Game Plot and Mechanics
- The Story: Set in the pre-World War II landscape of 1936, you play as a fictionalized version of Robert Ripley, the world-famous adventurer and founder of the Odditorium. After his New York office is ransacked by mysterious agents, Ripley embarks on a global trek to find the legendary Emerald Seal of China's first emperor before it falls into the wrong hands.
Global Locations: The game features sweeping, high-detail hand-painted backgrounds spanning six real-world locales, including Peiping (Beijing), Danzig (Gdańsk), Peru, the Easter Islands, and the Himalayas.Gameplay: It utilizes standard third-person pixel-hunting and highly complex, non-linear inventory puzzles. Along the way, players must interact with over 40 characters and gather real-world oddities to display back at the Odditorium to fund their travel expenses.