The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - GameBoomers Community

The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 03:16 PM

Check out the screens here.

For more information check out the Official website here.

Check out the video here.

Quote:

Some treasures are best left buried!

James Watson is on his way to a press conference in halifax when his navigation system dies, causing him to go off road and get into an accident, not far from Oak Island.

While chatting with the locals, James learns about the myth of Oak Island, a recent string of strange tremors, and of an urban legend surrounding an infamous treasure, steeped in mystery and misery, that was buried somewhere deep inside of the island, from a time long forgotten. Recently, a new excavation has begun on the island. The strange "Truro Company" is back ...

A new adventure begins ...

Game Summary

Classic point and click adventure game
Full HD resolution at 1920x1080px
Orchestral soundtrack
PC, MAC, iOS and Android support
10-20 hours of play time - depending on the funding level
3 playable characters
Elaborately animated 3D cutscenes

Happy Gaming,

Ana

Posted By: marie

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 05:26 PM

I like the look of the game and it sounds like something I would want to play.

Thanks for the info Ana.

Marie

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 05:48 PM

Same goes for me !! Thanks, BrownEyedTigre

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 05:49 PM

Thanks, Ana.

Posted By: sanford

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 06:42 PM

Looking really good to ME, Ana. I just subscribed to their newsletter. Thanks, so much for this heads-up.
Sandy

Posted By: Fireflower

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 07:48 PM

Looks and sounds like an interesting game. Thanks!

Posted By: roll

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 08:56 PM

This will be on my wish list

Posted By: Space Quest Fan

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/12/15 11:31 PM

for the info Ana.

Posted By: Kaki's Sister

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/13/15 10:29 AM

I had not heard of this game before. Thanks Ana. It looks good!

Posted By: Jaesun

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/13/15 11:54 PM

I have always found the Oak Island mystery fascinating. And this looks really nice. Will definitely back back this.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/14/15 02:37 PM

I asked about DRM Free and got a very nice emailed reply which said the game IS likely to also be released via GOG.

Posted By: GBC

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/14/15 11:41 PM

Looking good

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 02:38 AM

Originally Posted By: Mad

I asked about DRM Free and got a very nice emailed reply which said the game IS likely to also be released via GOG.

Sounds promising.

Posted By: cyanne

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 03:12 AM

I saw 95 euros WOW! CAnnot afford this.

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 03:28 AM

Originally Posted By: cyanne

I saw 95 euros WOW! CAnnot afford this.

I believe what you were seeing is one of the amounts that folks could pledge to Kickstarter for this project, this being one of the higher amounts - you could pledge as little as one or two dollars. That is not what the game will cost when released.

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 03:29 AM

THe price is 15 Euros cyanne. 95 is for the Majestic Collectors Box.

Ana

Posted By: cyanne

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 05:33 PM

Thanks Anna for the price. I did not comprehend fully.

Posted By: judy D

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/15/15 08:44 PM

Hi Ana: Game looks interesting, thanks.

Posted By: dianne

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/18/15 06:59 AM

This is weird I tired to pledge but it wont go through and I cant susbscribe to their news letter either
oh well guess that I am out of luck.
dianne

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/18/15 02:51 PM

dianne, I contacted the developer and he'd like to know if are you getting any error messages?

In regards to the newsletter, it could be an ad blocker or anti-virus preventing you from doing it. If you would like, you can send me your email address via PM and I'll enter it for you.

Ana

Posted By: FlyingDutchman42

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/20/15 04:04 PM

I always watch the programm "Curse of Oak Island".
and I still hope they will find something
of real importance. Although I do find
some theory's really far fetched ...

Posted By: Winfrey

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/20/15 06:28 PM

Looks good thanks for the info

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/21/15 11:10 AM

Please ask if you have questions here!

Posted By: lynthorpe

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/30/15 08:55 AM

Looks promising.

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/30/15 09:05 AM

We need your support now to manage to reach the next funding level at 25.000€/27.419$. Then we can provide a way longer game with a lot more puzzles!!

Please help the mystery of Oak Island on kickstarter or via paypal!

Thank you so much!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vis...est-left-buried

www.oakisland-game.com

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 06/05/15 09:07 PM

LAST 2 HOURS for our campaign on kickstarter.

https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hph...343590851_o.jpg

WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOUR SUPPORT! ===> https://goo.gl/w9HwIx

Thank you, Adventure friends!!

