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Delaware St. John 3 returns to original format

Proving that sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same, Big Time Games announced today that the third installment in the Delaware St. John series will be returning to the format used in the first two games.

Following the release of The Curse of Midnight Manor and The Town With No Name, the independent developer revealed its ambitious plans to move the next game from a first-person, node-based format to third-person, real-time 3D with direct control options. With the move came an extended development time, pushing the targeted release of The Seacliff Tragedy to November, a full year after the previous episode.

In recent months, however, it became apparent that returning to the original technology was the only way to stay on schedule and maintain the desired simplicity of control. According to company president Bryan Wiegele, there's still interest in moving the series to 3D in future but "it just wasn't the time to do it. The last thing I'd want is people being frustrated by a complicated interface. So for now the smarter choice was to move forward on our proven technology until we can get 3D to a level we're happy with."

While using a familiar interface, Delaware and his partner Kelly will be involved in an all new paranormal investigation in The Seacliff Tragedy. As they investigate a horrific event four years earlier that killed over a hundred people, the duo must explore an abandoned amusement park while being stalked by dark beings called the Shadow People.

As episode three approaches alpha stage, Big Time Games has also released a new set of screenshots that now represent the first look at the upcoming game, as they replace the earlier screens taken from the 3D engine.

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