Un jeu indépendant plutôt intéressant compte bien pointer le bout de son nez cette année sur PC. Décrit comme une "fiction horreur étrange", The Vanishing of Ethan Carter est inspiré de contes macabres du début du 20è siècle, des revues Weird Tales et est développé par le studio The Astronauts, composé essentiellement d'anciens de People Can Fly. Le joueur prendra le rôle d'un détective qui a la capacité surnaturelle de visualiser les scènes de crimes et enquêtera sur le kidnapping d'un jeune garçon. Détails, teaser et une image après le clic.
Weird Fiction Horror Coming to PC in 2013, In-Engine Teaser Video and Screenshot Released
Inspired by the weird fiction stories and other tales of macabre of the early 20th century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a game to be played at night, alone, and in headphones. With The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, The Astronauts – a team comprised of People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Painkiller) veterans – aim to evolve immersive storytelling in games. It’s set for release on PC via digital distributors in 2013.
As a detective with the supernatural ability to visualize scenes of lethal crimes, you investigate the kidnapping of a young boy, hoping to save him before it’s too late. The investigation leads you to a beautiful mountain area, where you come across a severely mutilated body of one of the kidnappers. Using both your paranormal skill and modern detective tools you discover the mystery behind the trail of corpses in the valley, the roots of an ancient force ruling the area, and the fate of the kidnapped boy.
“What we care about the most is that the players feel like they’re really there. Immersion is our number one priority," said the game’s designer, Adrian Chmielarz. “It’s a game about exploration and discovery. We’re not abandoning the gameplay – on the contrary: we’re trying to strip it down to the bone and make sure it’s always meaningful and truly makes the experience better.”
The game is being developed on the latest version of the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3 technology from Epic Games, as well as exciting new technology, the details of which we will reveal in the coming months.
About The Astronauts
The Astronauts is small independent studio located in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded last year by Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski and Michal Kosieradzki. They were the original founders of People Can Fly, where they lead the development of such games as Painkiller and Bulletstorm, and lately worked on Gears of War: Judgment.
“There are lots of great things about the big world of AAA games, but there’s even more appeal to us in making games that feel and are personal, and where the only censors are the creators and the public. We want to make games which we are 100% responsible for. By starting The Astronauts we went back to the way we were ten years ago, when we were making Painkiller and were doing it completely our way. The game that we’re making right now could not be more different, but the studio spirit seems to be exactly the same.”
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Commentaire du 06/02/2013 à 18:05:51"The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a game to be played at night, alone, and in headphones."
C'est exactement les conditions qui me plaisent, héhé, comme un Dear Esther (d'ailleurs, si vous pouviez faire plus de news, (si tant est que ce soit possible) sur les perles de jeux indépendants, qui ont tendances à me passer sous le nez le plus souvent).
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Commentaire du 07/02/2013 à 11:13:03