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 06/05/15 10:16 PM

All the best!

Ana

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 02:52 PM

Dear friends,
a few days ago we've released another update on our kickstarter site.

Digging Deeper, Drilling Faster ..

Screenshot here.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vis...d/posts/1453311

We are still providing a way for others to support Oak Island on our website via paypal, this will enable us to add voice acting, further improvements and hopefully more content. You will find a selection of preorders on the following homepage www.oakisland-game.com. Please tell your friends and support us here.

Take care,
Marvel

Posted By: MaG

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 03:07 PM

Good luck on your endeavors!

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 03:55 PM

Thanks for the info, Marvel.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 06:52 PM

Really looking forward to this game

Posted By: GreyFuss

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 07:34 PM

I was looking forward to this game also, that is until I see that it is not voiced, bummer

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/24/16 10:46 PM

I don't mind no voices myself as long as the story is good and the interface friendly

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/25/16 02:57 AM

Well, I'm hoping for the voices. I didn't realize there was even a question about that when I supported the Kickstarter.

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/25/16 04:05 AM

oldbroad, on the campaign it clearly stated that voice acting was a stretch goal if it hit 40K. They didn't get that far.

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/25/16 04:07 AM

That doesn't mean I saw it Ana.

Also doesn't mean I wouldn't have supported it (as I know my post probably sounded).

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/25/16 04:29 AM

Oldbroad! I'm glad you aren't upset you supported it. I think it will be great even without the voices.

Ana

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/27/16 03:24 PM

Hey guys,
we will support voices in any way and we've already found many (semi-professionell) voice actors. But in order to provide more "professionell" voices we need more budget. Every single Dollar and every pre-order via paypal helps.

All the Best,
Marvel

Posted By: Space Quest Fan

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/28/16 01:32 PM

for the update Marvel.

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/28/16 01:57 PM

Sure, you're all very welcome!

And just shout if there are any questions!

Posted By: Winfrey

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/28/16 02:21 PM

No voices won't bother me... I focus on game play.. in mean..look at..Myst... Rhem.... it's the gameplay... that makes the game for me.... so hope your gameplay is on!

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/28/16 05:35 PM

This is true Winfrey.

The problem I have with no voices though is that if there is conversation that has to be read, it often leaves the screen before I've finished it and sometimes I don't even notice it there waiting to be read. For that I like voices.

I haven't played Rhem yet but Myst didn't need voices so it was fine with me.

Posted By: GreyFuss

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/28/16 08:58 PM

Agreed, voices aren't necessary for first person games which looking at the video this one may not be. My experience is that with third person games there is a lot of talking and NPC character interaction that without voices will be texted in voice bubbles or at the bottom of the screen in which case you end up not "playing" a game but "reading" it. Non-professional voice acting is better than no voices at all IMO. So what game is this, first or third person?

Posted By: Winfrey

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 03:20 AM

Good question.

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 04:01 AM

Hopefully Marvel will be back to answer.

Ana

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 11:27 AM

Actually it is a pretty classic adventure game like Monkey Island or Broken Sword. It's a third person game and the text will appear above the character's head.

Here's a short gameplay video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITulQnKgoo

Posted By: Winfrey

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 01:30 PM

Marvel can you slow down the text? Or make it a click to proceed?

Posted By: GreyFuss

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 02:10 PM

Sounds like voices to me? And if there are no voices in the finished game, just that bar scene where the bartender is telling the story of the Money Pit was a lot to read. I agree with Miss Winfrey in that if there are no voices one could not keep up with the speed of that text especially if you aren't a fast reader. I do like the idea of "click to proceed" text as Winfrey suggests. Thanks for responding Marvel

Posted By: MaG

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 03:08 PM

Marvel - Thanks for the response!

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 04:15 PM

Thanks, Marvel!

Ana

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/29/16 11:00 PM

I just watched the game play video - and it had text AND voice. And both seemed fine to me.

But am I to understand now that the finished product will not be "voiced" ??

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/01/16 02:50 AM

Thanks Marvel. Same comment/question as Mad. I'm getting confused now.

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/01/16 03:24 PM

I thought I've already answered to this!

