Wales Interactive has launched the sequel to their FMV title 5 Dates, Ten Dates, onto a number of platforms right now together with cell.
Wales Interactive, based mostly in Penarth, are a studio well-known for his or her use of FMV (Full Movement Video) of their video games. A know-how beforehand launched with the arrival of the CD-ROM format which allowed live-action footage to be utilised for video games, FMV fell out of favour after a quick interval of ubiquity. Nonetheless, Wales Interactive’s catalogue has been constructed nearly solely on its use with bespoke footage shot for every of their video games.
Their newest recreation expands on their earlier title with extra characters and choices, crucially updating the idea with extra parts of LGBTQ+ and disabled illustration.
Director and author of Ten Dates, Paul Raschid spoke in a weblog put up of Wales Interactive’s ambitions for making the sport really feel extra genuine. “Attraction, courting and love are common experiences we are able to all establish with. Our ambition for Ten Dates was to increase the world of 5 Dates right into a richer and extra genuine vary of courting choices. The writing crew included LGBTQ+ consultants who we labored with intently throughout the interactive storylines. We hope the result’s a extra inclusive expertise which inspires folks to strive quite a lot of suitors. I’m actually pleased with what we’ve achieved and hope the viewers will really feel the identical approach.”
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Wales Interactive’s catalogue is an ideal instance of how different codecs and titles exterior of the usually accepted genres can work properly on cell. It additionally demonstrates that exterior of London there may be nonetheless a thriving community of recreation improvement studios, and that firms are more and more realising the necessity to create extra various experiences inside story-driven video games with a view to stay genuine.
Wales Interactive has remained a fixture within the business with their distinctive video games and been recognised for it with quite a few awards together with Digital Enterprise of the 12 months on the Welsh Enterprise Awards 2022. The corporate has additionally been recognised by their friends within the recreation business, making the shortlist for the TIGA Business awards final yr for “Creativity in Video games” with their title Bloodshore.
