Big Finish Titles written and designed by Aaron Conners.
3 Cards to Midnight
The last thing Jess Silloway can recall is meeting her boyfriend, Daniel, for dinner on the eve of her thirtieth birthday. The next morning, she'll fly to the Florida Keys to celebrate her birthday with her parents aboard her father's yacht. Everything in Jess's life is good...on track.
Except...something feels different. Maybe it's just her impending birthday – some kind of mini-midlife crisis. Or maybe it's something else...
Jess suddenly finds herself in a room with a man she's never seen before, who tells her that something has happened...something that has caused her to block out the events of the past days or weeks since her last memory. The man is there, he says, to help Jess remember.
The man lays out a series of Tarot cards, each of which seems to trigger memories of a person or place in Jess's subconscious – some from childhood...others from the recent past...and some that are totally unfamiliar.
The man asks Jess to choose one card and focus on it – and so begins her chilling journey into the past...
Except...something feels different. Maybe it's just her impending birthday – some kind of mini-midlife crisis. Or maybe it's something else...
Jess suddenly finds herself in a room with a man she's never seen before, who tells her that something has happened...something that has caused her to block out the events of the past days or weeks since her last memory. The man is there, he says, to help Jess remember.
The man lays out a series of Tarot cards, each of which seems to trigger memories of a person or place in Jess's subconscious – some from childhood...others from the recent past...and some that are totally unfamiliar.
The man asks Jess to choose one card and focus on it – and so begins her chilling journey into the past...
Adventure Gamers .com on 3 Cards to Midnight: I’m happy to say that the two of them (Aaron and Chris) met even the highest of expectations for the writing, once again delivering a totally engaging script. The dialogues are believable, always interesting and often imbued with dark humor, while Jess’ slowly unfolding story has a dramatic quality that really speaks to the mastery of the two developers. The many labyrinths of the mind – repressed memories and deceitful imaginations, psychological blocks and painful truths – are vividly portrayed, and the writing can be so heartfelt and moving that I developed a real attachment to the characters, particularly Jess and her boyfriend Daniel. Furthermore, the script addresses some delicate themes.... and it does so with rare subtlety and grace. 4 out of 5 stars.
3 Cards to Dead Time
Jess Silloway's dreams are haunted by a ghostly figure, always gesturing to be followed. Clues lead to a bed & breakfast on the coast of Maine – the lone surviving structure of a small town mysteriously destroyed eighty years ago...and now one of the most haunted places on earth.
Ghost hunters have come for an annual Halloween Night investigation, but it's Jess who glimpses the "other side." But why her? She doesn't know the woman in her dreams and, until now, she had no idea Beacon Bay even existed. She has no connection here, no history. And then...something starts to feel...familiar...
Ghost hunters have come for an annual Halloween Night investigation, but it's Jess who glimpses the "other side." But why her? She doesn't know the woman in her dreams and, until now, she had no idea Beacon Bay even existed. She has no connection here, no history. And then...something starts to feel...familiar...
Murder Island : Secret of Tantlus
Through an arrangement with Play First Games, Big Finish designed and created this Hidden Object and Adventure sequence game. Set in the current time at a beautiful and remote island, you land only to shortly find the lifeless body of one of your classmates. You and your friend must discover a way off the island and locate the rest of your friends before they turn up dead.
Game Zebo gives Murder Island: Secret of Tantalus 4 out of 5 stars.
The game offers an entertainingly modern, no-frills take on the hidden object adventure. For anyone sick of creepy old houses and Victorian ghost stories, it's just the ticket with its real-life narrative and sunny setting. Using photos of real actors instead of hand-painted characters for the dialog sequences and using many photographic elements as environment art, it almost has the feel of a live action drama. Supporting this is the game's voice cast, which from main character C.J. to the various bit players, is uniformly strong.... The game is a solid entertainment value with around four hours of absorbing, fun game play unmarred by frustration or unlikely leaps of logic. With good puzzle design, a modern setting, well-communicated objectives and an interesting story line complete with a creative twist, Murder Island: Secrets of Tantalus is an island mystery that's well worth solving.
The game offers an entertainingly modern, no-frills take on the hidden object adventure. For anyone sick of creepy old houses and Victorian ghost stories, it's just the ticket with its real-life narrative and sunny setting. Using photos of real actors instead of hand-painted characters for the dialog sequences and using many photographic elements as environment art, it almost has the feel of a live action drama. Supporting this is the game's voice cast, which from main character C.J. to the various bit players, is uniformly strong.... The game is a solid entertainment value with around four hours of absorbing, fun game play unmarred by frustration or unlikely leaps of logic. With good puzzle design, a modern setting, well-communicated objectives and an interesting story line complete with a creative twist, Murder Island: Secrets of Tantalus is an island mystery that's well worth solving.