The co-director of Valiant Hearts is diving again into one other World War for his subsequent sport, teaming up with English animation studio Aardman to make 11-11: Memories Retold. The sport’s a little bit of a thriller for now, but it surely’s set in World War 1, has a fairly painted fashion of animation, and I’m informed will “follow the story of two soldiers brought together in the most unlikely of circumstances.” Let’s exit on a limb and guess that it’s two fellas on totally different sides who realise the opposite is human too and struggle is terrible.
“Engaging audiences with compelling stories through animation is at the heart of what we do at Aardman. With this project we want to produce an emotionally rich experience with a distinctive visual identity that reflects the sentiment of this narrative,” Aardman co-founder David Sproxton stated within the announcement. “11-11: Memories Retold is truly an exciting step for us as it marks the first time that Aardman has collaborated on a game of this scale and we’re delighted to see this come to life.”
Aardman are the lot behind animated shorts, adverts, and movies together with Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run. DigixArt are the French studio co-founded by Yoan Fanise, who was a author and co-director on Valiant Hearts. It’s printed by Bandai Namco.
Here’s some behind-the-scenes stuff from Fanise, who’s directing 11-11 too, which doesn’t clarify a lot concerning the sport however is fascinating:
