It says much about Nintendo's current download game policies that a number of small developers are choosing the system for their début efforts. Another doing just that is California-based CthulhiGames, which has announced it Unity-based 2D Action Horror RPG as a project in development exclusively for Wii U.
A series of tweets made the announcement, and the studio's official website has now been updated with some details. It seems the project is still in its very early days, but aims to incorporate real-life historical figures and literature in an adventure that — based on its description above — may have some old-school vibes, with the online and local co-op also sounding rather appealing. The following details are all on the game's website.
- Includes several playable characters including Nikola Tesla, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and a customizable mystery character.
- Each protagonist will develop their own unique skill sets with which to face the many challenges throughout the game world.
- Features a massive open world to explore as the player chooses similar to that of the classic SNES Legend of Zelda games.
- Will draw much of its inspiration from games like Legend of Zelda, EarthBound, Eternal Darkness, and the Resident Evil games.
- The game will be a balanced blend of action-y game play and psychological horror.
- Includes an extensive invention crafting system for the Tesla character to utilize.
- Horrifying black magic crafting system for the Lovecraft character to utilize.
- Advanced environmental lighting featrues.
- Fully interactive environment (absolutely no static environment elements)
- Unique and enjoyable Perma-death elements
- Online and local Co-op Multiplayer
- Based on the many written works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft
No doubt more details will emerge in good time, but let us know whether you like the concept in the comments below.
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I'm so in for the Tesla and Lovecraft part! Sound VERY interesting to me.
Sounds great, ambitious project.
looks nice!!
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I know it.
By the time all the great indie support is happening, we'll be buying mario kart.
great that is only for Wii U which is nice.
This description says a lot of things that sound pretty great to me. Hope we find out more about it soon.
Isn't Lovecraft the one who wrote " The king in yellow ", that was referenced in the awesome True Detective show?
Sounds great hope they can pull it off
Oh, Lovecraft. I thought the title sounded familiar.
@shigulicous Actually, Lovecraft was inspired by The King in Yellow.
That has serious potential. Good luck to them on bringing it to fruition and for a worldwide release.
Yeah, I´ll follow this one closely. Sounds like exciting stuff.
Psychological horror + Legend of Zelda = something along the lines of Yume Nikki. I'M SOLD!
This sounds really interesting to me; I can't wait to find out more.
More rouge-like games on the Wii U and 3DS can only be a good thing. Pretty much half my game library on Steam.
Sounds epic.
That sounds like AE's Football game... but with horror writers in a horror setting instead of historical figures in a football setting.
On paper, it sounds interesting, so I will use the old wait and see approach with this one.
Dear God, it's the new Mad Men Football.
Hope it turns out as intriguing as it sounds!
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H.P Lovecraft and Tesla, I'm interested in this game.
@Specters same here, with FTL, Rogue Legacy, Dungeon of the Endless (which I have already influenced multiple parts of, including a character style/skills and some random events) and Risk of Rain being my personal favorites... Rogue-likes are the best!
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I dont know why this reminds me of the lone survivor, the game not the movie.
This sounds absolutely great, as soon as I saw the name The description, inspiration,... Had me VERY interested. But they really had me at Tesla. Given the right visual choices and good gameplay, this could become my Game of a Lifetime!
@Frapp While 'Ex Oblivione' is definitely inspired by these great games of the past, it is hardly unoriginal to use elements from them, especially if they are so dissimilar to each other. Anything that someone creates is going to draw inspiration from some other media whether its intentional or not, it is inevitable.
"Features a massive open world to explore as the player chooses similar to that of the classic SNES Legend of Zelda games." Normally I would say this is incorrect as most people only know of one SNES Zelda game, but I commend the developers for this game for referencing the BS Zelda games from Japan Satellaview.
All kidding aside, this looks like it could be a very interesting game and I will be keeping a close eye out for screens. Never really experienced a 'Horror RPG' yet. I got a little sad when i saw one of the inspirations was Eternal Darkness, and I had been following Shadow of the Eternals last year when it was quietly halted, also a Wii-U console exclusive. (as in no intention for PS3/PS4 or Xbox 360/XboxOne, a PC port was expected.)
Very sad indeed.
This game sounds great. I'll be eagerly awaiting it's arrival.
While it sounds intriguing, I've always found 2D horror to....well, suck. Even Castlevania bores me in this regard. The only game I've ever thought that really did well with this set up was Limbo, which was an odd gem in its own right.
What is this?...
There's not even any concept art, it's just a series of dot points.Why is there an article on this?
@Thestarskyeffec @Dreamz Yes it will be a top down perspective, and I somewhat agree with you that typical 2d horror games dont do it right. Limbo had a creepy vibe, but was not really a horror game in my opinion.
@CthulhiGames MAB will be awesomed by your game
This sounds fantastic. I'm stoked.
This is great and all, but where are all these indie releases? So many announcements, yet there's like 4 actual indie releases in the Wii U eShop.
@gatorboi352 I think primarily indies like myself start putting out information very early in development to get feedback and to start building a community around their games early on. Unlike AAA developers who keep everything secret till the last second, because realistically they do not care what they community wants if they are selling units. There may be some exceptions to this, but that is just my opinion.
@Usagi-san Exactly. This is exactly the case with Mad Men Football. Yet for some reason people get excited and say "Day one!" when there is nothing to see. I'll wait until I can see that the game actually exists...
I started posting about Ex Oblivione in its early stages so that people that wish to follow the game through its entire development stage would have the opportunity to do so. While I cant post specifics regarding the WiiU hardware I will be more than happy to share concept art, screen shots and videos as they get made. For those that want to wait until there is definitive material to show off what the game WILL be in the end, I completely understand your position here. Just keep in mind that these articles as well as the website/twitter feed are meant as a development blog, not just some bits of advertising.
@Dreamz I never really considered Castlevania or Limbo to be scary, they limit your gameplay to basic platforming which I think is a huge mistake if you are out to scare somebody. 2D can be just as effective at 3D if not more so because it restricts the developer from relying solely on realistic looking models that serve no more purpose then that of "shock value", which I've never found particularly scary anyway. Nothing can scare you like your own subconscious mind, and being a fan of my own nightmares, you can expect me to strike that fear nerve at a much deeper level
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