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


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The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming Oct 13, 2008 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Adventure-Treff Jun 30, 2008 82 out of 100 82
GameBoomers Sep, 2008 B 75
Game Captain Jun 25, 2008 73 out of 100 73
ComputerGames.ro Sep 27, 2008 70 out of 100 70
Digital Chumps Sep 03, 2008 6.8 out of 10 68
Just Adventure Oct 01, 2008 B- 67
Gameswelt Jun 02, 2008 67 out of 100 67
GameStar (Germany) Jun 26, 2008 58 out of 100 58
IGN Sep 10, 2008 3.5 out of 10 35

Forums

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Intriguing 62 Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (12539)
Jul 02, 2008

Trivia

When asked about the origins of the game, Emilio de Paz noted that the team is a big fan of La Abadía del Crimen, and that the game is closer to that old game than to Umberto Eco's book.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Sicarius Bronze Star Contributing Member (25760) on May 28, 2008.
 

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