She knew the setting, yet she also knew she’d never consciously set foot in it before now. With fierce, burning eyes, the white angels rode their black horses into the green pastures of an eerily familiar realm, and in their tracks all life withered. In her dreams that night there were angels and horses. Ragnar later posted an excerpt from an early version of the story (27th March, 1996): Adventure games may have already begun their decline but, as there was no real financial pressure, Tornquist began his swansong to the genre. But when Ragnar Tornquist, 25 at the time, took control of it he wanted to craft it in the style of his favourite adventure games: Day of the Tentacle (Lucasarts, 1993) and Gabriel Knight (Sierra, 1993). It was originally intended to be a platformer in the style of Heart of Darkness (Interplay Productions, 1998) called Split Realities. Other than Anarchy Online their former Dublin office (later closed) was developing another title known only as 'Project X', about two worlds: one of science-fiction and one of fantasy. In 2011, it was announced that an iPhone port of The Longest Journey is in development.Īfter Funcom's work on Casper (Interplay Productions, 1996), they decided they would need to develop their own games to stay afloat. Although it was never a huge seller in any market, The Longest Journey (TLJ) gained a large and devoted fan-base that stubbornly stayed alive in the years after TLJ was released.

The game and its creator Ragnar Tornquist were highly acclaimed as genre-savers, and put Funcom on the map. It also tells the story of two worlds: our own, and one of fantasy. The title undoubtedly owes much to The Neverending Story ( Die Unendliche Geschichte, 1979), by ironically-named German fantasist Michael Ende.

April's journey takes her through a multitude of locations across the twin worlds and beyond, leading up to a climactic but ambiguous ending, which made fans eager for a sequel. The entire story is narrated by Lady Alvane, a mysterious figure whose tale brackets the game.

On her side are Cortez and the White Dragon. However, powerful forces contrive to stop her, with the Chaos Vortex, the Vanguard and their leader Jacob McAllen first among them.

It falls upon April, a Shifter who can move between the worlds, to restore the Guardian and save the Balance (helped by her sidekick Crow). Guided by the mysterious Cortez, April discovers that the Balance, the powerful force that enables the twin worlds to exist, is in danger of failing because there is no Guardian in the Tower maintaining the Balance. April is troubled by nightmares, and strange events are happening in her quiet neighbourhood which are becoming harder to ignore. It introduced us to April Ryan, a strong-willed heroine with a troubled past, and the twin worlds of Stark and Arcadia. An adventure game produced by Norwegian developer Funcom, The Longest Journey is the first game of The Longest Journey Saga.

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