J.U.L.I.A. readies for takeoff early next year
Science fiction offerings have been few and far between in adventure games of late, but indie developer Cardboard Box Entertainment is looking to fill that space (quite literally) with J.U.L.I.A., a unique puzzler slated for early 2011.
In J.U.L.I.A., players control 35 year-old astrobiologist Rachel Manners, part of a select group of scientists chosen for a crucial expedition to encounter extra-terrestrial beings. When awoken from cryo, however, Rachel discovers from the ship's A.I. that she has been asleep for several decades already, and worse, she's now the only surviving member of the crew.
Across six different planets, players will employ a "MOBOT - mobile robot suited for planetary exploration - to discover secrets and mysteries of the solar system far away from ours." You'll also "solve puzzles, gather clues and communicate with the probe's temperamental artificial intelligence: Julia." These may sound like standard genre elements, though the developer notes that J.U.L.I.A. is more of a "strange puzzle game with elements of visual interactive fiction" than a traditional adventure like the studio's last release, Ghost in the Sheet.
J.U.L.I.A. is currently scheduled for downloadable release in the first quarter of next year. In the meantime, be sure to check out the game's official website.
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