When I met with OneBigGame charity co-founder Martin de Ronde, formerly of Guerrilla Games, the last project I expected him to announce was an adventure game based on Minesweeper.
Yes, Minesweeper, the point 'n click freeware game bundled with your copy of Windows.
Minesweeper is currently in development at Revolution Software by adventure mastermind Charles Cecil, who previously developed the Broken Sword series and collaborated with Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons on Beneath A Steel Sky (recently released on iPhone).
"He's [Cecil] come up with a back story for as to why the mines are there, he's come up with characters," laughed de Ronde. "It's turning out to be a really, really cool game in terms of mechanics and also in terms of the setting and the universe..."
Who knows how this will turn out, but the concept alone is insane enough for me to sign up.
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iJESUSfreak
Wow. Seriously? That is one thing that i never expected.
Gamegodone1
sold...
Wizcraft
LOL WHAT?
Moye Ishimoto
WOW. I must say, though. This game really helped me hone my right-mouse-click skills.
badgarok725
Holy F! this is going to be awesome. Maybe there will be a back story to solitaire or pinball next
jacks360
Shut.Down.Everything.
Aurailious
This game will get GOTY. No doubt the largest entertainment release of all time when it is comes out.
EchoEpsilon
I'd rather have a backstory for pong. There's potential for all sorts of drama!
1234____
Aw, where's the adventures of solitaire game?
SkullOne360
I'm expecting something along the lines of Shadow Complex.
RedRingsOfDeath
Will the cheat code "xyzzy" still work in figuring out where the mines are? lol
hydrophile
epic win i cant wait :3
blindsideofthesun
Wonder if they got their idea from that fake "trailer" that came out for "Minesweeper: the Movie". Could have a pretty jacked up/dramatic real life setting thogh, like war torn areas of the world where thousands of mines are left lying around for children and commoners to be crippled by, and it's up to an intrepid team of brave souls to clear out field after field before the "freedom fighters" come through again to kill/recruit anyone who happens to be standing around. There, I called it...
Johnbegood
I would only play it if I was bored and had nothing better to play... Just like regular minesweeper.
collinE
this is terrible, I was planning on doing a minesweeper adventure game for the iphone. There goes my originality.
z26mb4027
about time.... I've been waiting for this game!
Spybreak
Well jewel matching worked for Puzzle Quest so I could see how this might work out.
drenalous
wait, wut?
Ryker7
I'm just waiting to see the big ol' yellow smiley face sporting the awesome black shades when I beat the game.
SWATMASTER66
WOW
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