Anachronox is a third-person
role-playing video game produced by
Tom Hall(pictured) and the Dallas
Ion Storm games studio. It was released worldwide in June 2001 for
Microsoft Windows. The turn-based game follows a down-and-out
private investigator looking for work in the slums of planet Anachronox; he travels to other planets, collects an unlikely group of friends, and unravels a mystery that threatens the fate of the universe. The game's design and unconventional humor were influenced by
cyberpunk and
film noir; inspirations include the video game Chrono Trigger and the
Final Fantasy series, animator
Chuck Jones, and the novel Ender's Game. The game was built with a heavily modified version of the
Quake II engine, rewritten chiefly to allow a wider color palette, emotive animations and facial expressions, and better
particle, lighting, and camera effects. Originally planned for a 1998 release, Anachronox 's development was long and difficult. Critics enjoyed the game and awarded it high marks for its design and story, but Ion Storm closed down one month after the game's release. In 2003, Anachronox cinematic director Jake Hughes spliced together gameplay footage and
cutscenes to create a feature-length
award-winning film. (
Full article...)
The Heddal stave church is a
stave church located at
Heddal in
Notodden,
Norway. The largest church of its kind in Norway, this three-
nave building dates to the 13th century; according to legend, it was built in three days.
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Anachronox is a third-person
role-playing video game produced by
Tom Hall(pictured) and the Dallas
Ion Storm games studio. It was released worldwide in June 2001 for
Microsoft Windows. The turn-based game follows a down-and-out
private investigator looking for work in the slums of planet Anachronox; he travels to other planets, collects an unlikely group of friends, and unravels a mystery that threatens the fate of the universe. The game's design and unconventional humor were influenced by
cyberpunk and
film noir; inspirations include the video game Chrono Trigger and the
Final Fantasy series, animator
Chuck Jones, and the novel Ender's Game. The game was built with a heavily modified version of the
Quake II engine, rewritten chiefly to allow a wider color palette, emotive animations and facial expressions, and better
particle, lighting, and camera effects. Originally planned for a 1998 release, Anachronox 's development was long and difficult. Critics enjoyed the game and awarded it high marks for its design and story, but Ion Storm closed down one month after the game's release. In 2003, Anachronox cinematic director Jake Hughes spliced together gameplay footage and
cutscenes to create a feature-length
award-winning film. (
Full article...)
The Heddal stave church is a
stave church located at
Heddal in
Notodden,
Norway. The largest church of its kind in Norway, this three-
nave building dates to the 13th century; according to legend, it was built in three days.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,877,951 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.