Application Systems Heidelberg has just announced their newest project, The Longing, which is a rather quirky mix between an adventure and an idle game. Expect a slow burn to unfold as players take control of a Shade, who has been appointed to watch over a sleeping king. The problem is that the king must slumber for 400 days before waking up, and this happens in real time.
The Longing is inspired by a German legend that describes a king under a mountain, who is waiting for the right time to awaken. The entire tale has been poetized by Friedrich Ruckert. The game itself references this with some of the graphics featuring real Kyffhauser caves and a 6.5-metre-tall Barbarossa sculpture. ... [MORE]
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