I’ve been eager to get caught into The Occupation subsequent week, investigating an obvious terrorist assault in 1987 England by snooping and interviewing folks throughout simulated actual time, however alas I’ll have to attend. The Occupation had been due subsequent Tuesday, October ninth, however builders White Paper Games at the moment introduced a short-notice delay pushing all of it the way in which again to February fifth, 2019. They give the standard purpose: they need extra time to make it correct good, yeah? Which I’m definitely okay with. I’d fairly play a greater model of the game later than a so-so one now.
The Occupation definitely sounds attention-grabbing sufficient to attend. So! Somewhere in North-West England on October 24th, 1987, we play a journalist investigating an explosion which has impressed the federal government to hurry an oppressive ‘protective’ act. We’ll discuss to folks, snoop, sneak, spy, and attempt to uncover the reality. What makes this all extra-special is that the game performs out in actual time, with folks following routines, issues we’ll miss if we’re within the improper place, and a deadline looming over us. All of which jogs my memory of traditional journey game The Last Express. I’ll look forward to that.
“We know that right now the game is so close to being complete and ready to play, but we also know that there are some tweaks and improvements that we need to make in order for it to be something that we’re proud to release and an experience that we’re happy to hand over to you all,” White Paper Games mentioned in today’s announcement.
“We’ve spent the past 4 years living in the world of The Occupation so we see the short delay as a small sacrifice to make sure we create something that values your time.”
With The Occupation now a means out once more, right here’s one of many devs to clarify it and refresh our recollections in a video from December 2017:
White Paper Games’ debut game was 2014’s Ether One, a first-person journey by a thoughts with dementia. Our John didn’t click with it however I’ve heard good issues from some.
