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==Premise== | ==Premise== | ||
The plot would have loosely been based on the novel/film ''The Incredible Shrinking Man,'' in | 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 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. | ||
==Available | ==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. | 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. | Only a development beta demo and an intro have leaked. No other playable material has been made available. | ||
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==External Links== | |||
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*[https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15868 Beta Archive with information on the available material] | *[https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15868 Beta Archive with information on the available material] | ||
[[Category:Lost video games|Incredible Shrinking Character, The (cancelled PC/PlayStation/Saturn action-adventure game; 1996)]] | [[Category:Lost video games|Incredible Shrinking Character, The (cancelled PC/PlayStation/Saturn action-adventure game; 1996)]] | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 3 January 2018
Art from the now-defunct website.
Status: Lost
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.