The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is a computer game developed by Presto Studios and is the second game in the Journeyman Project series of computer adventure games.
Published in 1995 by Sanctuary Woods, Buried in Time was a radical change from the original. It established Agent 5 (the player's character) as Gage Blackwood, which in the original Journeyman Project lacked basic personality features and even a name. It also featured greatly improved graphics and animation as well as many live-action sequences. The PC version was programmed entirely in C++ for improved performance. A PlayStation version was also prototyped, but was never released.
The game's interface received criticism for being too cluttered and the view window being too small
As the story begins in the year 2318, six months after the events of the first game, Gage Blackwood (once again controlled by the player) is visited by himself from ten years in the future. Someone has framed the future Gage for tampering with historical artifacts and it is up to the past Gage to visit the past and find evidence to clear his name. Meanwhile, the Symbiotry of Peaceful Beings is deliberating on Earth's monopoly on time travel technology and this latest trial threatens to close down the Temporal Security Agency (TSA). After joining up with an artificial intelligence being named Arthur, Gage visits locations such as the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci, the ending of the Siege of Chateau Gaillard, and the Mayan temple of Chichen Itza and eventually find the culprit, Michelle Visard, who is another TSA agent. Gage is kidnapped by her and taken to an old missile silo, where Arthur sacrifices himself to force Michelle to jump to another time, and allow Gage to continue his mission. Gage eventually uncovers that another alien race, the Krynn, are behind the crimes and the framing of Gage, to further their own interests. Gage is able to stop the Krynn and save his future self, and is then mind-wiped and sent back to his own time.
Publishing
Buried in Time was published by Sanctuary Woods upon its original release. However, Sanctuary Woods soon went out of business, and Presto Studios self-published the game until Red Orb Entertainment picked up the distribution rights in 1998. Red Orb published the game until their demise in 1999.
Releases and bug fixes
Sales of Buried in Time surpassed 200,000 units by July 1996, while those of the overall Journeyman Project series had reached roughly 500,000 units by that date.[1]Buried in Time ultimately sold 225,000 units,[2] on a budget of "almost $500,000", according to Michel Kripalani.[3]
The initial 1.0 release of Buried in Time included a notable glitch near the end of the game that prevented the player from getting a perfect score. This bug and other problems related to running under Windows 95 were solved in a version 1.1 patch.
When the game was released as part of The Journeyman Project Trilogy box set, Buried in Time was plagued by a manufacturing error that affected many of the box sets. The disc labeled as disc 2 actually contained the data for disc 3, making the game essentially unplayable.
The reaction to the game was mostly positive. Reviewing the Macintosh version, a critic for Next Generation called the game a "hipper, vastly larger sequel ... whose completion feels a little like finishing a long novel that actually makes you think". Particularly noting the visually stunning scenes and non-distracting edutainment element of the "Arthur" chip, he gave it three out of five stars.[8] Their review of the Windows version went up to four out of five stars, despite the assessment that "Buried in Time is another graphic adventure that concentrates on spectacular graphics while compromising gameplay". The reviewer elaborated that the need to frequently look in every direction, coupled with the long load times, slows the gameplay, but that the storyline and graphics make the game worthwhile despite this.[9] Just Adventure gave the game an "A+", saying "...this is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It impressed me from start to finish".[13] Programmer in Black, while having a few gripes about the scoring system, finished his review with "I recommend this (game) highly".[14]
In a retrospective review, Jack Allin of Adventure Gamers criticized the tiny viewscreen and elaborate, unwieldy interface, but praised the engaging and believable game world, detailed graphics, and the addition of animation when moving between nodes. He concluded that "unlike the previous game, Buried in Time should have a broader appeal than just science-fiction fans. There's humour, there's history, and a healthy dose of puzzle adventure that moves the franchise forward appreciably, if you can dance around the awkward missteps along the way".[16]
In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Buried in Time the 89th-best adventure game ever released.[17]
MacUser named Buried in Time a finalist for its award for the best strategy game of 1995.[18]
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The Journeyman Project 2 Buried in Time is a computer game developed by Presto Studios and is the second game in the Journeyman Project series of computer adventure games The Journeyman Project 2 Buried in TimeDeveloper s Presto StudiosPublisher s Sanctuary WoodsDirector s Phil SaundersProducer s Michel KripalaniFarshid AlmassizahedDesigner s Phil SaundersVictor NavoneProgrammer s Greg UhlerArtist s E J Dixon IIIJose AlbanilWriter s David FlanaganPhil SaundersMichel KripalaniComposer s Bob StewartSeriesThe Journeyman ProjectPlatform s Windows Mac OSRelease1995Genre s Adventure gameMode s Single playerPublished in 1995 by Sanctuary Woods Buried in Time was a radical change from the original It established Agent 5 the player s character as Gage Blackwood which in the original Journeyman Project lacked basic personality features and even a name It also featured greatly improved graphics and animation as well as many live action sequences The PC version was