From the Desk of Roberta Williams I am very proud to announce our updated Colossal Cave 2.0, our new enchanted cave version! I have always admired this historic text adventure, referring to it as deeply engaging and captivating -- and arguably the spark that ignited the onset of computer gaming and have desired for many years to bring it to life with beautiful graphics, atmospheric sounds, and characters of charmor roguery. This has always been an enchanted cave which beware! -- is also your adversary, and it was important that we capture that imagery and spirit. I am now so excited by our considerable efforts that I urge everyone to check out our latest release, Colossal Cave 2.0. My team and I have been hard at work the last eight months since our January release of Colossal Cave perfecting playability while also enhancing the mysterious, metaphysical, and immersive nature of Colossal Cave.
Ahead of this undertaking, I reviewed the many reactions to our initial release both positive and negative. I adapted or corrected the unfavorable responses while at the same time maintaining or improving the complimentary ones though always keeping in mind the essence of the original gameplay which, to me, is sacrosanct. As a game designer myself, I recognize a great design. It is my humble opinion that the original Colossal Cave has stood the test of time due to the innovative and imaginative minds of Will Crowther and Don Woods, the original creators of this classic text adventure game. When Ken and I decided to reimagine Colossal Cave, I swore not to change the gameplay and strategy of these two ingenious men. Although, to be fair, there are those who would argue that by adding 3D graphics, character animations, sound effects, or music and even a point-and-click interface that would be changing it. Well, yes I do agree with that. But still, my assertion is that, as with any script of a story, or a design strategy of a game, the means of experiencing it can be done in various ways or means, similar to reading a book and then experiencing that same story in a movie.
I am very excited for players of all ages but for those who especially love adventure games to experience Colossal Cave 2.0. Broadly speaking, here are the enrichments:

• Enhanced graphics (higher-resolution textures, post-processing to enhance colors, more real-time lighting and shadows, realistic-looking water, magical effects, particle effects with mist, fog, and smoke among other graphical embellishments).
• The addition of player footstep sound effects while traversing the Colossal Cave world. And I took great care to make them sound very realistic.
• More atmospheric sound effects really bring the cave alive. I imagined the cave having a spirit, an essential being without a body. There is an aliveness, but also mystery and magic.
• Improving the animation of the many characters inhabiting the cave giving them more charmor nastiness!
• The cave itself is your adversary not any one of the characters. It really is between YOU and the CAVE.
• Bettering the IU, the interface. To make Colossal Cave 2.0 easy to play without having to figure out the interface. Playing the game is enough to think about!

As a final entreaty: check out our free Demo! You will be able to experience almost 20% of Colossal Cave 2.0 before deciding on whether youd like to buy it for yourself. My fingers are crossed and know that you wont be disappointed!
All my best, Roberta

[ 2023-11-14 19:48:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

From the acclaimed creator of the King’s Quest series & Phantasmagoria, Colossal Cave, reimagined by Roberta Williams, is an exciting new action-adventure game that promises to bring you the adventure you’ve longed for.

An homage to the original and esteemed classic computing text adventure, Colossal Cave Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods, Roberta Williams brings a beloved favorite game into the 21st century with meticulous handcrafted art, imaginative environmental creations based on actual caverns, rendering the vast and engaging cave in fully explorable three dimensional art.

Immerse yourself in the mysterious and stunning world of boundless caverns and sweeping vistas, underground streams and hidden reservoirs - discover the many lost treasures, ancient civilizations, and encounter friends and foes alike in your quest to uncover the great mysteries of the mammoth cave system. With a non-linear exploration system, it’s up to you to decide how to proceed through Colossal Cave, and how to discover all its secrets.

The ability to replay the game many times and still discover new things is what has kept this game in the hearts of generations of gamers for almost fifty years. If you think you know what adventure games are, you might be surprised to find out just how Colossal Cave defines the genre.

Can you not only survive the Colossal Cave, but pass through it, and win all its secrets? Time will tell as you undertake the most exquisite and classic adventure ever - Colossal Cave, reimagined by Roberta Williams!


Game Features:

• Scenic landscapes with hidden secrets
  
• Miles of caves, caverns, and crawl to work your way through. With over 15 distinct areas to explore in the Colossal Cave
  
• Difficult puzzles for those seeking a challenge
  
• Over 20 individual achievements to find and accomplish

DISCLAIMER
This is for the PC version of the game, not the VR version. The VR version is separate.