Madpea's Lennon Park Massacre hunt - a horrific story to jump into

The September Madpea hunt game called the Lennon Park Massacre -will be launched on September 1 at 11am and provide you with a horrific story to jump into. Invest another tragic incident: 

12 teens and 3 camp counselors were found dead in a tragic school bus fire 1 year ago. The bus had just left a summer camp at Lennon Park.  A single teen survivor, Madison Walkner, was able to escape the flames and call 911. The bad publicity closed Lennon Park and the abandoned camp was never investigated, until now.  (Madpea blog)

Some tips and hints for the "Cry of the Peacock" hunt

I have been playing the "Cry of the Peacock" hunt in the last days and I think that it is a real fun experience. However since it is a rather complex hunt, I would like to provide you with some tips that might help you with your game experience.

Searching for clues

First of all the hunt is split into 4 different parts. 

1) The first part is the search for pieces of piano music that have hidden inside 20 stores around Mad City. There is a list of the 20 stores that you'll have to search in a notecard that you'll receive with the game HUD. This is the hunt item that you'll have to search for:

UPDATE: "Cry of the Peacock Hunt" - The Sequel to "Room 326" starts tomorrow!

UPDATE: THE HUNT DETAILS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE MADPEA BLOG.

While we are all waiting for the new Madpea game "Unia" available this summer (but no official release date has been communicated yet), we can now kill the waiting time with two Madpea hunts. While the "Room 326" hunt will continue until August 31, the sequel "Cry of the Peacock Hunt" is going to be launched tomorrow, August 1. This new hunt will only be running for the Month of August, so you shouldn't wait too long, grab your hunting gear and explore the secrets that the fortune teller Madame Peacock will unveil to you.

Picture taken from the Madpea Facebook page

There is not much information available yet, even if the hunt start is already tomorrow. There is no post on the Madpea blog, but an advance notice on the Madpea Facebook page:

First preview pictures of the upcoming Madpea game Unia

Last week Madpea owner Kiana Writer has published first preview pictures of the upcoming game Unia. She also wrote some background information on the origins of the game itself - which isn't revealing anything we don't  already know from Draxtor's video on Madpea.

Image taken from the Madpea blog

Catching up with MadPea projects: "Unia" and the "Room 326 hunt"

It has been a long time since I wrote my last blog post. My first life is simply too busy and I have almost no time left to share my Second Life gaming experiences with you. I am therefore planning to change the concept of this blog. In the future I will try to collect and highlight what other people are writing about games in Second Life rather than writing long posts myself.

Let's do some catching up and let's start with MadPea. They closed all of their Sims in-world with a "Big Zombie Invasion" party on May 31st. All current games that MadPea had on the grid were blown up: The Kaaos Effect, Reaction, Storybook Stories, the Tunnel of Doom, The Spider, Shock Therapy, Gulliver and many more. I always planned to play "The Kaaos Effect" and "Shock Therapy" at a later point in time. Sadly I have finally have missed out the chance to play them...

But at least MadPea promised that from the ashes and dust will rise a brand new bigger and better MadPea . They promise that new games with immersion never seen before are on their way.

Fantasy Faire 2013 – The Key Of Hope Hunt

Unfortunately I do not find much time to blog lately. And then I seems to miss a lot of things. Fantasy fair has published a hunt in collaboration with Madpea Productions: The Key Of Hope. As Madpea creates the most interactive and fun hunts in SL, you should give it a go. The problem is: The first part of the hunt ends already tomorrow, Monday the 29th of April  at 23:59 SLT. So hurry and finish it in the next 24 hours.

There will also be a second part of the hunt starting at May 1st which will then run until 23:59SLT on Sunday May 19. Here are some explanations from the hunt creators:

Welcome to the Key of Hope Hunt, dear adventurer.

This is a quest in two parts. The first part will have you exploring the Fairelands as you collect items needed to create a Talisman that will grant you safe passage into the Valley of Ish’Nar. Once you have created your Talisman you will receive further instructions from the Bard Queen as to the task she has set for you. For now, be content knowing that your actions start you on a journey that will, if successful, save the Fairelands from certain darkness.

Before you can begin with the hunt, you must read a letter from the Bard Queen advising you of the items you need to collect to forge the Talisman. Explore the Bard Queen’s camp located in the ruins just north of Lumenaria to start your introduction to the game.

