Last year Daedalic Entertainment adapted Ken Follett’s 1989 historical fiction novel The Pillars of the Earth into video game form, and after being well-received on both PC and console the game is now making its way to iOS next week. The game adaptation of The Pillars of the Earth takes the form of a point-and-click adventure game, and splits the roughly 1000 page novel into 21 different chapters spread across three different “books" or episodes. So far only the first two books have been released, with the third and final book scheduled for launch in the coming months. For the iOS release just the first book, which contains 7 chapters and is titled From the Ashes, will be arriving next week with mobile versions of both book 2 and 3 to arrive at some point after. You can see what the game is like in the following trailer.
Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth Book 1 – From the Ashes will cost $4.99 on iOS and will feature: “Interactive storyline events that can be changed, influencing the fates of its characters; Key decision points with meaningful, emotionally-engaging story choices; Over 200 hand-painted backgrounds featuring faithful rendition of 12th century life; Three main playable protagonists, plus two extra playable characters; And an orchestral soundtrack by the FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague." The game will also require devices with 2GB of RAM or more, so at least iPhone 6s or higher or iPad Air 2 or higher are required. It all seems quite awesome for adventure game fans, so look for The Pillars of the Earth Book 1 on iOS next week on April 4th.
