And going home tonight and playing that on my Echo Dot thingy. Official release details are below.
Cambridge, UK – Feb. 1, 2017 – RuneScape, Jagex’s flagship massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has become the first prestige PC game to introduce an exclusive audio-based adaption of its award-winning content as a Skill for Amazon’s Alexa voice service.
RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is a captivating interactive murder mystery audio adventure game, produced in partnership by Amazon and the RuneScape game team at Jagex Games Studio, and is now available from the Skills section in the Alexa App for Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and all Alexa-enabled devices in the U.S. and U.K.
Showcasing dramatic voice acting and atmospheric music wrapped in compelling audio gameplay, RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is based on a classic quest adapted from the PC MMORPG. Players become the voice of a courageous adventurer, tasked with solving a murder at the Abbey of St Elspeth. The crime scene investigation soon takes a turn for the unusual as demonic dark secrets are uncovered in the seemingly serene abbey.
“RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is RuneScape doing what it does best – telling stories, immersing players in an adventurous narrative and, with Amazon Alexa, we’re delivering that experience in a very specific way for a great voice-enabled service,” said Mark Ogilvie, Design Director at Jagex Games Studio.
“Players choose their own path throughout the adventure, engaging in audio puzzles, investigating crime scenes, selecting how to question suspects and, ultimately, how to catch the killer. The game takes full advantage of Alexa’s AI machine learning; using its state of the art speech recognition and spoken language extraction to make interactions more conversational and directions more natural, putting the player squarely in the role of a proper investigator.”
“The potential for voice-based experiences is endless, and RuneScape for Alexa demonstrates what’s possible in immersive gameplay,” said Rob Pulciani, Director, Amazon Alexa. “We’ve seen a great response to the voice-enabled games available on Alexa so far, and Jagex is taking it to a new level-bringing a flagship title to the Alexa service for the first time, and creating a new, fun and immersive way to experience a game that’s already loved by millions of fans across the world.”
RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is now available from the Skills section in the Alexa App (United States and United Kingdom) for the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and all Alexa-enabled devices. Take your first step on the quest’s adventurous path and solve the mystery of the Abbey of St Elspeth at www.runescape.com/alexa.
