The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Developer(s)Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Franziska Reinhard
Composer(s)Dominik Morgenroth
SeriesThe Dark Eye
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows
22 June 2012
Switch, PS4, Xbox One
27 January 2021
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

Gameplay

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is controlled with a point-and-click interface.

Development

The 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 March 23, 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

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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav received "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]

Sequel

Daedalic Entertainment followed The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav with a sequel, The Dark Eye: Memoria.

Notes

  1. ^ Console ports published by Daedalic Entertainment.

References

  1. ^ Allin, Jack (24 November 2010). "Daedalic casts a Dark Eye on next adventure". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. ^ Allin, Jack (8 February 2012). "First teaser shines new light on The Dark Eye". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. ^ "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav gameplay trailer". Shacknews. Gamerhub. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ Allin, Jack (9 May 2012). "New trailer spotted from The Dark Eye". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "https://twitter.com/daedalic/status/1354489892160602118". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01. ((cite web)): External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ a b "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  8. ^ Keeley, Joe (2012-06-27). "The Dark Eye Gamer Review". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  9. ^ Duncan, Alasdair (2012-06-23). "Review: The Dark Eye". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  10. ^ Woger, Martin (2012-06-20). "Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten - Test" (in German). Eurogamer Germany. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  11. ^ "The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Review". GameSpot. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  12. ^ Nelson, Mike (2012-07-09). "GameSpy Review". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  13. ^ Brehme, Marc (June 22, 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 November 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Gebauer, Jochen (June 18, 2012). "Schluss mit lustig". GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
  15. ^ Wöbbeking, Jan (July 13, 2012). "Test: Das Schwarze Auge: Satinavs Ketten". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.

External links

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