Abstract
- Newfound Braveness, the a lot cherished homosexual indie sport, has been remade and is coming to Xbox in time for Satisfaction on Jun 24.
- A rewrite of the story, plus an entire new chapter, Return to Otherwhere.
- Model new ‘Mechamancer’ fight mechanics and development.
- Virtually each artwork asset has been fully remade.
In the present day, we’re discussing the upcoming launch of Newfound Braveness on Xbox. It is a complete remake with new artwork, music, story content material and mechanics. This model of the sport will immerse you in Alex and Jake’s story like by no means earlier than.
After we got down to launch Newfound Braveness on Xbox, we determined to try the sport because it presently stands. The suggestions we’ve obtained is nice; folks love the music, story and artwork. However our gamers need extra. We knew we may do even higher, so our sport has been recreated for the Xbox launch.
We all the time felt visible artwork was a weak level within the sport. It was too static and generic. About 100% of the environmental artwork has been enhanced. We revised all characters and, in some circumstances, fully redesigned them. There may be improved dynamic lighting, wind, and particle results. The artwork feels extra alive and animated.
We later thought-about the story. This was positively one of many strongest facets of the sport, however once more, we knew we may do higher. New mechanics have been added, primarily fight mechanics. We created a easy, streamlined fight and development system so we may go even greater with our fantasy story—and it labored. All the pieces about Newfound Braveness is grander, the stakes are larger, and battling the ‘large dangerous’ to the loss of life presents extra satisfaction.
The following paragraph consists of spoilers, so please skip it when you haven’t performed the sport but. On the finish of Newfound Braveness, Alex doesn’t obtain his happily-ever-after; his love is unrequited. Now, that hasn’t modified. Nonetheless, we nonetheless felt Alex deserved to search out love. This was the proper alternative to introduce a brand new DLC, Return to Otherwhere.
It sees Alex return dwelling and face his demons (actually) as he fights to uncover the reality about his hometown. A recent solid of distinctive characters, otherworldly sceneries and a deep delve into Alex’s previous grants the general sport a brand new edge. This moreover gave us the prospect to create extra music, and the remake consists of roughly six new tracks, together with an eerie carnival piece.
We are able to’t wait to see what you suppose, the builds you create, and the boyfriend you finally select. Newfound Braveness formally launches on Xbox on June 24.
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