sensitive mouse pointer. This way the characters pick up items, interact with the backgrounds and talk with the different characters in multiple-choice dialogues. Moving through several locations including the hospital and the library, the player needs to solve many different puzzles in order to get the NPCs to help him and get closer to the revelation of the mystery that threatens the whole kingdom.

Alternate Titles

• "The Abbey: Мистическое убийство" -- Russian title
• "The Abbey" -- UK title
• "Emilio De Paz: The Abbey - Du sollst nicht töten!" -- German title

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The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming	Windows	Oct 13, 2008		100
Adventure-Treff	Windows	Jun 30, 2008	82 out of 100	82
Strategy Informer	Windows	Sep 22, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Adventure Advocate	Windows	Dec 15, 2008		80
Game Chronicles	Windows	Sep 10, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GameBoomers	Windows	Sep, 2008	B	75
GameZone	Windows	Sep 09, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	Windows	Sep 03, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Game industry News (GiN)	Windows	2008		60
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Oct 01, 2008		30

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Intriguing	62	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) Jul 01, 2008

Trivia

The original release version had several serious bugs ranging from so-called plot stoppers (prevent you from finishing the game) to even more serious computer lock-ups (blue screens). Reacting on this, Crimson Cow stopped the production and delivery of that edition to work on a patch and do a reprint then.

After releasing the patch on 20.06.08, the company then offered all buyers of the first print a replacement service to get the updated second print for free.

In order to get the replacement, the buyers had to send in the complete box of the first edition, including the DVD, which meant that they couldn't play the game anymore. And because the production of the reprint took longer than expected, Crimson Cow send a free copy of the official soundtrack by Emilio de Paz to everyone as an compensation. The first replacements then arrived seven days later around 28.07.2008.