The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav (German: Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten) is a 2012 graphic adventure game developed by the German studio Daedalic Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. Part of The Dark Eye series, the game is set in the fictional place of Aventuria within the Kingdom of Andergast. The player controls the protagonist, Geron, who tries to save the town from disaster.
| The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav | |
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| Developer(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
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| Designer(s) | Franziska Reinhard |
| Composer(s) | Dominik Morgenroth |
| Series | The Dark Eye |
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| Release | Windows, OS X 22 June 2012 Switch, PS4, Xbox One 27 January 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editThe Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is controlled with a point-and-click interface.
Development
editThe Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav was announced in 2010 at a German convention to be released some time in 2012.[1] In February 2012, the release was scheluded for 23 March 2012.[2] In March 2012, the game was delayed to second quarter of 2012.[3] In May 2012, the game was announced for release on 22 June 2012.[4] The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 27 January 2021.[5][6]
Reception
editThe Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]
Sequel
editDaedalic Entertainment followed The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav with a sequel, The Dark Eye: Memoria.
Notes
edit- ^ Console ports published by Daedalic Entertainment.
References
edit- ^ Allin, Jack (24 November 2010). "Daedalic casts a Dark Eye on next adventure". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Allin, Jack (8 February 2012). "First teaser shines new light on The Dark Eye". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav gameplay trailer". Shacknews. Gamerhub. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Allin, Jack (9 May 2012). "New trailer spotted from The Dark Eye". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Lafleuriel, Erwan (15 January 2021). "Les point&click The Dark Eye arrivent sur consoles". IGN France (in French). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Daedalic Entertainment (27 January 2021). "The Dark Eye games are already available on consoles!". Twitter (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ a b "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Keeley, Joe (27 June 2012). "The Dark Eye Gamer Review". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Duncan, Alasdair (23 June 2012). "Review: The Dark Eye". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Woger, Martin (20 June 2012). "Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten - Test" (in German). Eurogamer Germany. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Review". GameSpot. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Nelson, Mike (9 July 2012). "GameSpy Review". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Brehme, Marc (22 June 2012). "Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten im Test - So gut spielt sich das Adventure im DSA-Universum". PC Games (in German). Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.
- ^ Gebauer, Jochen (18 June 2012). "Schluss mit lustig". GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on 1 July 2012.
- ^ Wöbbeking, Jan (13 July 2012). "Test: Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)
- Official website (in German)
- The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav at MobyGames