Today is Wednesday, January 24th, and the sleepy fruit girl continues to bring you the latest ACG news:
1. The new obsidian RPG "Avowed" advocates players to focus on combat
2. The producers of "Her Story" and "IMMORTALITY" are working on two new works
3. "Death Stranding" landed on the Apple AppStore on January 30
4. Sony's CEO said that the subscription service is not worth much at the moment
5. Today's Shanguo Picture Flow: "Ranch Story: Olive Town and the Land of Hope" is at a record low of ¥149
1. Obsidian's new RPG "Avowed" advocates players to focus on combat
Carrie Patel, Game Director at Obsidian Studios, said in a recent interview: "Our next game, Avowed, won't have a purely pacifist playthrough, but that doesn't mean the game has to fight to overcome the difficulties. Players can still solve some problems through talking, and they can also use characters they have helped or encountered in the game, and we will also provide some hidden solutions, but hopefully players can focus on the battle.
During the development of The Outer Worlds, Obsidian had this option in mind and planned to add a knockout gun to help players reduce their kills. Eventually, though, the team abandoned the idea, as creator Tim Cain said in the NoClip documentary: "The gun raises a lot of questions, the player isn't sure how long the enemy will be unconscious, and what it means to take down the robot, and is it the right thing to use the knockdown gun to take away the enemy's finger when the player is given a bounty to collect their fingers?"
While Avowed doesn't take the "Gandhi" route, one of Obsidian's goals is to give players the freedom to explore and solve problems. "We don't have a plan for players to take a specific route to explore, so we're trying to think about where players might be and what they'll see there," Patel said. ”
2. The producers of "Her Story" and "IMMORTALITY" are working on two new works
Recently, Sam Barlow, the producer of games such as "Her Story", "Liing" and "IMMORTALITY", announced two new titles, tentatively titled "Project C██████" and "Project D████", which are now open to the Steam page and the release date is unknown.
These two titles are in the works being developed, but just like the tentative name, both Steam pages are filled with a lot of "█", so you don't have to worry too much about the meaning behind them, considering that the producers have done similar work before.
"Project C██████" focuses on sci-fi horror atmosphere and suspenseful exploration experience, and some scenes are created with the creative idea of a live-action interactive video game, and the producer said in an interview: "This project is developing in a cool direction based on the technology and ideas of "IMMORTALITY". It's a sci-fi horror game with 'cool' in mind, and it features probably 'the biggest mechanic we've ever created in a non-linear space, and it's a cool little box of puzzles'. ”
"This project wants to be aimed at longtime fans who have played Silent Hill: Shattered Memories before, but imagine what would happen if the design of IMMORTALITY was combined with a third-person horror survival game," said the producers of Project D████, a third-person survival horror game. Stay tuned~"
4. "Death Stranding" landed on the Apple AppStore on January 30
Following the arrival of Resident Evil: Village and Resident Evil 4 Remake on the Apple App Store, the next game coming to the platform is Death Stranding Director's Cut from Kojima Studios.
Death Stranding Director's Cut is coming to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max on January 30 and is compatible with all iPads and Macs with M-series chips. It's priced at $39.99, and the 40% OFF pre-order period is now available for just $19.99. According to Apple's App Store, you need 69.8 GB of free space and no DLC, so you won't incur any other hidden costs.
4. Sony's CEO said that the subscription service is not worth much at the moment
Sony's subscription service, PlayStation Plus, offers a far cry from Xbox Game Pass. While PS Plus focuses on showcasing Sony's work, Xbox games tend to make their way to Game Pass on day one. However, Sony does not seem to be planning to change its strategy at the moment.
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida revealed in an interview that he doesn't think game subscription services are very valuable in the gaming industry. He argues that most gamers "usually only play one game at a time", so an all-you-can-eat genre with numerous games may not have much value compared to video streaming services.
5. Today's Shanguo Picture Flow: "Ranch Story: Olive Town and the Land of Hope" is at a record low of ¥149