This article has a talk page!This page details pre-release information and/or media for Neopets: The Darkest Faerie.
Originally slated for a release on the PlayStation in 2003, the game changed developers and saw a release in 2005 on the PlayStation 2.
PlayStation Version#
e3.playstation.com#
Estimated sometime in May, the PlayStation E3 website began listing the game, with the description below:
- A fun-filled adventure featuring Neopets from the popular website www.neopets.com.
- Discover colorful worlds, unlock new quests, play fun mini-games and earn up to 450 valuable Items.
- Play as Grimilix the Grundo, Tormund the Lupe or Sally the Aisha whose stories intertwine into one big adventure.
- Equip your characters with swords, wands, gadgets and armor to defend against the powers of the Darkest Faerie.
- 12 different mini-games provide tons of game play variety and an opportunity to earn Rare Neopian Items or collect NeoPoints.
- Light-hearted action/adventure game play that all levels of gamers will enjoy.
- Neopets fans will have access to 100 new Neopets Items that can be collected and used both in the game and on the Neopets website. These Items can be transferred, via Neopets Rare Item Codes embedded into the video game, to a player’s online Neopets account.
- NeoPets will offer special “PlayStation Faerie Quests” to its online members after the game’s release, which will allow players to replay parts of “NEOPETS The Darkest Faerie” to complete these quests, thus extending the players’ experience long after they have finished the original storyline.
- Available for the PS one console and PlayStation game console, which are in 34 million North American households.
We're introduced to the main cast of characters:
- Grimilix the Grundo
- Tormund the Lupe
- Sally the Aisha
Grimilix the Grundo already existed within the main Neopets game before this annoucement. Unlike Tormund, Grimilix and Sally didn't make the transition to the PlayStation 2 version.
The listing also details how the PlayStation game would interact with the Neopets site in terms of prize codes. For the PlayStation 2 port, there was an interactive flash page and site plot instead.
Through the transition, the logo is largely intact; however, the website's other media such as screenshots and videos of the PlayStation game were not archived.
The website also lists "The Code Monkeys, Ltd." as the developer.
(Source: e3.playstation.com)
Neopets.com#
News: May 20th, 2003#
In case you missed this last week, here it is again (and remember to go to the E3 Playstation Site and give us an AWESOME vote!)
We are proud to announce The Darkest Faerie - a game for PlayStation that is going to be released in November of this year. It features an epic quest set over the worlds of Neopia featuring Tormund the Lupe, Sally the Aisha, Illusen and a whole host of other characters!
(Source: neopets.com)
News: July 10th, 2003#
We updated our Neopets Press Kit images. Yes, all nice shiny up to date images! If you are lucky you may even see a *sneak preview* of characters from The Darkest Faerie, our PlayStation game!
(Source: neopets.com)
News: November 1st and 2nd, 2003#
UPDATE - A while back we mentioned that we were working on a PlayStation game called The Darkest Faerie, well there have been a few delays. Basically we felt that it couldn't achieve everything we wanted it to on the PS1 and so we are going to re-make it as a PS2 game (so the graphics will be much better!) and it will be out in 2005. Don't worry, it's only $TIME seconds away (roughly!)
In November, it was announced on the Neopets website that the PlayStation port was cancelled. Development shifted from The Code Monkeys to Idol Minds. While The Neopets Team didn't outright explain the reasoning behind the cancellation, it was probably the right move considering the developer's track record, to say the least.
(Source: neopets.com)
Unsourced Material#
Early Screenshots#
These screenshots were probably originally sourced from PlayStation's E3 website.
(Source: pinkpt.com and neoseeker.com)
Early Promotional Material#
- The second image uses Tor's press kit asset, located in the Lupe section.
- Illusen is seen receiving/giving an item to/from Tor.
- Grimilix the Grundo is being held captive by the Werelupe King, who has a drastically different design.
(Source: gamesdb.launchbox-app.com)
PlayStation 2 Version#
Trailer#
In 2015, Khalbrae uploaded a trailer for the PS2 version. The original source of the video is unknown, but it appears to highlight a fairly late build with some differences.
- 0:08: items in the upper left are 3D models instead of icons.
- 0:37: the namecard says "Hero" instead of the current playable character's name.
The trailer's music exists unused in the final game's files as "ATTRACT.BIK".