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"Since the very
first day that I read the Blackstone Chronicles serialization, I knew that
I must one day visit the asylum. Now, thanks to the imagination of John
Saul and Bob Bates, my fondest dream has come true. Mindscape did its part
to make my visit affable by including two different CDs with the game: one
for low-end machines (the majority of adventure gamers) and one for high-end
machines (those damnable Quake people). But they also made a huge mistake!
For at the beginning of the game newspaper articles flash across the screen
and if you have not read the books then the endings of the different serializations
have just been ruined! Ha!--as if there is not enough in this game to drive
you crazy. For the game begins five years after the conclusion of the book.
Blackstone Asylum has been designated a landmark and will soon be reopened
as a museum dedicated to the history of mental illness and its cures. Days
before the grand opening, the late Malcolm Metcalf, the last director of
the asylum, pays his son Oliver a visit and informs him that he has kidnaped
his grandson Josh. Oliver must find his son and make peace with his father's
spirit before the night is ended. Some may think Malcolm a loathsome, despicable
figure. I find him to be a role model. A glowing tribute to stern but caring
fathers of the past. Small touch screens have been placed in every room
along with personal belongings from the tenant of the room. The game centers
around conversations that you have with the past occupants of the Asylum.
All of my old friends are here--Delusional Vi, Paranoid Lorena, Pregnant
Marilyn. Though you can't see them, they will help you by providing clues
for accessing other areas of the Asylum. Mousey will help maneuver you around
the screen and let you speak with their pictures and portraits. As the plot
unravels and you delve deeper into the lunacy of the Asylum, you will discover
for yourself that these people are as normal as me. Malcolm spotted this
and had them locked up to protect them from the evils of the world."
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Pentium
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Optimized for 1280x1024, 32-Bit Color, MSIE
6.x 
& Netscape 8.x 
or later.
Earlier versions or other browsers
may produce less than perfect results.
PC REQUIREMENTS: