The Sacred Rings Preview

E3 2006 First Look Preview

Anyone who has played one of Adventure Company’s games is probably familiar with Aura, which was released a while back and was one of their popular titles. Sacred Rings is a new game that is scheduled for release in September, and picks up where Aura left off. The main character has been trapped in Aura, a dark and somewhat twisted “witch world” as it was called, and you have to try and protect the sacred rings from being captured by a band of baddies known as the Buzzards.

Sacred Rings has a very Myst style feel to it, with the camera view being out of the main character’s eyes most of the time. The majority of the game revolves around point and click puzzles, like one that was shown where a machine like puzzle of opening windows was utilized to obtain an item, place it into a mechanical like opening, which then operated a telescope where the main character could look out and see where the Buzzards were. Fortunately, there will also be a hint system added in and utilized to help you out if you happen to get stuck.

In the finished title, there will be over 400 locations to explore, and the game will also include over 40 minutes of cut scenes … some of which will be pretty creepy (one in particular showed a ghost coming out of nowhere and screaming which made me jump). So, if puzzle games with a touch of darkness added in is right up your alley, be looking for Sacred Rings around September. 

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