What’s higher than a puzzle sport with a compelling story? According to EightyEight studios, the reply is 5 puzzle video games rolled into one sport that tells 5 tragic interconnected tales. Photographs is an upcoming puzzler helmed by Luca Redwood, who’s beforehand delighted both John and myself with match three/infinite runner sport You Must Build A Boat.
I can inform what’s concerned in that first puzzle with the inexperienced background and the fences, the place it’s a must to information two characters to a vacation spot however one button press makes them each transfer. The relaxation are extra of a thriller. Jigsaw-based wheat farming? Abstract mini-golf/diving? Who is aware of, however with Redwood’s observe historical past I’m up for something.
Redwood reckons that you just received’t received’t have seen something in Photographs’ ilk earlier than – “It’s unusual, and it’s dark – there isn’t anything else out there like it.” He provides that he’s working “with Pixelshuh for the art and Ben Prunty for the music, so it looks and sounds fantastic”.
Pixelshuh (or Octavi Navarro) was an artist and animator for Thimbleweed Park, whereas Ben Prunty did the soundtrack for FTL. I’m presently blasting that into my ear pipes so I can inform you whether or not Prunty lives as much as Redwood’s description, and I’m happy to report it’s even higher than I keep in mind.
Here’s an intriguing query posed by the press launch: “Why have a level select screen? Why not use that time and space to elevate a puzzle game and really tell a story? That’s the problem that Photographs sets out to solve.” Again, I’m unsure what that would imply – however I’m wanting ahead to discovering out.
Photographs will launch sooner or later in 2018. Hit its site for extra info.
