The video shows both ingame footage and cut scenes from the upcoming
mystery thriller adventure game, which boasts no less than eight different
endings. The video provides a glimpse of Memento Mori's thrilling
atmosphere and entirely three-dimensional graphics.
The alarm system in the famous Saint Petersburg Hermitage museum
was sabotaged during the latest coup. The perpetrator then exchanged
a priceless painting with a copy. Police Captain Sergej Vasilievic
Ostankovic puts Larisa "Lara" Ivanova Svetlova, an expert
in art thefts, on the case undercover. At the same time, he has the
means to force the ex-art counterfeiter Maxime "Max" Durand
to help out. Together Max and Lara have to track down the culprits.
Their investigations take them on an exciting journey across Europe.
But they have yet to realise which powers they are really facing.
Memento Mori will be available in many European territories during
the first quarter of 2009.
The video starts with an
impression of Colonel Ostankovic from St. Petersburg police. He is
upset about the burglary in St. Petersburg’s Hermitage, but
doesn’t want to cause a stir just yet. Thus the main characters
Max and Lara have to investigate undercover.
Max’s investigation
leads him to the catacombs of the famous Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
During World War II its invaluable collection was transferred there
for protection. In the game, the Hermitage Museum, including the Winter
Palace, was modelled in every detail after the originals.
The smart Russian policewoman
Lara follows a trace of the stolen painting to Scotland. She must
find a way to enter the estate of a rich art collector without getting
spotted.
The video closes with a
preview of the abbey of the secret order of “Ikuinen Nukkuja”,
which seems to be involved in the crime. The abbey lies in the woods
of Finland and will be presented in the game at different times of
the day. In the abbey’s garden Max meets a novice who is strangely
familiar to him.
Memento Mori boasts 46
locations across five European countries. Max and Lara travel to France,
Russia, Scotland, Portugal and Finland to unveil the truth behind
the mysterious art theft in the Hermitage.
