Hello from Cornwall to the Gameboomers!
It's great to hear there is STILL plenty of interest in the paranormal, ghosts and the afterlife, as they feature a lot in the next Dark Fall game, Lost Souls.
I've always been fascinated by tales of the supernatural and strange, and spend a lot of time researching, exploring and investigating strange cases. I'm hoping a lot of the spookier experiences are evident in the game, which has been an eerie delight to make, over many long, dark nights. There's something about writing and making the Dark Fall games which makes me go all nocturnal. Starting work at dusk, and working through until dawn (with a token candle for lighting, often flickering for no obvious reason). It was the same with Dark Fall: The Journal (the first game), back in 2000 (almost ten years ago). The night time setting really does help influence the story, which, this time round, is very dark indeed. There are 'horror' elements, but nothing too sadistic or gratuitous. I think the tone is spot-on for the story I am telling, which although not straight forward, is satisfying and full of twists and turns. A bit like a classic ghost story, I hope(!!) from Dickens or James. Ghost stories always read better at night, especially in Autumn, when the dark falls sooner.
It means that I have spent many, many long nights alone, in the old Station Hotel, with only the creaking floorboards, howling wind and desperate Lost Souls for company. Quite a chilling experience. Anyone worried that your explorations will be interrupted by chatty sidekicks need not worry...as with many first person adventure games Lost Souls is a lonely, dark and moody experience. Both Bones and Echo are around, but barely glimpsed. In the case of Mr.Bones, that's a comfort. He is a very troubled man, with some truly horrible ritualistic habits. Echo, on the other hand, is an informant, keeping you on track, and providing clues at the most appropriate moments...thing is, Echo isn't what he/she seems, communicating only by Txt Cell Phone messages, so take all advice and clues with a pinch of salt (and throw some over your left shoulder, while you are at it, for luck!).
Lastly, it's great to have two 'series' on the go. The Dark Fall Games are so different to the The Lost Crown games (a potential trilogy). It's a pleasure to be able to write for different characters and places. Once Lost Souls has crept its way onto shelves, and into your post boxes, I am moving straight onto The Last Crown: Haunting of Hallowed Isle. I am thrilled, and humbled, that the first 'TLC' game was received as well as it has been. It was a very personal project, for me, with lots of elements from my childhood, and ghost-hunting experiences. I guess everyone likes a 'classic' feeling ghost story now and then, so you have plenty to look forward to from me. I had etter start stocking up on candles!
Thanks again,
Jonathan
The Dark Fall Games: The Journal, Lights Out and Lost Souls
Has it really been ten years since Dark Fall: The Journal? That was a fast ten years!
And there's gonna be another game similar to The Lost Crown! This is great.
...my cup is full!
Interesting that he was part of a ghost-hunting team, I think. Thank you for the link, it's cool to see how developers get their ideas and develop the story.
Who else besides me put the cursor (shaped like a little hand) on the Ouigi Board and...found it 
What's been going on there? Should the island be cordoned off?
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