Stonekeep Resurrected Today on Wii

Remember the review I wrote about Stonekeep, the first-person FMV role-playing game? What? You don’t? Then check it out here.

Well…

The long-awaited (by me) sequel to Stonekeep (called Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors) has just been released as a $5 WiiWare title. According to Nintendo.com:

Stonekeep. The legendary city was once ruined by a dark god’s magick, but saved by your ancestors. Now the legend of Stonekeep requires a new hero: You.

Explore dungeons, watch out for deadly traps, fight monsters with a variety of weapons or control dangerous magicks. The choice is yours.

But all is not lost. There are allies within the halls of Stonekeep. Choose one to help lead you to victory.

So, am I happy? Is the nerd in me jumping up and down? Not so fast. Look at those visuals. In a bizarre WTF moment, I can tell that this is not the game I remember. No, this looks like a fully 3D game of unknown origins. An old canceled Sega CD game, perhaps? Seriously, all joking aside—what am I looking at here? Could this be the fabled canceled Stonekeep 2 that never saw the light of day? Tickle me unimpressed so far.

Only time will tell how this game is. (But it has immediately moved to the top of my list of games-to-review.)

Stonekeep: Bones of the Ancestors (WiiWare) Descent (PC) Stonekeep (PC) [NSFW] Haunt (XBLA)