Puzzle games seem to have become a thing of the past, and that's really unfortunate because they're very fun and challenging. I was very influenced by these types of games and used them as inspiration throughout this project. Joseph Vargo describes, " The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a throwback to the early computer puzzle games like The 7th Guest, Shivers and Jewels of the Oracle. Daniel is the tech-savvy guru who took all the pretty artwork and crazy ideas and made them function as a game, assembling Arcana Manor one computer file at a time. An accomplished musician, Daniel is also the lead singer and songwriter for the industrial cyber-punk band Syn Nine. ![]() As founder of The Hideout, he has produced titles such as Manor of the Damned and its upcoming sequel, Isle of the Damned. The end result was worth all the time and effort."ĭaniel Kennedy is a programmer and game designer. Each of us had to take on multiple duties, creating the artwork, puzzles, soundtrack and getting everything to work smoothly on multiple platforms. "It's a great deal of work to design and create a computer game as involved as this one, especially with a development team of only three people. Christine worked closely with Joseph to design the rooms and puzzles of the game, as well as the numerous inventory items, graphics and animations. Christine's combination of artistic talent and computer design skills bridged the gap between creative concept and digital production. It's like the ultimate escape room, or escape house, in this case."Ĭhristine Filipak is an artist, writer and graphic designer, best known as the creator of Madame Endora's Fortune Cards and for her work as art director for Dark Realms magazine and The Dark Tower book series. The game itself is a puzzle lover's dream. I've designed several board and live-action mystery games throughout the years and have always wanted to create a gothic adventure computer game set in a mysterious mansion filled with diabolical puzzles. ![]() "I've always loved puzzles and adventure RPGs. The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is published through his company Monolith Graphics. Joseph conceived the story and puzzles for the game in addition to creating the original artwork and music to bring his vision to life. Joseph Vargo is an artist, writer and musician, best known as the creator of The Gothic Tarot, author of The Dark Tower series, cover artist for Dark Realms magazine and founder of the band Nox Arcana.
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