019PlayStation
voices
themonthin
mouthingoffGetlostin ManifoldGardenwhenit
comestoPlayStation4 laterin 2020.08
ManifoldGardenis
madeupofmind-
bendingpuzzle
spaces.Theidea
forthemcameto
WilliamChyr,the
game’screator,asheplayedloosely
withconcepts,toyingwithphysics
andspacein hisengine.
“Therewerecertainmoments
thatI wantedtheplayerto
experience,”hesays,[suchas]
“discoveringa newwaytoapplytherulesofgravity,discoveringworld
wrappingforthefirsttime,coming
intoa newspaceandwitnessing
infinity.Thosearemagical
moments.”Oncehefocusedonhow
tointroducemechanicstobuildup
tothosemoments,hefeltwhathe
wasworkingontransformfroma
techdemotoa fullgame.
Eventhen,findingthatfocus
tookexperimentation.AtfirstChyr
concentratedonmechanics,but
soon“exploringthearchitecture
becamethefocalpoint,”hesays.
“I discoveredthattheintersection
ofphysicsandarchitecturebrought
outa richcoreforinteresting
puzzles.”Chyrcreditsplaytesters
anddesignersbroughtin towards
theendofdevelopmentforhelping
tobuildonthatcore.“I hadbeen
workingonthegameforsolongthat
I couldn’texperiencethegamefrom
a player’sperspective,”hesays.Q The infinite stepwells here make this
one of Chyr’s favourite levels in the game.Getting lost in
Manifold Garden
How the Escher-like spaces were designed
ROOM TO GROW
“I rarely have the final design
in mind when I start creating
a level,” says Chyr. “ I’ll often
begin with an idea – sometimes
that’s a puzzle, sometimes it’s a
particular architectural element.”Looking at Escher etchings
makes our brains hurt,
never mind playing an
Escher-inspired puzzler.“I have lived
out my edgy
JRPG character
fantasies from
when I was
a kid.” Dylan
Sprouse is living
the dream
voicing
Yozora in
Kingdom
Hearts.“My stomach’s
in knots from
the pressure
of just trying
to make sure
that fans of
the manga
and the anime
are gonna be
happy.” My Hero
One’s Justice 2
producer Aoba
Miyazaki is
giving it her all.Cyberpunk 2077
Is “Going to be
f***ing good,”
says Grimes
as the singer
reveals she’ll
play a pop star
in the game.