It is a mini-adventure that was born as a technical demo of a new graphics engine, although in the end it became something bigger.
Ron Gilbert is one of the key figures in graphic adventures, especially thanks to his work at LucasArts. As one of the authors of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, the creator enjoys respect from the community. In addition, he has continued his legacy with Thimbleweed Park, a game that went on sale in 2017 and is available on all current platforms. No one expected the studio to surprise publish a new experience, let alone be free. Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure is now available for download on Steam.
This is 1988. Developer Delores Edmund takes a leave of absence from her work at MmucasFlem Games and returns to Thimbleweed Park for a little vacation. While at home, she makes some money as a photographer at Thimbleweed Nickel News. After all, game developers have to eat, too. "Thimbleweed Park has not changed anything during the year that Delores has been away … or has it?" States the official description on the Valve platform.
- Free Download Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from Thimbleweed Park.
Available now!
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Epic: https://t.co/j8vfMWlG4w pic.twitter.com/RQn4c4aR2p– Thimbleweed Park (@thimbleweedpark) May 9, 2020
What does the game consist of?
According to the Steam page, the project started as a prototype for the new destination graphics engine for point-and-click graphics adventures that Ron Gilbert is developing. However, the technical demo evolved and became a small game. It is not a sequel and surely does not meet the requirements to enter the market as a commercial game, the statement said. All in all, they claim that it was a challenging development because they had to reuse resources from the original game in order to create all the new puzzles.
“As a thank you to the fans, we are going to release it for free so that you can have fun during these strange times. You don't need to have played Thimbleweed Park to enjoy this mini-adventure (but if you do, why not take a look at Thimbleweed Park?). ”
Source | Steam
