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A New Beginning: Final Cut

A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

75 11 December 2012

A New Beginning: Final Cut is an adventure developed by Daedalic Entertainment, released 11 December 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What A New Beginning: Final Cut is

A New Beginning: Final Cut is an adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and released in 2012. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A New Beginning is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and published by Lace Mamba Global for Microsoft Windows, OS X and iOS. The game's story, focused on theme of climate change, sees players assume the role of two different characters - a scientist from the 1990s who developed a clean fuel source method; and a time traveller from the distant future where climate changes has brought the world close to extinction - who must work together to change the course of history for the sake of humanity's survival in the future. The game received mixed reviews following its release.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational, fantasy, historical and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 28 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

A New Beginning: Final Cut holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 14 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz (Single Core) or 1.8 GHz (Dual Core), 1500 MB RAM and OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

A New Beginning: Final Cut launched on 11 December 2012, within three weeks of Far Cry 3, Game Dev Tycoon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn and PlanetSide 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Far Cry 3, Game Dev Tycoon, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn, PlanetSide 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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A New Beginning: Final Cut — frequently asked questions

When did A New Beginning: Final Cut come out?
A New Beginning: Final Cut was released on 11 December 2012 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for A New Beginning: Final Cut?
At minimum, A New Beginning: Final Cut needs 2 GHz (Single Core) or 1.8 GHz (Dual Core), 1500 MB RAM, OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM (Shared Memory is not recommended) graphics, 5 GB HD space of storage.
How many GB is A New Beginning: Final Cut?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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