Okay, it's official: 2018 is going to be the year the horror takes hold on Nintendo Switch. And joining that fear-inducing revolution is Infernium, an indie odyssey into a nightmare filled with endless death and constant anxiety. Catalonia-based developer Carlos Coronado is aiming to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch eShop by the end of this month/beginning of April with a $24.95/€22.95 price tag attached.
So what's so scary about it? Instead of relying on predictable jump scares, Infernium uses a constant state of tension that builds throughout the game. You play as a wanderer, punished to die over and over again in hell. You won’t be able to kill or damage most of the enemies you encounter, but with 17 interconnected/non-linear levels to explore filled with shortcuts and secrets, there's a strategy to found as you attempt to evade your endless pursuers. There's a real Resident Evil 3: Nemesis feel about this little indie and we're really digging it.
Does Infernium look like your kind of game? Are you into the idea of another non-combative, first-person experience? Let us know below...
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You missed what they wrote in their Youtube description of the video.
"Infernium, a non-linear first person survival horror. Dive in an interconnected beautiful portrait of hell, die in a prison without bars and overcome a brutal penitence. An agonizing anxiety-inducing experience that will shake you to the core.
From the creator of the multi-awarded indie game of the year MIND: Path to Thalamus. Published by Undercoders, creators of Conga Master and the world wide acclaimed Superola and the Lost Burgers.
Running at native 720p 30fps on Nintendo Switch"
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/superola_and_the_lost_burgers 1/10
This looks interesting and their last game MIND: Path to Thalamus received some good reviews, it has 75% on Metacritic. The fact it will be published by the same lot who put out Superola & the Lost Burgers doesn't really give any indication to the quality of Infernium. You do have to question them saying "the world wide acclaimed" though .I doubt they're being serious with that statement.
Pay a mere 30 dollars to live in an eternal nightmare of a hellscape where you're chased by your inner demons represented by blankets.
Blankets that are vaguely humanoid in shape like when it's too cold to go to the bathroom at night but you're like: I've got a blanket.
Rated PEGI 12 for mildly confusing blanket ghosts and the tension of not knowing if there's a blanket ghost in your house....Right Now!!
Aaah!
Best wishes.
This is very surprising and interesting!
@Alikan I don't know, blankets can be pretty scary. I jumped out of the cupboard at my sister one night wearing one and gave her the fright of her life. Granted we were just kids and I also had my rubber caveman mask on.
"PEGI 12" ..words I never want to hear at the beginning of a trailer for a 'horror' title!
Did I just see coat hangers in Hell? Lol
To be honest I’m being very careful on impulse buys on the eshop, horror games tend to be some of the worst ports and the buggiest, if that’s a word?!
So will wait for reviews, several before I’d be day one purchasing again but I really hope it’s good!
@OorWullie nice! I too had a penchant for scaring the bejesus out of my older sibling. Hid under his bed after we watched I know What you did Last Summer and grabbed his ankle when he was about to crawl into bed. He screamed pretty high pitched for a 13 year old. He still hates horror movies for some reason.
@OorWullie I got my bro one time after watching Halloween. He came in to take leak before going to bed and little did he know, I was waiting in the shower. Just before he flushed I jumped out. He fell into the corner screeching. Our parents thought an animal was dying outside.
I also am not sure about this game either. Looks a little kiddie to be scared.
Judging by the trailer alone it doesn't look like an interesting game in the least (in my opinion, of course. Obviously each people mileage may vary)
I kinda like the design of the blanket ghosts, but the animation is not doing them any favors.
Still, if it's a PEGI 12 horror game they may be enough to scare kids. It's not like they don't like horror too – my 2 year old niece constantly talks how she's scared of witches and dark forests but really likes stories with them.
@Alikan Hi, I am the gamedev of Infernium. I just want to clarify some stuff
Yes, the blankets are not scary on the aesthetics. Actually, I am 100% confident that if we change the blankets for just red cilinders with no animations, the horror of the game would still work.
Why? Simple.
I think it is really childish to say something is scary because of the aesthetics or a dirty environment. Horror doesn't work like that imo. The cloaks are scary because of how the act into gameplay, setting the player into constant tension while he needs to think yo succeed. Nah, you won't get jumpscares because finding an ugly, scary-looking enemy in Infernium. Take a look at for example, Amnesia. The foes do look ugly, but the second time one of them chases you you are not scared because he is ugly. You are scared because of the way he behaves in terms of gameplay
About the PEGI12, belive it or not, I actually had to FIGHT no get a PEGi12 instead of a PEGI3 lol
There is no blood, no violence, no gore and other common Pegi descriptors but hell, the game is by no means suitable to +3 Audiences by no means.
More or less, this is how the game works: while playing the player wil focus on overcoming a challenge and will execute a plan. When the execution of the plan starts, all the systems of the game (the enemies, the level design, the pacing, etc) will work thowards making the player loose control of the situation.
Anyways, hopefully I had shed some light into the game mechanics with this post. I am not trying to convince no one to buy the game, but I understand a PEGi12, non-creepy environments and blankets with colors are not the usual bullet points of survival horror games
Regards,
Carlos.
@retroxdp hahahah happy to hear you won't play the game for those reasons
@CarlosCoronado it's awesome you made a game and it does actually look pretty interesting. I just decided to have some fun with the cloth-looking monsters in my comment. The trailer is definitely enjoyable. Good luck!
@Alikan Actually I really enjoy that people make fun of the blankets (I do too)! I'll provide you with a Switch key and then you tell me if they are scary or not hahahah
Have fun!
@CarlosCoronado awesome!
@CarlosCoronado Thank you very much for coming here and explaining more about the game. I for one am very intrigued as of right now. The trailer already had my interest peaked, because I am quite interested in a horror game with pleasing colors and looks and still the ability to scare you. Nice change from all the nitty gritty brown, grays, blacks and grunting ugly monsters.
Looks like a Wales interactive game...
@NaviAndMii @CarlosCoronado I for one really appreciate that this is a scary game without the standard demons, horror, and gore typically found in the genre. I enjoy games with tension but I hate the creepy aesthetic that typically accompanies it. For me, this game looks like the perfect balance. I would never buy an M-rated survival horror game, so for me to see a T-rated one that actually looks interesting is quite a delight.
And I'm 33... It's not like I'm not allowed to play M rated games. I just prefer not to.
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