019PlayStation
voices
themonthin
mouthingoffWatchthespookyrevealtrailerhere:
bit.ly/R3b1rth.Scaredyet?08
Sometimes
desperation
begetscreativity
and,asFrictional
Games’creative
directorThomas
Griptellsit, that’showAmnesia:
TheDarkDescentfirstcametobe.
Nowtheteamaregoingbackto
thebeginningforanall-newentry
in theseries:Rebirth.Griptook
tothePlayStationblognotonlyto
sharethefeelingthatfuelledthefirstgame– “Screwinnovation!
Let’sjustmakethescariestgame
wepossiblycan”– butalsoto
announcethatFrictional’sfuture
frightfestwilldebutthisautumn.
Amnesia:Rebirthfollowsa new
protagonist,witha freshsetting
andstory.Gripwastight-lipped
aboutthepoorsoulwe’llbeplaying
as(andif you’reatallfamiliarwith
howtwistythepreviousgamesgot,
you’llknowthat’sforgoodreason)
buta shortteaserclipsuggests
hernameis Tasi.
Rebirthwillnotsimplybe‘more
ofthesame.’Gripsaysthisproject
buildsoneverythingtheteam
hasmadepreviously,butadds“In
horror,repetitionis a deadlysin.
Youneedtokeepplayersontheir
toesatalltimes.We’vehadtotwist
expectations,refineoldfeatures,
anduptheanteoneverything
you’veseenfromus.”Q The trailer features an unanswered radio
transmission. What are we running from?Watch your step
down memory lane
Frictional returns to its unforgettable horror series
PAST AS PROLOGUE
“[The Dark Descent] took off
beyond our wildest dreams.
The game became a byword
for narrative horror [...] Now, a
decade later, we want to return
to those roots,” Grip explains.Our spines are already
tingling in anticipation
at what awfulness
Frictional is cooking up.“Shiba Inu is
a treasure.”
Ikumi Nakamura
loved Platinum’s
recent Project
GG reveal.“Even after
years of
working on it,
I’m still blown
away by the
animation in
Part II.” Stop
teasing us, Neil
Druckmann!“Okami 2...
Scalebound...
Viewtiful Joe
3... Dante Vs
Bayonetta...
Devil May Cry 0...
I want to make
everything!...
Please email
Capcom.” Hideki
Kamiya asks for
it all at a PAX
East panel.