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“Itwasa custom
enginethatwe
built,because
that’sjustwhat
youdowhen
you’rea German
gamedeveloper,”laughsJohannes
Kristmann,onehalfofdeveloper
Maschinen-Mensch,aswediscuss
thesequeltoPC’sTheCurious
Expeditionthat’scomingtoPS4.
“Nowwe’rebuildingthesecond
gameoutofthefirstgame,”
Kristmannadds,explaininghow
bringingthecompany’soriginal
gametoPS4hashelpedtheteam
conceptualiseitsmoreambitious
followup,whichtakesinspiration
fromHergé’sTintincomics.NEWWORLD
In originalTheCuriousExpedition,
beingportedforPS4,yourgoal
is tobecomethemostfamous
memberoftheExplorers’Club,
overthecourseofsixexpeditions,soyoucanhavea statuebuiltin
yourhonour.Oneachmissionyou
uncovernewpartsofa randomly
put-togethermap.Youthenhave
todecidewhethertodonatethe
treasuretoa museumformorefame,orsellit togetbetterfunds
foryourtrips.Charactersinclude
NikolaTeslaandHPLovecraft.
TheCuriousExpedition2 follows
muchthesameformat,butwitha
slightlylatersetting,muchmoreto
discover,andtheoptiontobepart
ofneworganisationsbeyondthe
British-themedExplorers’Club.Youhavetomanageyoursanity
andusea magiccompasstotrack
downtherelicsin time,carving
outyourownstoryasyouevents
unfold.Somearelovely(oneof
yourcrewwantstostayin a
villageyoufindfortruelove),and
somelessso(willyouletyour
dogordonkeybecomefoodwhen
you’restarvingin thejungle?).
“Eventhoughthegameis really
grimin nature,it’salsohumorous
andhasa lotoftongue-in-cheek
stuffsowedon’ttakeit too
seriously,”saysKristmann.
Wereachthenendofthelevel
we’replayingin PS4’sTheCurious
Expedition,therelicis delivered,
andthecrowdleapsforjoy.When
doesthenextshipsetsail?This adventure gets
curiouser and curiouser
Curious Expedition will arrive on PS
before the sequel later in 2019.The Curious Expedition and its sequel are heading to PS
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BECOME THE MOST FAMOUS
MEMBER OF THE EXPLORERS’
CLUB SO YOU CAN HAVE A STATUE
BUILT IN YOUR HONOUR.