Playing now will result in getting a voucher to redeem for the Final Chapter Hunt HUD.

Start your hunt here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Valley%20of%20IshNar/145/197/23

Walk through: the Madpea LOST TREASURE hunt

Madpea published an interview with the first person to survive the Devil's Cave - or maybe the first person who made it through the Devil's Cave. After all Xill Flux died 19 times in order to make it through the game in 7 hours and 15 minutes. Well, I would be happy if I "only" would die twice as often before finishing the game and 15 hours of playing time is a realistic objective for my gaming skills. There is an interview with Xill Flux on her impressions of the hunt on the Madpea blog.

As there is no better way to show you the graphics of a game than a walk-through, I have today recorded my progress in the Devil's Cave. The video doesn't go too far into the game, so that the Madpea crew doesn't have to get nervous about me giving away too many secrets. The video will give you a good impression on the surroundings and the atmosphere of the game, which for me is a great mix of the following ingredients: SL hunts, adventure games and jump-and-run elements.

The cliffhanger trailer for the LOST TREASURE OF THE INCA WARRIOR

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you should know that I am a fan of the Madpea and "The Legend of the Month hunt" series. These hunts take you on interactive grid-wide adventures. 

I was planning to wait with a blog post on the next Madpea hunt called the LOST TREASURE OF THE INCA WARRIOR until having played it myself. And there are also a few posts in the pipeline that I wanted to publish first. But all my plans changed when I watched this teaser trailer of the game:

The machinima trailer is simply amazing! After watching it I fully agree with the Madpea promotion slogan "The most anticipated game of the year is starting ". Since I have seen the trailer, I am totally anticipating the LOST TREASURE OF THE INCA WARRIOR hunt!

MadPea's "The Escape" and the role of HUDs for story telling

Check out another great gaming experience that is based on a heads-up display (HUD): MadPea's "Escape Room". 

There are two editions of the game. One is set in a run down motel room, the other in a Seventies design stage at its finest: Wallpaper with huge eyes, lava lamp, Kiss poster and even a record player. But whatever room you chose - once you're in, you will notice that you cannot get out of there. That's when the game starts! 

The "Escape Room" HUD serves as an interactive inventory space displaying pictures of the items that have been collected. The game itself follows the principle of "point and click" flash games that you can find on the internet. Look for interesting items in the room and click on them. You will get some items in your HUD. You can select, view and combine the collected items in your HUD and they can operate with other items in the room.

Love Potion No. 9.9 hunt

The latest Madpea Legend of the Month hunt is out: Love Potion No. 9.9! Each month a new Madpea hunt legend is discovered and the stories take you on interactive grid-wide adventures. After the dark and suspense story of the Room 326 hunt a story about Love comes as a welcome change. The February edition hunt is less dark and dreary. 

I got lost at the start of the treasure hunt - but it's such a beautiful sim!

As I wrote in December I believe that Madpea hunts stand out of the crowd. You will not only be searching for hidden items but also for clues that move the story forward. So I decided that I should really play this treasure hunt myself. Madpea also writes about point-and-click game elements on their blog and I wanted to check them out. Moreover two Dwarfins avatars are amongst the hunt goodies. And the Dwarfins are probably the most innovative breadable game concept in Second Life at the moment.

After having spent a long evening with the hunt,  I am very happy with the time investment: it's simply the best SL hunt that I have played so far. The sim hosting the start and the ending of the story is incredibly beautiful and the story elements create a suspense atmosphere. The included riddles help you to advance in the game. 

MadPea Room 326 hunt - Play an interactive adventure

Three weeks ago I have presented the game concept of SL hunts. Today I want to introduce you to a game developer who brings the hunt experience to a new level: MadPea Productions is one of the leading game developers for Second Life (and I will certainly present more of their game portfolio in the future).

MadPea regularly releases  hunts in their "The Legend of the Month hunt" series. In these hunts the stories take you on interactive grid-wide adventures. The next episode "Room 326" will be up and running today at 12pm SLT and will immerse you to the story of Room 326 at the Silent Peacock Hotel. 

By adding a background story and by making the player become part of that story the MadPea hunts stand out of the crowd. You will not only be searching for hidden items but also for clues and events that move the story forward. You'll need to purchase a HUD for L$10 which will present you onscreen messages, take you through the story and give you clues where to find the next hidden items and messages.