The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure
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| Developer(s) | Darkling Room Shadow Tor Studios (Special effects) |
| Publisher(s) | Got Game Entertainment (U.S.) Akella (Russia, ex-USSR) Mamba Games (UK and Europe as of September 2009) Iceberg Interactive |
| Designer(s) | Jonathan Boakes |
| Engine | Made with Wintermute Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Third & First-person adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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| Metacritic | 71/100 |
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| GameZone | 7/10 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
| PC Format | 63% |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 54% |
| PC Gamer (US) | 68% |
| PC Zone | 54% |
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure is a British graphic adventure video game released in 2008. The Lost Crown is the third full title to be written and developed by Jonathan Boakes, author of Dark Fall: The Journal and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out. The screenplay follows the adventure of Nigel Danvers, as he experiences the paranormal in his quest to find the fabled Lost Crown of Anglia.
Vividly set in the fictional harbour town of Saxton in The Fens of eastern England, The Lost Crown follows the adventures of two young ghost-hunters, Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans. Nigel has fled London, following the theft of several documents from his employer, The Hadden Corporation. The documents contain proof of Hadden’s involvement in experiments with paranormal forces, and the existence of ‘chasm ghosts’. Two Hadden agents, Mr. Hare and Mr. Crow are dispatched to capture Danvers and return the stolen documents.
Nigel takes refuge in Saxton, where he meets local psychology student, Lucy Reubans. Together they set out to solve local mysteries, study paranormal activity and discover the whereabouts of a legendary Anglo-Saxon crown, thought to be buried somewhere in the vicinity around town. Nigel’s presence in the town does not go unnoticed. There are those, alive and dead, that do not wish the crown to be disturbed.
Nigel Danvers The ‘hero’ of the piece; Nigel is an inexperienced ghost-hunter, employed by The Hadden Corporation, to uncover the paranormal secrets hidden throughout the English seaside town of Saxton. Nigel rents a small holiday home, Harbour Cottage, in the heart of Saxton. It is here and throughout the region that Nigel encounters many paranormal events, helping him to increase his knowledge of the paranormal, and learn the use of his ghost-hunting gadgets.
Lucy Reubans Lucy is a psychology student who knows the area well, having grown up in Saxton. Returning from college for the May Day Fayre, she begrudgingly joins Nigel on his quest to discover the Lost Crown, experiencing many paranormal events along the way. By the end of play, Lucy is also recruited by Mr. Hadden, suggesting a sequel, and further adventures for the character.
Mr. Hadden Nigel Danvers' boss, and owner of The Hadden Corporation. Hadden is seen only briefly, but appears to influence Nigel’s movements throughout the adventure. He has an uncanny talent of knowing where Nigel is, and what he is up to. Hadden is able to coerce Nigel into investigating ghostly phenomena and to make amends for Nigel’s theft of important Hadden Corporation documents.
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