The Forgotten: It Begins
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The Forgotten is set in New Orleans, were you must find your friend, Richard Haliburton, who has mysteriously disappeared. He's been exploring a sect of black arts practitioners called Collectors.... are they somehow involved??
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Average score: 43% (based on 9 ratings)
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Average score: 2.2 out of 5 (based on 9 ratings with 1 reviews)
The original concept was good. Too bad they didn't follow through.
The Good
The Forgotten tells the tale of "A King, A Shaman, Brothers at War" who use decks of cards for interdimensional travel, changing the past and future. The creator of the storyline brings a new, and totally original, twist to the battle of good versus evil.
The graphics are well designed and the music was well orchestrated, but not fantastic.
The Bad
Because this was intended to be the first in a series, some places contained an object that looked like it should be a puzzle. One could only assume that we might be able to work with it in a later episode. The inventory can become full thereby requiring the player to move some of them to a "storage" area, a totally unnecessary step which only seems to put up roadblocks for the player.
There were bugs throughout the game mostly caused by the insufficient graphics engine. The cursor was quirky and in some spots inconsistent.
The Bottom Line
The game was totally too short. Just when I was getting into the story, it ended. I had hoped they would promptly make the first sequel, because I liked what I had seen so far, despite the bugs in design. It wasn't meant to be and, unfortunately, The Forgotten began but will never reach a conclusion.
Windows · by Jeanne (75944) · 2005
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Development Plans
The documentation that comes on the game CD states that this game was planned to be developed and released in seven modules, of which this is the first. Modules one and two were intended to be single CD releases with the later modules being released on DVD. The seven modules were tentatively titled: * 1: It Begins * 2: The Collection * 3: Anasazi * 4: The Hotel * 5: Thibedeaux's Curse * 6: The Collectors * 7: End Game
Game Engine
The game was created using the mTropolis engine, which was discontinued by Quark during the game's development. Kevin Willis wrote an article in Game Developer Magazine (June 1998, page 7) urging Quark to consider other options. Due to the engine's discontinuation, the final product lacks the "Made with mFactory" logo that was usually required to be displayed on games made with mTropolis.
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Hints for The Forgotten: It Begins
Hints to help you solve The Forgotten. -
JA+ Interview
Just Adventure interviews Kevin Willis about The Forgotten: It Begins -
The Forgotten: It Begins
Official web site (Archived). -
The Forgotten: Strategic Clues and Solutions Guide
From The Adventure Company (Adobe PDF File). -
Walkthrough
Complete solution for the game. -
Zarf's Review
A Macintosh review of The Forgotten by Andrew Plotkin (December, 1999).
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Game added by curacao.
Macintosh added by Jeanne.
Additional contributors: Jeanne, Zeppin, piltdown_man, Thunderforge8.
Game added May 8, 2001. Last modified December 23, 2023.