The project boosted the economies of coastal towns which had suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. The art piece had been wrapped in scaffolding weeks before and in January panic brewed as the skip prop was taken away It was painted by the artist in August 2021 as part of his 'Great British Spraycation'. The art piece had been wrapped in scaffolding weeks before and in January panic brewed as the skip prop was taken away.īut town mayor Alan Green had reassured residents in February that the piece was not being removed and that the scaffolding was there for work to stabilise the wall.īut this week drone video shows police presence as the roads on Denmark Road and Katwijk Way were temporarily closed for the removal operation. ![]() 'It has to be worth seven figures - between £1 million to £3 million.' He said: 'Banksy gave the town the most amazing gift and basically that has been lost. John Brandler, a Lowestoft art dealer, was 'dismayed' by the loss to the town. ![]() Onlookers watched in dismay as the art piece came down, with one shouting it was 'being stolen from the town' whilst another said they were 'sad to see it go'. A Skip option will appear after a delay allowing you to by-pass a particular puzzle should it prove too difficult.The mural by the anonymous street artist featured a spray-painted seagull tucking into a refuse skip full of polystyrene chips on the side of a residential terraced building These items differ in style and vary between “head scratching” or “head banging” in their level of difficulty. Numerous puzzles and riddles are dotted throughout the game. The only characters with an audible voice are those of Iris, the King, Wizard and Franklin although he only uses text format when providing a response to requests for help. When communicating with these characters, most of the time this will be conducted in just text format. For example a scarecrow requires a glove, boot, hat, eyes and belt while a witch doctor needs the ingredients for a magical potion. Generally these characters prove to be useful and are willing to assist you but only after you have provided them with whatever they need. There are also short-cut icons for Help and Menu facilities.Īs you move around the Tower and the various painting linked environment, you will encounter a mixing of characters. In some cases items stored in this area will need to be combined before they can be put to some use. Next to Objectives and Franklin’s portrait is the game’s inventory holding the items collected. You can access Franklin’s help by clicking on his portrait, when it is encircled by a glowing frame, and then selecting the topic from those listed in an Objectives feature appearing in the bottom left corner of the screen. However as Franklin has been turned to stone, he is rather immobile and is limited to offering clues as to the best way to proceed. Helping you in this task will be Franklin, Iris’s guardian. Iris is the last surviving member of a family that can produce paintings and sketches with the magical properties of allowing people to enter the world depicted in the painting. Your task in the game is to protect Iris from the plan of the King and the Chancellor who want to make use of the special abilities of Iris for their own purposes. ![]() However this link’s only response is an error message which could hardly be considered helpful. There is also an apparent link to a Strategy Guide, available from an Extra option, on the main title page. Other options include adjusting the screen’s brightness level while playing the game in full screen mode. Settings can be adjusted for the volume levels used by music and sound effects including a spoken introduction to the main action. In this case the game is built around a magical tower that is not acting as it should and a young girl, called Iris, who is currently trapped inside.ĭeveloped by Big Fish Games Studios, this title allows you to create profiles so that different people can play the game and have their progress recorded. As with the other offerings in this series, the game is based around a concept of magic paintings that can draw people into fantasy worlds. ![]() The Painted Tower, as you might suspect, forms part of the Drawn series of Puzzle Adventure games.
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