Keepers: The Key of Life

Keepers: The Key Of Life aka Guardians: The Key To Life (Хранители: Ключ Жизни) is a 2006 Russian video game by FalcorMedia, built by an internal gaming engine.[1]

Keepers: The Key of Life
Release2006
Genre(s)Adventure

Presented at the KRI 2006, it is a three-dimensional game with anime-style graphics. The game features a branching narrative based on the player's choices.[1] The developers noted that the same outcomes can be achieved in multiple ways, depending on the player's perspective.[2]

Plot

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The game takes place on the island of Idyll where there exists the Key to Life.[3]

Development and release

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The game was created by the Moscow-based start-up FalcorMedia.[4] As of April 2006, the developers were in talks with publishers and planning publication for the third quarter of that year.[1] By April 16, the developers had not yet found a publisher but were optimistic.[5] The game was released on April 12, 2007.[6]

In November 2006, the developer presented the game at the Igromir exhibition.[7]

After the release of the game, the developers planned to release a book based on the events of the game.[8]

Critical reception

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Megaobzor felt the developers were inspired by Miyozaki.[9] Igromania commented on the game's "vibrant" designs and simple puzzles.[10] Ranma Spb thought parents would like the unusual plot.[11] Absolute Games gave the title an "awful" rating.[12]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Webmaster (2017-07-22). "Хранители: Ключ Жизни | THG.RU". www.thg.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. ^ "Конференция Разработчиков Компьютерных Игр 2006". 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  3. ^ "Игра Хранители: Ключ Жизни (игра Keepers: The Key of Life) - скачать, бесплатно". www.fatalgame.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  4. ^ "Анонсы на КРИ-2006". www.dailytelefrag.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. ^ "iТоги КРИ-2006". www.ixbt.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  6. ^ "Keepers: The Key of Life: Скриншоты". stopgame.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. ^ "Хранители мира. Превью". BumBum. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  8. ^ "Новости компьютерных игр. КРИ 2006 (июнь 2006) - МИР ФАНТАСТИКИ И ФЭНТЕЗИ". old.mirf.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  9. ^ "Рецензия Хранители: Ключ Жизни". MegaObzor (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  10. ^ "Хранители: Ключ жизни". www.igromania.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  11. ^ "Aнимe и мaнгa клyб Ranma Spb - cтapeйший aнимe клyб Poccии". www.ranmaspb.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  12. ^ "Хранители: Ключ Жизни (Keepers: The Key of Life) - рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru". ag.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-15.