Agatha Christie - Murder On The Orient Express Will "Make You Feel Smart"
is a modernized telling of the classic mystery, incorporating new elements into one of the writer's most famous stories. The interactive story game comes from Microids Studio, a developer and publisher which in the past has released everything from other Christie tales like to This upcoming release aims to surprise even the most seasoned mystery fans, adding fresh ways to experience the well-trodden tale.
This isn't the first Poirot-led tale produced by Microids, but introduces a slew of new elements into the detective's life. The game takes place in the present day, completely changing the context of the story, and introduces new character Joanna Locke. Locke serves as a method to break up the monotony of the train environment and a way for players to get more backstory behind Daisy's murder, taking them into flashbacks of the original investigation.
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sat down with Microids Studio head David Chomard and narrative designer Lee Sheldon to discuss the changes to Christie's story, creating the right mystery solving environment, and the challenge of pleasing both old and new fans.
Screen Rant: This is one of Agatha Christie's most famous stories, but it's been a while since there's been a sort of updated style of adaptation of it. What made the team want to take on this story in particular as a project?
David Chomard: Basically, I've been working in the video games industry for 25 years, and I was in another company and I was approached by the president of Microids Stéphane Longeard, and he basically offered me to start a new studio to make this game. And I was so excited that I quit my previous job and I started the studio. So I mean, working on this kind of
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