The Blackwell Deception

2011 video game

2011 video game

The Blackwell Deception

Developer(s)| Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher(s)| Wadjet Eye Games
Designer(s)| Dave Gilbert
Composer(s)| Thomas Regin
Series| Blackwell
Engine| Adventure Game Studio
Platform(s)| Windows, iOS, Linux, macOS
Release| October 12, 2011 (Windows)
September 24, 2015 (iOS)
Genre(s)| Adventure
Mode(s)| Single-player

The Blackwell Deception is a 2011 graphic adventure game developed and published by Wadjet Eye Games. It is the fourth entry in the Blackwell series, preceded directly by The Blackwell Convergence.

## Plot

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The Blackwell Deception focuses on Rosa and Joey again and takes place some time after the third game. Rosa receives a call from a former co-worker asking to investigate a case for him. She soon finds out that he has been murdered while investigating a contact given by a psychic Lisa Tenzin. Rosa then proceeds to solve two more murder cases and finds out that Lisa had referred both to a man named Gavin. She confronts the psychic about their deaths and it turns out Gavin had brainwashed her into helping him. Gavin has in fact been "feeding" on their energy to remain immortal. Gavin then captures Rosa and kills Lisa who tries to escape. He brainwashes Rosa into trapping Joey and tries to feed on her. However, Joey escapes and manages to bring Rosa to her senses. As she breaks Gavin's ritual of feeding on her, she accidentally kills him. Since Gavin fed on a large number of souls he tries to resurrect himself but Lisa's ghost distracts him. Rosa takes advantage and drags him as well as Lisa's soul to the gates where someone unseen stops Gavin from moving on and, in order to punish Gavin for failing his mission, somehow destroys his soul. After Lisa's departure Rosa, confused by her purpose, decides to track down the organization that was behind Gavin and found a full scale "Ghost Investigation" agency.[1]

## Development

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The game was released on October 12, 2011. An updated version was released on October 31, 2013. Notably, this version changed the character portraits from the original comic-style, to a more realistic style matching the other games in the series.

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| 73/100 [2]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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GamePro| [3]
PC PowerPlay| 7/10[4]
Gameblog| [5]

## References

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1. ^ Wadjet Eye Games (12 October 2011). The Blackwell Deception (PC).
2. ^ "The Blackwell Deception for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
3. ^ "Blackwell Deception Review from GamePro". www.gamepro.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
4. ^ "Review: Blackwell Deception | PC PowerPlay Magazine". www.pcpowerplay.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. ^ "Test : Blackwell Deception PC - Aventures dans l'au-delà - GAMEBLOG.fr". www.gameblog.fr. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Blackwell Deception at MobyGames

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Wadjet Eye Games

Blackwell series|

* The Blackwell Legacy
* Blackwell Unbound
* The Blackwell Convergence
* The Blackwell Deception
* The Blackwell Epiphany

Other games|

* The Shivah
* Emerald City Confidential
* Puzzle Bots
* Gemini Rue
* Resonance
* Primordia
* A Golden Wake
* Technobabylon
* Shardlight
* Unavowed
* The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

People|

* Dave Gilbert

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