"Hey guys,
we will support voices in any way and we've already found many (semi-professionell) voice actors. But in order to provide more "professionell" voices we need more budget. Every single Dollar and every pre-order via paypal helps. "

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/01/16 07:01 PM

You did Marvel!

Ana

Posted By: GreyFuss

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/01/16 10:13 PM

I am not so sure he has. So what you are saying is the game will have voices but you will be using "semi-professional" voice actors and any additional funds would be for replacing the semi-professional actors with professional ones? And if so will there be an option to not show the text if the voices are on?

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/02/16 02:15 AM

Yes, that is what he's saying Greyfuss. As to the option to turn off the text, I do not know.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/02/16 03:19 AM

Semi - Pro voices will be fine with me !! So thanks, Marvel and BrownEyedTigre

Posted By: GreyFuss

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/02/16 03:34 PM

Thanks for the clarification Sheriff

I was just going by Marvels comments from Feb 24th that started this whole voices discussion where it looked like voices would not be added unless more funds could be acquired.

Quote:

We are still providing a way for others to support Oak Island on our website via paypal, this will enable us to add voice acting, further improvements and hopefully more content. You will find a selection of preorders on the following homepage www.oakisland-game.com. Please tell your friends and support us here.

I am anxious to play this game as I have been into the 200 year old mystery that is Oak Island for quite some time.

Posted By: Lundar

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/02/16 05:11 PM

Is there a release date set for this game or is still sometime in the future? It looks interesting based on the website.

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/11/16 08:59 AM

Originally Posted By: Lundar

Is there a release date set for this game or is still sometime in the future? It looks interesting based on the website.

Unfortunately there is no release date yet.

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/11/16 02:48 PM

Thanks, Marvel!

Ana

Posted By: Reenie

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/17/16 12:55 AM

Ana, what does it mean when it says the game has "...10 or 20 hours of playing time, depending on funding level." ???

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/17/16 12:58 AM

Originally Posted By: Reenie

Ana, what does it mean when it says the game has "...10 or 20 hours of playing time, depending on funding level." ???

It sounds to me like the length of the game may possibly be dependent upon how much money they raise for it. Which makes sense to me.

Posted By: Reenie

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/17/16 01:05 AM

Oh. I thought the game was complete already. I did not notice it still was in production. Thanks.

Posted By: gruffy

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/26/16 09:28 PM

I've always loved the Oak island mystery and an adventure/ point and click game sounds like my cup of tea!
Make that coffee as I hate tea!

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/07/16 10:21 PM

Dear Adventure Game Friends,
I want to inform you about our latest update "We're sailing north..."

Topics:
- Current Status
- New ingame Material
- Characters and Dialogues
- Gamescom and Interviews
- Game Engine Update

You find the current update right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vis...d/posts/1586752

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions!

Thomas

Posted By: BrownEyedTigre

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/07/16 10:49 PM

THanks, Marvel!

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/08/16 04:29 PM

Got the email about this latest update. And really looking forward to the game

Posted By: venus

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/10/16 02:13 PM

Thanks, Marvel. I got this e-mail as well.

I'm also really looking forward to the game; it looks terrific.

Very pretty screenshots and music and intriguing sounding story. I'm looking forward to playing the game when it comes out.

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/22/17 02:44 PM

Dear friends,
we just released another update. Please see here

https://goo.gl/1dqMhi

Best greetings from the Oak Island Team!

Posted By: MaG

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/22/17 02:53 PM

Thanks for the info Marvel.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/23/17 05:52 AM

I second that !!

Really, really looking forward to this game

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 03/23/17 12:08 PM

Thanks Guys!!

I'm glad that you like it!

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/27/18 12:23 PM

Dear friends,
We know that you been waiting for an update for a long time, but this waiting time is over now. Welcome to a new update to the “Mystery of Oak Island”. As on every ship, there has been a lot of movement. Please read our latest update

Link to the update on kickstarter:
https://goo.gl/3MLtyH

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/27/18 03:04 PM

Thank you for the link and for the update, Marvel.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/28/18 01:06 AM

A huge thanks from me, too 🌝
I am SO looking forward to this game

Posted By: venus

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/28/18 05:50 AM

Thanks, Marvel. As a backer, I also received an e-mail about this.

