GameBoomers talks to the developers of this upcoming mystery adventure -- plus, you can see exclusive visuals from the game.

To find out more, click here.

Special thanks to Carla, who arranged this interview!

Excellent interview Becky! I got a kick on his comment about surprises. I guess there is no concrete release date yet.

I really love the screenshots. The environments just scream for you to come explore.

Ana

Great interview Becky, thanks! The hotel looks wonderful, and I'd sure like to get my hands on the game. The simultaneous release business seems to delay...

You asked about real time Becky... ... and I wasn't sure what the answer meant. If it's a question about racing against the clock, do the Devs mean there will be no time constraints; no timed sequences? What d'ya think?

Am kind of disappointed that this won't be 1st person (so much eerier to wander around alone, running into others to interact with, from my point-of-view). Oh well, it's still so very tantalizing. Can't wait for its release.

Thank you for bringing us your great interview with some new, exciting news Becky!

It's been so long on the "Waiting" list that even though no specific release date was given, we know now that there's been some progress made, esp. with those beautiful screenshots.

I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. Carla was the one who arranged it -- I've added thanks to the opening post.

Carrie -- I actually asked specifically about timed sequences, but he didn't answer one way or another.

I think the Real Time aspect will be somewhat like that in The Last Express. The people will be moving around in the hotel (unlike the people in Nancy Drew: White Wolf of Icicle Creek, where the characters can always be found in the same place). I think this will make the game more realistic, but it does mean that if you realize that you have to talk to a specific character, you'll have to figure out where they are in the hotel at that particular moment.

I wouldn't consider that a timed sequence per se.

Thank You Carla & Becky

Nice Interview...
Will be waiting for this one

Thanks for the interview link! I remember posting a question here earlier this year on what was happening with the "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" project....I'm glad to see it surface once more.

Great interview, thanks!

CU

danyboy

Love hearing from the developers. Great job Becky and Carla. Although he did not totally answer the questions. The game looks intriguing.

Hi

Well THAT all sounded very positive. What a great interview

Many thanks to you, Carla and Becky

Cheers.

Mad

Thank becky and Carla. Sounds like an unusual game and kind of neat to have it in "real time".

Thanks Becky and Carla Real time that will be a little different I'll be watching for this one

My list of must haves already includes this one, Th screen shots of the hotel look beautiful. Can't wait for this one. In the meantime, maybe I should get started on the other 10 games I haven't played yet.(currently obssesed with hidden object games). Thanks Becky and Carla.

thracia

Becky, Thank you for clarifying that... & reminding me of the definition of Real Time! Seems that when I see "Time" with anything related to a game , my knee-jerk reaction is to panic (I'm OK now). I enjoyed that aspect of gameplay (playing in Real Time) in "Last Express"... really kept me on my toes, but wasn't stressful.

Excellent review Becky.
That looks like a fantastic game. Some of the screen shots remind me of Syberia 2.

Cathy

Thanks for the update, the screenshots look awesome.

Does anyone know the title of the book this game is based on?

Legolas -- there's more information here. Alternate titles: Hotel Of The Dead Alpinist (also known as Inspector Glebsky's Puzzle).

Thanks. I was hoping to maybe read the book, but it seems to be out of print now.

Fantastic interview Becky. I was wondering what had happened to that game. I seen it advertised for so long and then it just seemed to disappear. Glad they're back in business. It looks like a good game, thanks for the info.

Beautiful screenshots!

Will the player actually be naming the character he thinks is guilty, or is it more a matter of just moving the story forward by eliciting the correct info?

Good question! (But I don't know the answer.)