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|image = MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub1.png | |||
|number=26.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} | |number=26.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} | ||
|music=[[IG10]] | |music=[[IG10]] | ||
|nlevel=[[The Great Machine|27. The Great Machine]]{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} | |nlevel=[[The Great Machine|27. The Great Machine]]{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}}<br>[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha/The Time Device|28. The Time Device]]<br>[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha/The Lake|29. The Lake]] | ||
|plevel=[[The Halls of Illusion|25. The Halls of Illusion]]{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} | |plevel=[[The Halls of Illusion|25. The Halls of Illusion]]{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} | ||
}}{{LocationMediEvil|bgclass=early-gallowmere-bg|bgposition=60% 3%}}'''The Hub''' is a level that was cut from ''[[MediEvil]]''.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} It would have followed on from [[The Halls of Illusion]] | }}{{LocationMediEvil|bgclass=early-gallowmere-bg|bgposition=60% 3%}}'''The Hub''' is a level that was cut from ''[[MediEvil]]''.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} It would have followed on from [[The Halls of Illusion]]. It was a part of the [[City of Madness]] portion of the game. | ||
The Hub appears in the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]''. The main area consists of five rooms connected via passageways. The central room features a stained glass floor. There are [[chests]] in three of the rooms connected to the central room. One of the chests always contains a [[Gold Shield]], one the [[Crossbow]], and the last one contains a random item. There is a blue [[Magic Bone]] in one of the passageways connecting the rooms. The final room has a spiral staircase which leads to a circular room with dragon statues and three exits, each presumably leading to a different level. | The Hub appears in the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]''. The main area consists of five rooms connected via passageways. The central room features a stained glass floor. There are [[chests]] in three of the rooms connected to the central room. One of the chests always contains a [[Gold Shield]], one the [[Crossbow]], and the last one contains a random item. There is a blue [[Magic Bone]] in one of the passageways connecting the rooms. The final room has a spiral staircase which leads to a circular room with dragon statues and three exits, each presumably leading to a different level. | ||
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When asked about the level, [[Chris Sorrell]], the game's producer, did not remember anything about it.{{TwitterRef|Sorrell|1456535476081287172|November 5, 2021|quote=Hmm, I don’t have any recollection of that level at all. I don’t think it can have been anything very exciting, sorry}} | When asked about the level, [[Chris Sorrell]], the game's producer, did not remember anything about it.{{TwitterRef|Sorrell|1456535476081287172|November 5, 2021|quote=Hmm, I don’t have any recollection of that level at all. I don’t think it can have been anything very exciting, sorry}} | ||
==In the final game== | ==In the final game== | ||
===The Entrance Hall=== | |||
While The Hub was cut from the final game, some of its rooms were repurposed for The Entrance Hall level: | While The Hub was cut from the final game, some of its rooms were repurposed for The Entrance Hall level: | ||
====Top spiral staircase room==== | |||
{{Comparison | {{Comparison | ||
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====Bottom spiral staircase room==== | |||
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===="Zarok's Dragons Above" room==== | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The central room can | ===Full motion videos=== | ||
The Hub's central room can still be seen in the [[12AV]] full motion video: | |||
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*[[Magic Bone]] | *[[Magic Bone]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ | {{Main|:Category:Images of The Hub|l1=Images of The Hub}} | ||
===Development materials=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
MediEvil1998-LevelFlowchart2.jpg|The Hub branches off into three levels. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub2.png | |||
MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub3.png | |||
MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub4.png | |||
MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub5.png | |||
MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheHub6.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| Previous level | 25. The Halls of Illusion[1] | |
| Next level | 27. The Great Machine[1] 28. The Time Device 29. The Lake | |
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The Hub is a level that was cut from MediEvil.[1] It would have followed on from The Halls of Illusion. It was a part of the City of Madness portion of the game.
The Hub appears in the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha. The main area consists of five rooms connected via passageways. The central room features a stained glass floor. There are chests in three of the rooms connected to the central room. One of the chests always contains a Gold Shield, one the Crossbow, and the last one contains a random item. There is a blue Magic Bone in one of the passageways connecting the rooms. The final room has a spiral staircase which leads to a circular room with dragon statues and three exits, each presumably leading to a different level.
Based on a level flow chart from an unknown period of the game's development, The Hub would have connected several levels together. The level could have been accessed via The Entrance Hall or The Halls of Illusion, and would have led into The Time Device, The Great Machine, and The Lake.[2]
When asked about the level, Chris Sorrell, the game's producer, did not remember anything about it.[3]
In the final game
The Entrance Hall
While The Hub was cut from the final game, some of its rooms were repurposed for The Entrance Hall level:
Top spiral staircase room
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Bottom spiral staircase room
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"Zarok's Dragons Above" room
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Full motion videos
The Hub's central room can still be seen in the 12AV full motion video:
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The stained glass floor that Dan falls on in the 12AV FMV can later be seen in MediEvil 2 during the INTROP1 FMV, at the top of Zarok's Lair, suggesting that The Hub is directly above it:
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Items
Armour
Ranged weapons
Energy
Gallery
- Main article: Images of The Hub
Development materials
The Hub branches off into three levels.
Screenshots
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MediEvil Rolling Demo. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in September 1997.
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"Tidying up the dusty boxes in the cobwebbed attic I found yet more of my original MediEvil game designs, maps and documents. Including a lengthy audience play test response document. For those unfamiliar with Game Dev’ this is to get feedback from the public…" — Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published April 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Hmm, I don’t have any recollection of that level at all. I don’t think it can have been anything very exciting, sorry" — Chris Sorrell (@Trepan) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published November 5, 2021.
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