The Witch of Salzburg

The Witch of Salzburg is and adventure game based on the Salzburg witch trials, known in history as the Magician Jackls process, which took place in the city of Salzburg in Austria in 1675-1690, was one of the largest and most famous witch trials in Austria. It lead to the execution of 139 people. It was an unusual witch trial, as the majority of its victims were of male gender. In 1675, Barbara Kollerin was put on trial for theft and sorcery in Salzburg togehter with one Paul Kalthenpacher. During torture, she confessed that her son, Paul Jacob Koller, had a pact with Satan. Her partner, Kaltenbacher, confirmed this and described Jacob as a man of 20, the son of an executioner's assistant. The Playstation game begins with the trail and kill of a woman in 1569 accused of being a witch, but some people said that she survived. The game started in 1997 when a group of people are going to visit the castle and the game starts there. On the second day the group find a corpse and the investigation starts there. The player controls a father that with the help of his daughter that will have to investigate and use different objects to advance in the game. They got 7 days to solve the mystery. The game features a nice orchestral music, 3d polygon graphics and a third person perspective (using a first person one in some locations of the castle). The player character's can die in the game so saving often is recommended.