The Ghost of Paris
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's - 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'. 3rd Prize Winner of the Edgar Alan Poe game jam organized by gamedevboi.
1840, Summer, Paris. The narrator (Edgar/Ed) and his friend, Auguste de Villepin a.k.a. Devil, who is an investigator, read about a bizarre and gruesome murder.
Who did it? Is it a human? Or a ghost? If a human did it, how can he disappear from a room which is closed from inside?
The story is about how Ed and Devil solve the mystery.
- Explore beautiful streets of Paris of the 1840 era
- Authentic looking newspaper clippings
- All characters in the game have accent as per their nationality in the storyline - English, French, Spanish, Italian
- In-game hint system, to help you out if you are stuck!
RECOMMENDED to wear headphones for the best experience!
DISCLAIMER: This is inspired by the short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', however in order to gamify the experience and add elements of suspense, certain creative modifications in the characters, and storyline have been made.
Controls
WSAD or ARROW Keys - To move around
ENTER - Interact with nearby object
ESC - Menu & Inventory
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Amazing work! It's like reading a novel! And the voice acting with different accent is awesome!
The end is different from novel, and I like the ending.
Awesome job! Beautifully laid out story! Like a graphical novel, but where you actually perform some actions. An interesting way of telling the story. Theme matches Edgar Alan Poe style.
The end was awesome! Poetic Justice. And there were some shocking and horrifying effects just before the final scene, really liked that. The depiction of 4 floor building, nearby pole etc. are awesome, true to the original novel. And the changed storyline in the end is also superb. And did I mention the newspaper? Looks so cool. Read the newspaper clips from start to end. Voice acting is excellent.
This game is awesome!
The suspense, the tension building, and the occasional jumpscares!
Worth playing with headphones on.
I really liked the way every voice actor is chosen based on the nationality. Choosing Edgar (Ed) as narrator was also very smart move. It gives an impression that the renowned poet wrote this story with his real friend because he was part of the investigation. The newspaper clipping looks so original, as if it was published in the year 1840.
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The best part was the change in final parts of the story, which differs from the book, and also the chase scene.
And, the end was very poetic! It actually suits the Poet's obsession with death! Much better ending than the original story.
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