The Romantic Blue

Set in a remote 19th century village, The Romantic Blue is a love story and adventure game with a horror theme.

It seems the town of ShadowCrest is under the spell of the Evil Sisterhood and its High Priestess Morella. Surrounded by ever-growing graveyards and engulfed in darkness, ShadowCrest's young girls are bound to serve the High Priestess upon their 18th birthday. All others are captured and enslaved by the order against their will and exist in a zombie-like state.

Despite the fact that love and marriage are forbidden, Miranda, one of the young girls of ShadowCrest, has fallen in love with Jack, who is one of the captives. Her despair grows each night as she listens to him play the piano in the distance. She vows to free him from the clutches of the Evil Sisterhood, but she cannot do this on her own. Having learned dark magic from the gypsies, she summons the player to help her.

Players must search the dark tunnels, foreboding passageways and eerie crypts to find the tools needed to free Jack. At the magic shop or blacksmith's barn, purchase potions or a weapon with money found while exploring. Dispel ghastly creatures which block the paths. Find many keys to unlock new areas and doors, and solve various other types of puzzles.

Even though the use of weapons is sometimes necessary, the game is an adventure without any action segments. Flashback cutscenes bring the story of misery and terror to life. Spooky background music and creepy sound effects are included to increase the tension and suspense. Word commands are used as part of the interface.

Several plastic spiders, a map, a story book, an instruction manual and several walkthroughs are included in the package.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By CrystalVision Brand Software
Developed By WRF Studios
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The game starts with a poem. (DOS) from mobygames.com
The spooky introduction begins. (DOS) from mobygames.com
The antagonist of the game. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Secret formulas. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A menacing beast lurks in the doorway. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A grave being dug. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Starting out a new game, near the grave of Morella. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Skeletons in the crypt. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Conversation uses a keyword system. Enter the words in black to get further responses. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Exited the crypt. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Wandering the town. Many doors are locked. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A spooky apparition in some sort of evil church. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Encountering a witch in the magic shop. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A dog digs in the graveyard. The crypt entrance is locked. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A creepy spirit appears! (DOS) from mobygames.com
A ghostly being on the stairs. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Walking over an elevated path in town. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A blacksmith will sell you a sword if you have enough gold. (DOS) from mobygames.com
This house is full of evil paintings. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Discovered a knife in the kitchen. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A gloomy bedroom. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A gloomy living room complete with wolf pelt rug. (DOS) from mobygames.com
This boy cannot be disturbed from his piano playing. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A rickety bridge over a river, near the asylum. (DOS) from mobygames.com
The asylum entrance. The crazed patient can give you some tips. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Inside the dungeons, the game interface changes. Your strength is your life points, run out and it's game over! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Bags of gold can be found in the dungeon. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Another ghostly vision. (DOS) from mobygames.com
An asylum patient gave out a warning and then melted into a pile of blood. (DOS) from mobygames.com
A strange skull-faced creature approaches! (DOS) from mobygames.com
Even with a sword it proved too difficult to defeat. (DOS) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1994

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Genre(s):
Exploration Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Horror Romance

Other Tags:
Speech

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