programmed entirely in C for improved performance A PlayStation version was also prototyped but was never released Contents 1 Story 2 Publishing 3 Releases and bug fixes 4 Reception 5 Reviews 6 References 7 External linksStory Edit The game s interface received criticism for being too cluttered and the view window being too small As the story begins in the year 2318 six months after the events of the first game Gage Blackwood once again controlled by the player is visited by himself from ten years in the future Someone has framed the future Gage for tampering with historical artifacts and it is up to the past Gage to visit the past and find evidence to clear his name Meanwhile the Symbiotry of Peaceful Beings is deliberating on Earth s monopoly on time travel technology and this latest trial threatens to close down the Temporal Security Agency TSA After joining up with an artificial intelligence being named Arthur Gage visits locations such as the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci the ending of the Siege of Chateau Gaillard and the Mayan temple of Chichen Itza and eventually find the culprit Michelle Visard who is another TSA agent Gage is kidnapped by her and taken to an old missile silo where Arthur sacrifices himself to force Michelle to jump to another time and allow Gage to continue his mission Gage eventually uncovers that another alien race the Krynn are behind the crimes and the framing of Gage to further their own interests Gage is able to stop the Krynn and save his future self and is then mind wiped and sent back to his own time Publishing EditBuried in Time was published by Sanctuary Woods upon its original release However Sanctuary Woods soon went out of business and Presto Studios self published the game until Red Orb Entertainment picked up the distribution rights in 1998 Red Orb published the game until their demise in 1999 Releases and bug fixes EditSales of Buried in Time surpassed 200 000 units by July 1996 while those of the overall Journeyman Project series had reached roughly 500 000 units by that date 1 Buried in Time ultimately sold 225 000 units 2 on a budget of almost 500 000 according to Michel Kripalani 3 The initial 1 0 release of Buried in Time included a notable glitch near the end of the game that prevented the player from getting a perfect score This bug and other problems related to running under Windows 95 were solved in a version 1 1 patch When the game was released as part of The Journeyman Project Trilogy box set Buried in Time was plagued by a manufacturing error that affected many of the box sets The disc labeled as disc 2 actually contained the data for disc 3 making the game essentially unplayable The game was rereleased through Good Old Games on June 29 2010 4 Reception EditReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreComputer Gaming World 6 Next Generation Mac 8 Windows 9 PC Gamer US 80 5 Computer Game Review74 90 91 7 PC Magazine 10 MacUser 11 PC GamesA 12 AwardPublicationAwardPC GamesGame of the Month 12 The reaction to the game was mostly positive Reviewing the Macintosh version a critic for Next Generation called the game a hipper vastly larger sequel whose completion feels a little like finishing a long novel that actually makes you think Particularly noting the visually stunning scenes and non distracting edutainment element of the Arthur chip he gave it three out of five stars 8 Their review of the Windows version went up to four out of five stars despite the assessment that Buried in Time is another graphic adventure that concentrates on spectacular graphics while compromising gameplay The reviewer elaborated that the need to frequently look in every direction coupled with the long load times slows the gameplay but that the storyline and graphics make the game worthwhile despite this 9 Just Adventure gave the game an A saying this is one of the best games I ve ever played It impressed me from start to finish 13 Programmer in Black while having a few gripes about the scoring system finished his review with I recommend this game highly 14 Entertainment Weekly gave the game a B 15 In a retrospective review Jack Allin of Adventure Gamers criticized the tiny viewscreen and elaborate unwieldy interface but praised the engaging and believable game world detailed graphics and the addition of animation when moving between nodes He concluded that unlike the previous game Buried in Time should have a broader appeal than just science fiction fans There s humour there s history and a healthy dose of puzzle adventure that moves the franchise forward appreciably if you can dance around the awkward missteps along the way 16 In 2011 Adventure Gamers named Buried in Time the 89th best adventure game ever released 17 MacUser named Buried in Time a finalist for its award for the best strategy game of 1995 18 Reviews EditPyramid 17 January February 1996 19 References Edit Broderbund Software Strengthens Its Growing Entertainment Studio With The Journeyman Project 3 Press release Novato California Broderbund July 8 1996 Archived from the original on October 19 1996 Stephens AnnaMaria May 2009 Features Journeyman UCSD 6 2 Archived from the original on June 13 2010 GA Source Interviews Michel Kripalani President and CEO of Presto Studios www ga source com Archived from the original on 18 August 2000 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Journeyman Project 2 Buried in Time The GOG com Retrieved 2018 05 23 Vaughn Todd October 1995 Buried in Time PC Gamer US Archived from the original on February 29 2000 Ardai Charles November 1995 The Mysts of Time Computer Gaming World No 136 pp 120 122 124 Snyder Frank Chapman Ted Kaiafas Tasos September 1995 Six Hours Under Computer Game Review Archived from the original on December 21 1996 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link a b Buried in Time The Journeyman Project 2 Next Generation No 10 Imagine Media October 1995 pp 119 121 a b Buried in Time The Journeyman Project 2 Next Generation No 13 Imagine 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