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The Poisoned Pawn: A Tex Murphy Adventure is a cancelled continuation of the Tex Murphy series via the collaboration of Chaotic Fusion and Big Finish Games. It was to be the first chapter of Tex Murphy's final adventure.

Story[]

In this cyberpunk, film noir, dystopian sci-fi adventure, you play as Tex Murphy, a typical 1940's gumshoe detective. Except, it's the 2050's. A post apocalyptic world has risen from the ashes of World War III and stands divided. New San Francisco sits atop the rubble of the old city. It's a city of glitz and glamour hiding a sinister undertone: a population segregated between those immune to the nuclear fallout (Norms) and those less fortunate (Mutants). Just outside the new city lies Old San Francisco, a vastly ignored reminder of a dark past, and home to the mutant population, and Tex himself. In this latest adventure, the year is 2051. Shortly after the events of Tesla Effect (the 2014 adventure title) Tex Murphy (Chris Jones), with the guidance of St. Germaine (Jason Tatom), must revisit some of his most gripping cases in order to decipher his true past, and prepare him for an uncertain future.

Behind the scenes[]

Poisoned Pawn started out as a fan remake of Tex Murphy: Overseer, but received official support from Big Finish Games. Unlike the other adventures of Tex Murphy, Overseer has more compatibility problems on newer systems. It also is less known than the previous titles in the series. The name comes from the working title of Overseer.

As development continued Big Finish Games chose to make The Poisoned Pawn the next commercial game in the series, and is filmed new content for the game, and the new framing story set after Tesla Effect. This is the official continuation of the series, and said to introduce new revelations not revealed before, from Tex Murphy's lost memories relating to both Mean Streets and Overseer, and what really happened.

See also: Production Diary

This is the next commercial game and continuation to the series, and represents the current highest state of canon (co-developed by Chaotic Fusion and Big Finnish Games with Aaron Conners). This game is a retelling of both Overseer and Mean Streets, and will tell the 'true story' including many details that Tex had previously forgotten. This may include everything form Mean Streets to Tesla Effect (as well as the novels) in some fashion with both earlier versions of the original story seen from a new perspective. The game has 20 plus areas (Overseer hat fifteen) and a new subplot. The game originally started as a fan/community remake/reimagining of Overseer with modern engine and new puzzles and areas. It has since been announced that is being co-developed with Big Finish Games, and is intended to be the true continuation of the series. "The Poisoned Pawn is act one of the final chapter in the Tex Murphy series." It will contain all new filmed content, as well as use elements older games as well. In this cyberpunk, film noir, dystopian sci-fi adventure, you play as Tex Murphy, a typical 1940's gumshoe detective. Except, it's the 2050's. A post apocalyptic world has risen from the ashes of World War III and stands divided. New San Francisco sits atop the rubble of the old city. It's a city of glitz and glamour hiding a sinister undertone: a population segregated between those immune to the nuclear fallout and those less fortunate. Just outside the new city lies Old San Francisco, a vastly ignored reminder of a dark past, and home to the mutant population, and Tex himself. In this latest adventure, the year is 2051. Shortly after the events of Tesla Effect (the 2014 adventure title) Tex Murphy(Chris Jones), with the guidance of St. Germaine(Jason Tatom), must revisit some of his most gripping cases in order to decipher his true past, and prepare him for an uncertain future. This story picks up from the end of Tex Murphy and the Tesla Effect. It's November 2050 and Tex has just returned to New San Francisco with an invaluable bargaining chip and plans to sell it for a big Christmas bonus. But his plans are interrupted by a bizarre incident that seems related to events from Tex's very first case, thirteen years earlier. The Count St. Germain, who Tex met in his previous case and intended to do business with, suspects there may be important connections between Tex's past, present and future. He asks Tex to tell him the full story of his first case. With St. Germain's unique assistance, Tex remembers forgotten details and makes shocking new discoveries about what happened all those years ago...and how those events are about to change his future. The developers promise there is to be more insight into some of the earliest titles including Mean Streets and Martian Memorandum in Poisoned Pawn, in relation to Overseer and this newest game in Tex's history (as well as possibly the novels).

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