series franchise centered series adventure video games game series released brothers video game company inc sequel released followed direct sequels iii exile revelation end ages featuring multiplayer component released followed expansion packs story concerns explorer named ability write books serve links worlds known ages practice creating linking books developed ancient civilization known society ravaged disease player takes role unnamed person referred stranger assists traveling ages solving puzzles course series writes new age survivors live players games set course civilization follow brothers developed producing award winning games children drawing childhood stories brothers spent months designing ages players investigate came novel released left pursue projects began developing developers created exile revelation returned complete series end ages sequels critical commercial successes selling million copies games drove sales personal computers rom drives attracting casual gamers gameplay video games success led published novels addition soundtracks comic series television movie pitches story story begins arrival people known earth years ago ancient race special skill create books serve worlds describe known ages build great city thriving civilization underground young surface anna civilization learning language anna known marries named couple son named soon ravaged plague created man named sacrifices save wife child killing escape surface civilization falls raises runs away teenager learning art writing linking books cares son arrives teach art realizes father reckless power hungry help young woman catherine traps age linking books catherine marry children brothers grow father ages trap catherine returns investigate brothers strand trapped special prison books help stranger freed sends retrieve catherine punished crimes imprisoned separate ages reform writes new age called survivors rebuild civilization catherine settle earth raising daughter named prepares stranger mysterious man named appears steals descriptive book stranger follows ages train art writing ages finally recovering book years later asks stranger help determining sons lengthy imprisonment stranger saves killed fully restored creatures enslaved known freed games development originally brothers created fictional worlds stories young children influenced works authors formed video game company called game called won award best use digital medium produced games aimed children eventually decided project adults brothers spent months designing ages comprising game influenced earlier worlds children games game overall solitary mysterious atmosphere island inspired book unfinished novel influenced aspects story developed bit bit brothers worlds development progressed realized need story history revealed game realizing fans enjoy getting deeper look story games produced rough draft novel book enormous response work quickly began game moved cramped garage new office hired additional programmers designers artists game ship late release pushed year development costs million times budget release left company pursue projects stayed work franchise stated sequel owner franchise offered task developing sequel video game companies created detailed story proposals technology demonstrations makers adventure games hired develop spent millions developing game studio entire staff complete project took half years develop soon iii exile released shut exile publisher developed sequel revelation internally produced title included aborted multiplayer component allowing players solve puzzles returned produce billed final game series live action sequences embedded graphics world rendered actors faces turned textures mapped digital characters actor actions synchronized motion capture shortly release closed development impact release game company able employees weeks later continued work projects attempted resurrection multiplayer component online paid donation set game went open source detailed elements universe created language culture civilization numbers writing appeared important solving game puzzles language language presented games novels franchise created online developed ongoing fan based culture associated game music music game series fallen composers originally believed music sound ambient noise distract player game ruin sense reality music sound test eventually persuaded developers music heightened sense composed minutes synthesized music game produce music featured main characters bought rights music produced soundtracks released exile revelation composer created music developing active musical style different miller ambient themes wall looked increasing complexity games opportunity players soundtrack force movie score tried create distinctive sound recognizable music revelation wall adapted themes recurring characters collaborated provided song game music ages end ages composed gotten involved series sound design stepped away background jazz composer musician create music structure definite beginning end created different music depending location giving setting age distinctive tone end ages unable afford orchestra perform score combined individual instrumentation array synthesizers adaptations wanted develop story novels success publisher signed book million deal brothers worked miller brothers story outlines books entitled book book book released respectively books later packaged reader fourth novel entitled book planned partnered release limited comic series called book black ships series focused young sons taking place events issue released september books canceled decided issue live expectations comic passages later released online series success proposals films television series based franchise planned rumored announced miniseries produced based produced association according proposals met approval formulaic silly independent filmmakers fans took produce motion picture based story revealed novels filmmakers sent dvd proposal developers gave filmmakers permission begin production film set based novel book longer appears production october announced developing television series based involvement miller brothers legendary stated plan use companion pieces new video games reception impact overall series commercially critically successful expecting perform previous titles making money fund project instead sold million units selling game time surpassed sales games series sold million copies writer noted main opinions slow puzzle based gameplay fans consider elegant intelligent game grown ups detractors digital museum art game game industry executives confused success understanding interactive slide turned huge hit online magazine writer called unlike come weaving video seamlessly beautifully rendered world presenting landscape filled puzzles mystery game market dominated doom clones took hand showed future gaming took decade follow lead critics wired salon considered games approaching level art authors pointed series promise new media create unseen art forms series caused major trend shift adventure game genre unlike previous games attempted players immersed world removing information associated fictional world explanatory text inventory score cited reason decline adventure game genre eager capitalize success publishers mediocre clones flooded market exile release games like considered form gaming critics effects extended played games technology title widely credited games appeal hardcore gamers casual players demographics generally play games women lack conventional game elements violence dying failure appealed contemplating buying computer decision develop nascent rom format helped boost interest adoption disc drives game inspired parody game entitled written comedian featured video scenes players traveled island millions players walked parody game fun elements prototype fan conventions game spawned annual fan conventions world held grew plans small group fans wanted meet face face word spread eventually approximately people attended meeting washington held headquarters developers game subsequent conventions formally planned involving presentations live music similar gathering australia new_zealand held
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