The game looks fantastic, and I'm looking forward to playing it.

Posted By: gruffy

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/28/18 10:00 AM

Great news!

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/13/18 06:37 PM

Dear adventure friends,
we just released another update. Please see here

https://goo.gl/C2MNHU

Greetings from the Oak Island Team!

Posted By: dianne

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/14/18 02:37 AM

do pay pal backers get an update ? i had backed it awhile ago.cant remember any updates.guess pay backer don't get up dates just the people that did it on the kickstarter

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 05/14/18 11:46 AM

I got the email - as a Kickstarter backer.

But surely ALL backers should get one, irrespective of how the backing was financed ??

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/04/18 05:55 PM

Moving a Big Boulder

View screen here.

Ohhhh well,... we are aware that we've released our last update more than 3 months ago, but there was a good reason for the delay: We were working hard on something "really big". Indeed - a big and heavy boulder was lying in our way and it took us an incredible amount of time and concentration to move this [blip]. As soon as we got this thing off the tracks, our head was free to focus on the next update. So, here it is! Finally!

Read more...

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/04/18 05:58 PM

Thank you, BrownEyedTigre

I got the email for this update too, and have to say the graphics look splendid

Really looking forward to this game

Posted By: dianne

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/04/18 11:31 PM

I never got a e-mail update since I backed the game but then I backed it through pay pal and I guess that just kickstarter backers get up dated right.Dianne

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/05/18 03:52 AM

I received the email update today also, backed on Kickstarter.

dianne - maybe you should contact them through their website to see what they say about you receiving updates. Maybe you have to sign up for their newsletter? I don't know, but hopefully they will respond to you from there.

Posted By: venus

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/05/18 04:30 AM

Thanks, Marvel. I also received the e-mail. That's a beautiful screenshot. Looking forward to the game.

Posted By: gruffy

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/08/18 06:45 AM

What a great picture of the graveyard! So looking forward to this game!

Posted By: gamenut

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/26/18 11:03 PM

will this run on an older-older win 7 - 64 bit?

Posted By: Fireflower

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 10/02/18 04:40 PM

Originally Posted By: Marvel

Moving a Big Boulder

View screen here.

Ohhhh well,... we are aware that we've released our last update more than 3 months ago, but there was a good reason for the delay: We were working hard on something "really big". Indeed - a big and heavy boulder was lying in our way and it took us an incredible amount of time and concentration to move this [blip]. As soon as we got this thing off the tracks, our head was free to focus on the next update. So, here it is! Finally!

Read more...

Looks awesome!

Posted By: dragonuk44

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 10/11/18 07:21 AM

looks good

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/20/19 10:26 PM

We all get crushed by the wheel of time. And in the far future new generations find traces of us - bones, remains of clothes, or written memories. We're all becoming "Fragments of Time".

Please read the brandnew update for the Mystery of Oak Island!

>>> https://goo.gl/zVq8nq

Thank you for your support and your patience. It's not far anymore

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/20/19 10:32 PM

Thanks Marvel.

Posted By: Winfrey

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/20/19 11:41 PM

Thanks for the update Marvel. I am looking forward to playing this game.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/21/19 06:13 AM

I was emailed the update and what a great pleasure it was to receive it !!!!

Really, really looking forward to this game

Posted By: connie

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/21/19 01:02 PM

Thanks, looking Great!!!

Posted By: Leeana

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 01/21/19 04:11 PM

just ordered Thank You

Posted By: VRMpls2

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/09/19 11:30 PM

is the just point and click or does it require a keyboard or game system

Posted By: Marian

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 02/09/19 11:55 PM

The original post in this thread gives information about the game. Among other things it states:

Quote:

Classic point and click adventure game

Posted By: Marvel

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/19/19 04:21 PM

Hey Guys,
here you find a brandnew update for The Mystery of Oak Island:

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...sures-are-best-left-buried/posts/2616472

It has become a long journey and we know that. But I believe we will reach our goal "soon"

Thanks for your awesome support through all these years.

Posted By: oldbroad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/19/19 04:28 PM

Thanks Marvel! Received email yesterday.

Posted By: Mad

Re: The Mystery of OAK ISLAND Update - 09/19/19 11:48 PM

I was emailed, too