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Reggae-themed Bolt Riley making music on Kickstarter

When Adventure Mob decided to bring aboard some industry veterans to assist with creating their new point-and-click adventure, the indie Israel-based studio went straight to two of the genre's most successful designers, enlisting Lori and Corey Cole, the husband-and-wife team behind Sierra’s adventure/RPG hybrid series Quest for Glory. The game resulting from their partnership: the reggae-flavored Bolt Riley, now seeking funding through Kickstarter.

Bolt Riley takes an irreverent approach to the adventure game formula. The titular hero is a struggling musician in his hometown of Trenchtown, Jamaica. He’s not out to save the world or right a heinous wrong; Bolt dreams of making it big with his band one day. In his mind, he’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened to reggae music, and with the help of his band he just may overcome a local gang of Rude Boys, find inspiration, and write some jammin’ songs along the way.



Featuring a completely hand-drawn art style, Bolt Riley’s gameplay will be largely familiar to adventure aficionados, sticking to traditional genre staples like inventory management, dialog puzzles, and plenty of exploration. At the same time, the developers are toying with ideas for some new features, like a special inventory for Bolt’s abilities and cloud-based saving for cross-platform play. Not surprisingly, designer Oded Sharon has promised that music will play an important role in the game, more so because it is deeply rooted in island and reggae culture.

With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Sharon has his sights set on a release date of April 20 of next year (no further comment). The game will be divided into three chapters, with the second chapter being designed by the Coles themselves. The team is hoping to reach their funding goal of $120,000 by November 25 to ensure Bolt's rise to fame isn’t cut short before it ever has a chance to take off. A digital copy of the game (including all three chapters) is available for $15.

To learn more about Bolt Riley and pledge to the campaign, head over to the project’s Kickstarter page.

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD Bolt Riley: A Reggae Adventure – Chapter 1

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