The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories

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The Mummy:
Dark Universe Stories
Developer Night School Studio
Publisher NBCUniversal Media
Director Adam Hines
Designer Adam Hines
Programmer Bryant Cannon
Artist Molly Heady-Carroll [1] [2]
Engine Unity
Platforms iOS, Android
ReleaseJune 16, 2017
Genre Visual novel
Mode Single-player

The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories is a supernatural episodic point-and-click visual novel video game developed by Night School Studio and is based on the 2017 film The Mummy . [3] It takes place after the events of the film, following former thief Nick Morton (without the likeness of Tom Cruise from the film) as he seeks to free himself from the influence of Set. Set across 36 chapters, the game retroactively establishes The Mummy films of the 1930s–1950s as a part of the canonical chronology of the Dark Universe, with Nick encountering Kharis (with the likeness of Tom Tyler) and Dr. Charles Petrie (with the likeness of Charles Trowbridge). The game was released to iOS and Android on June 16, 2017. [4]

Contents

The game received a positive critical reception.

Gameplay

The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories is a point-and-click visual novel-style game where players choose from multiple narrative options in an immersive tale, filled with dynamic comic-style illustrations, set in the immediate aftermath of the 2017 film The Mummy . [5] [6] Upon dying, the game resets the player to the beginning of the chapter, providing them alternate narrative choices and endings. [5]

The player's character is Nick Morton, a former thief and soldier bound to the Egyptian god Set, on the run from Prodigium following the defeat of Princess Ahmanet, as he and his best friend Vail seek out the Book of Set in an attempt to free himself of his curse, before encountering another mummy in Kharis. There are multiple endings in this game, each of which are determined by the player's choices and actions as the game proceeds.

In terms of the visual novel genre, Gamezebo noted that it also seemingly takes influence from Night School Studio's previous games Fighting Fantasy and Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n.apk . [5]

Reception

The game has been received positively, with critics praising Night School Studio's graphic novel format and mastery of the visual novel genre, [8] [9] [10] while also noting it as a massive improvement over the film it was based on. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Heady-Carroll, Molly (June 16, 2017). "The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories Illustration #1 (2017)". ArtStation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Carroll, Molly (September 5, 2017). "The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories (#2)". DeviantArt . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Nigel C. (June 1, 2017). "The Mummy to be made into episodic adventure title – The Mummy Dark Universe Stories". Gamer Braves. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Lazarides, Tasos (June 16, 2017). "Night School Studio's 'The Mummy Dark Universe Stories' Has Launched". TouchArcade . Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Allen, Jennifer (June 19, 2017). "The Mummy Dark Universe Stories Review: Dismal Storytelling". Gamezebo . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin Sheehan (June 8, 2017). "Before 'The Mummy' Comes Out, Three Different Games Are Released For The Property". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories for iOS Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Review: The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories". IGN . June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ Auger, Andrew (June 8, 2017). "The Mummy Also Gets VR, Mobile, Console Games". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Review: The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories". Game Pressure. June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ Famularo, Jessica (June 20, 2017). "The Mummy Dark Universe Stories review – Better than the movie?". Pocket Gamer . Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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