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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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− | {{Availability/row| developer | | + | {{Availability/row| developer | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/blackwell-deception/ | DRM-free | | | Windows }} |
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | blackwell_bundle | DRM-free | Includes the first four games. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | blackwell_bundle | DRM-free | Includes the first four games. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 80360 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam.<ref name="engineversion"/> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 80360 | DRM-free | Can be played without Steam.<ref name="engineversion"/> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-blackwell-deception | Playfire | | | Windows | unavailable }} | {{Availability/row| GMG | the-blackwell-deception | Playfire | | | Windows | unavailable }} | ||
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− | {{ii}} A demo is available from the [ | + | {{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/blackwell-deception/ developer website]. |
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:13, 28 March 2024
Developers | |
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Wadjet Eye Games | |
Engines | |
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 12, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | January 24, 2013 |
Linux | June 16, 2015 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 73 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Relaxed |
Perspectives | Flip screen, Side view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Pixel art |
Themes | Contemporary, North America, Supernatural |
Series | Blackwell |
Blackwell | |
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The Blackwell Legacy | 2006 |
Blackwell Unbound | 2007 |
The Blackwell Convergence | 2009 |
Blackwell Deception | 2011 |
Blackwell Epiphany | 2014 |
Blackwell Deception is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game in the Blackwell series.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website | ||||
GOG.com | Includes the first four games. | |||
Steam | Can be played without Steam.[1] | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) |
- A demo is available from the developer website.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Blackwell Deception\acsetup.cfg |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg |
Linux | <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Blackwell Deception\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Blackwell Deception/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Blackwell Deception/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics options for Blackwell Deception accessed through
<path-to-game>\winsetup.exe
.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 (4:3) static aspect, stretched, or pixel-perfect. Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Resolution can be set, but will be pillarboxed (Stretch, preserving aspect ratio setting) or stretched (Fill whole screen setting). | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Set with winsetup.exe or use -windowed parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Enabled by default. See Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Mouse acceleration
Disable mouse acceleration in allegro.cfg.[citation needed] |
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[mouse] mouse_accel_factor=0 |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Audio and voice. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Voice only, text only or both. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | Fan translation by «Prometheus Project» | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Issues fixed
Intel GMA compatibility
Set DirectDraw 5[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | Despite its name, the SDL 2D Software renderer option outputs to Direct3D 9.[2] |
OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 350 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 640x400, 32-bit colour DirectX 5.0 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.11 | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu, Debian, Arch | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL |
Notes
- ↑ Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.6.0.50[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-07-28
- Tested with Bandicam, Special K.