PRESTO STUDIOS AND SANCTUARY WOODS ANNOUNCE "BURIED IN TIME", SEQUEL TO ACCLAIMED "JOURNEYMAN PROJECT" ADVENTURE GAME
San Mateo, CA -- "Forget about the director's cut to "Blade Runner," said one editor about the original "Journeyman Project." Another said, "The world of interactive gaming will never be the same." Now the fans of Agent #5 are about to get their second fix with the Temporal Protectorate. Presto Studios and Sanctuary Woods proudly announce "Buried in Time," the sequel to the "Journeyman Project," the first computer-generated photorealistic adventure game and one of the top-selling Macintosh games of all time.
"Buried in Time" will be one of the first titles produced through Sanctuary Woods' newly established publishing division, which publishes interactive entertainment products developed by talented, outside software developers.
Like the original, "Buried in Time" is a photorealistic time-travel adventure game that incorporates playability with a non-linear storyline, stunning 3-D photorealistic images, video, animation, and an original stereo soundtrack. But this sequel takes a quantum leap over the original, creating an experience that is much more involving and realistic.
Presto's goal for "Buried in Time" was to create a cinematic experience and tell a story that unfolds much like a film. "Buried in Time" offers a longer, more engaging story; live-action video; and advances in sound, speed, and graphics. It also features professional actors in full costume and a newly designed Biosuit made for Presto by special-effects wizards from the film industry.
"We've continued to experiment with any technique that pushes this medium closer to being a delivery system for true interactive films," said Michel Kripalani, president of Presto Studios. "We've obsessed in the detail in everything because we wanted people to be really convinced, to have no doubt in their minds, that this is real."
"Buried in Time immerse the player in half a dozen brand-new photorealistic worlds, each packed with more heart-stoppingly beautiful detail than ever seen before in an interactive CD ROM. Live actors flawlessly composited into these environments make you feel as though you are actually there.
As in the first adventure, you play the role of Temporal Security Agent #5, a high-tech, time traveling law enforcement officer. The game starts six months after "The Journeyman Project" ends, when you're startled one morning by your future self, who appears in your living room to tell you that he's been framed for altering history. Quickly, you must begin sifting through time for answers before your own government imprisons you! On your search, you'll travel to Mayan Yucatan, Renaissance Italy, and Medieval France. You'll also explore incredible future worlds and solve complex puzzles with a sentient computer-generated entity as your knowledgeable (albeit eccentric) companion.
Availability and Configuration
"Buried in Time" will be available direct from Sanctuary Woods and through software specialty stores, mass merchants, and software catalogs nationwide. "Buried in Time" will ship in first quarter 1995 on two CD ROMS for both MPC and Macintosh personal computers. Price is to be determined.
Current system requirements are:
*PC: IBM-PC or compatible 386/33+ or higher (486 recommended), double-spin CD ROM drive, 8MB RAM, SVGA video display, mouse, SoundBlaster or compatible sound card.
*Macintosh: Color Macintosh, double-spin CD ROM drive, 8MB RAM, System 7.0 or better.
Journeyman Project History
The first photorealistic time-travel adventure game in history, "The Journeyman Project" quickly skyrocketed to the top of all the bestseller lists when it was released in 1993 and became an instant classic, winning several domestic and international awards. The Japanese version of "Journeyman Project" became the best-selling entertainment CD ROM in Japan for 1993, and with well-over 100,000 retail units sold, "The Journeyman Project" is one of the top selling Macintosh CD ROM games of all time.
