Mortville Manor (DOS)

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Description

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in February of 1951. As private detective Jérôme Lange, you are sent a telegram by Julia Defranck, a childhood friend. In it, she informs you that she is very ill and in grave danger. She urges you to join her in her mansion and advises discretion. Once there, you learn she has passed away. You must solve the mystery. But beware; if you don't tread lightly, you will be sent away, or worse...

The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of drop-down menus, including about 20 different verbs used for interactions.

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Alternate Titles

• "Le manoir de Mortevielle" -- French title
• "Der Landsitz von Mortville" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Jerome Lange games
• Setting: 1950s
• Theme: Law enforcement

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Critic Reviews

Jeuxvideo.com	Feb 11, 2010	18 out of 20	90
Retro Archives	Nov 25, 2018	14.5 out of 20	72
Adventurearchiv	May 27, 2009	54 out of 100	54

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Awards

• ACE
  • 1989/1 (issue #16): ACE Adventure Awards 1988: "Prettiest game of the year" (editorial choice)

Related Web Sites

• Mortville Manor - Wikipedia (information about the game in the open encyclopedia)
• The X Web - www.lankhor.net (The games Lankhor)