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'''The Incredible Shrinking Character''' is a cancelled action-adventure game that was originally meant to be released in 1996, on PC, | |title=<center>The Incredible Shrinking Character</center> | ||
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|imagecaption=Art from the now-defunct website. | |||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
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'''''The Incredible Shrinking Character''''' is a cancelled action-adventure game that was originally meant to be released in 1996, on PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was being developed by Cyberdreams (who also created ''Dark Seed'' and'' [[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (lost uncut version of PC adventure game; 1995)|I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream]]''). | |||
The plot would have loosely been based on the novel/film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man,'' in | ==Premise== | ||
The plot would have loosely been based on the novel/film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man,'' in a universe reminiscent of 1950's science-fiction and horror movies. | |||
The player would have controlled a private investigator looking for Julie Caldwell, a wealthy young woman who has vanished after visiting the castle of Dr. Warren Franklin, a mad scientist. Franklin has created a shrinking ray that he uses on the hero, shrinking | The player would have controlled a private investigator looking for Julie Caldwell, a wealthy young woman who has vanished after visiting the castle of Dr. Warren Franklin, a mad scientist. Franklin has created a shrinking ray that he uses on the hero, shrinking him until he is only a few feet tall. | ||
The gameplay would have had the hero venturing | The gameplay would have had the hero venturing into Franklin's castle, growing smaller and smaller after each level, and fighting dangers such as animals and heights, while Julie's screams are heard from afar. | ||
The game was announced in magazines with several screenshots, and a preview video was shown. However, it was cancelled as the Cyberdreams company fell apart | ==Available Material== | ||
The game was announced in magazines with several screenshots, and a preview video was shown. However, it was cancelled as the Cyberdreams company fell apart. | |||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | Only a development beta demo and an intro have leaked. No other playable material has been made available. | ||
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|description1 =A preview video. | |||
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|description2 =Game intro. | |||
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|description3 =A development test demo, showing the environment of the game. | |||
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==External Link== | |||
*[https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15868 Beta Archive with information on the available material.] Retrieved 17 Dec '16 | |||
[[Category:Lost video games|Incredible Shrinking Character)]] | |||
[[Category:Completely lost media|Incredible Shrinking Character]] |
Latest revision as of 17:39, 1 July 2020
The Incredible Shrinking Character is a cancelled action-adventure game that was originally meant to be released in 1996, on PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was being developed by Cyberdreams (who also created Dark Seed and I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream).
Premise
The plot would have loosely been based on the novel/film The Incredible Shrinking Man, in a universe reminiscent of 1950's science-fiction and horror movies.
The player would have controlled a private investigator looking for Julie Caldwell, a wealthy young woman who has vanished after visiting the castle of Dr. Warren Franklin, a mad scientist. Franklin has created a shrinking ray that he uses on the hero, shrinking him until he is only a few feet tall.
The gameplay would have had the hero venturing into Franklin's castle, growing smaller and smaller after each level, and fighting dangers such as animals and heights, while Julie's screams are heard from afar.
Available Material
The game was announced in magazines with several screenshots, and a preview video was shown. However, it was cancelled as the Cyberdreams company fell apart.
Only a development beta demo and an intro have leaked. No other playable material has been made available.
External Link
- Beta Archive with information on the available material. Retrieved 17 Dec '16