Well this is a surprise. The folks at EA have remembered that Emerald City Confidential exists and have put it on sale for the very first time! store.steampowered.com/app/37260/Em... - ThreadSky

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social • 67 days ago

Well this is a surprise.

The folks at EA have remembered that Emerald City Confidential exists and have put it on sale for the very first time!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/37260/Emerald_City_Confidential/

Comments

meleemonkey.bsky.social•66 days ago

There’s no “buy” button for me. Is it region-locked or something??

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•66 days ago

It is, I’m afraid. Whoever owns it now never added the new currencies as they became available.

meleemonkey.bsky.social•66 days ago

That’s too bad, it’s one of the few Wadjet Eye games I don’t have. Thanks for confirming though - I was very confused!

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•66 days ago

I’m afraid the only solution is to find someone who can gift it to you.

leebenningfield.net•67 days ago

I know it was on sale at least once before, because I bought it 14 years ago for 75% off

tacoadventure.net•67 days ago

Thanks for the heads up. I'm now a proud owner!

y-lu.bsky.social•62 days ago

Just finished it, and loved it! As a huge Oz fan as a kid, I got a kick out of all the deep cuts, and how you extrapolated on existing backstory. I'm just a little bummed we never get to explore Munchkin and Gillikin lands too, as I was convinced that's where the story was heading.

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•62 days ago

They WERE part of the original design but had to be cut for time/budget. :(

y-lu.bsky.social•61 days ago

Oh, no :( Is there any interview somewhere where you went into this, because now I’m so curious? Digging around, I found this bit from TV Tropes, but it doesn’t cite a source.

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•60 days ago

It’s honestly been so long that I don’t remember what the original plan was. :(

catbaronale.bsky.social•67 days ago

This game made me rethink games like completely way way back when I first played it. Grabbing immediately

theotherspeakman.bsky.social•67 days ago

Hmmm 🤔

Must be coincidence!

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•67 days ago

No idea! People have been begging me to put it on sale for over a decade, but I have no control over it so i had to keep saying no. :( Happy it's on sale now at least.

theotherspeakman.bsky.social•67 days ago

I was joking because Wicked (based on the Wizard of Oz, of course) is doing great in theaters right now. Feels like a marketing slam dunk for EA.

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•67 days ago

Oh! Hah. Maybe. I didn't even consider that.

wadjeteyegames.bsky.social•67 days ago

(although I'd be surprised if they're even aware the game exists!)