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STORIESEVERYONE’STALKINGABOUT
But perhaps most interestingly
(or ominously, depending on how you
feel about the survival genre), he
says, “Compared with other projects
we’ve worked on, we have an
extremely small number of things
that didn’t make it to the final game.”
You won’t just have to manage
your physical health, either. “The
psyche is inextricably linked to
physical health. Each of our actions
affects our mental well-being. [...]
Bad nutrition, diseases, bugs under
the skin, or leeches have a negative
effect on our condition and, like in
life, a warm tasty meal, a long,
uninterrupted sleep, and a
comfortable bed will help the player
stand on his feet, both mentally and
physically,” Kwiatek explains.
GREEN AROUND THE GILLS
Kwiatek says of the team’s extensive
research process: “Our ‘guideposts’
werethetribes– theireverydaylife
andtheirrituals.Everyplanthasits
purpose,asfood,medicine,or
poison.”Andwhileyoucanencounter
humanfriendliesin storymode,the
tribesin-game“havetheirreasons
tostayhostiletowardstheplayer.”
We’retoldthatthedeveloperdoes
nothaveplanstoadd“more
player-tribeinteractions.”
Butif yousimplywanttoenjoythe
fruitsofthedevelopers’research
andgeta feelforoneofthemost
beautifulwildplacesonEarth,
Touristmodemitigatesa lotofthe
aforementionedchallenge.We’re
told,“Theideaforthismodecame
directlyfromourcommunity.Players
appreciatedtheworkwehaveput
intocreatinga realisticjungleand
theyjustwantedtofeelthe
atmosphereandbuildwithoutany
dangerslurkingforthem.”It exists
asanoptionin storymode“for
thosewhowanttoenjoythe
storytelling,but[don’t]necessarily
wanttofightforfoodordigthe
wormsfromundertheirskin.”Well,
wewon’tbeonestojudgewhen
GreenHellmakesitsPlayStation
debutlaterthisyear.Wehopeyou
packedthebugspray...Tofindoutmore,visittheofficial
websiteatgreenhell-game.com.QYouanduptothreeothermatescan
bandtogethertotakeonthechallenge.QRespecttherainforestandits
dangersorit’llbegameoverforyou...info patches
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ANANDROID’SDREAM
NightdiveStudiosandAlconEntertainment
arebringingBladeRunner:EnhancedEdition
toPS4.Originallyreleasedin 1997forPC,
therewaslittlehopeofa re-releaseasthe
sourcecodewaslostwhenoriginaldeveloper,
Westwood,moved.Butafterovera decadeof
work,it’sbeenreverse-engineered.SAMEDIFFERENCE
PSVRclone-’em-upThePersistencegave
usthewilliesandgota 9/10foritstrouble.
Nowit’sgettinga non-VRreleaseonPS4so
youcanenjoyallthescareswithnoneofthe
sweatyheadgear.Thenon-PSVRversionof
thegamewillbeavailabletoeveryonewho
climbedaboardbeforenowasa freeupdate.TRADING PLACES
Part remake, part sequel (in a roundabout
sort of way), survival sim Pathologic 2 has
come to PS4. A rural village is being ravaged
by plague and, with its healer dead, you are
tasked with taking his place. There are only
12 days on the clock and you can’t save
everyone... read our review next issue.PANDORA’S BOX
Warsaw-based Creepy Jar is
made up of a number of former
Techland and Flying Wild Hog
employees, and many
members of the team have solid
survival-game backgrounds.