Abstract
- Impressed by the actual glaciers within the Alps, Dungeons of Hinterberg’s Glacier overworld presents a novel and playful expertise of magical snowboarding, exploration, fight, and discovery, with hidden secrets and techniques, adventures, and rewards.
- The Glacier overworld is non-linear and requires gamers to unravel puzzles, full challenges, and revisit the realm at totally different factors. Like different overworlds, the gameplay is affected by the social dynamics in Hinterberg, as gamers construct their popularity and connections to entry new locations and meet new NPCs.
- Dungeons of Hinterberg shall be accessible on day one with Sport Move for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows.
Because the authentic reveal of Dungeons of Hinterberg through the Xbox Video games Showcase this previous June, we’ve gotten a gentle stream of stories and knowledge from its creators. Whether or not it was getting a primary hands-on and have a look at the mountainous overworld and dungeons throughout throughout gamescom, or studying extra concerning the social-sim side that gamers will expertise within the idyllic city of Hinterberg throughout Xbox Associate Preview, we’ve been handled to a number of nice particulars en path to the sport’s 2024 launch!
However Microbird couldn’t allow us to sneak off into the vacations with out one other nice have a look at Dungeons of Hinterberg, and at the moment we have been handled to a preview of its Glacier overworld as a part of their newest livestream. Following that, we caught up with Co-Founder and Artwork Director for Microbird Video games Regina Reisinger to get some extra particulars on the icy overworld, how gamers can construct rep, and monsters… so many monsters.
Are you able to inform us a bit bit concerning the 4 overworlds and the way they operate in Dungeons of Hinterberg?
The overworlds are an integral a part of your vacation in Hinterberg: day-after-day of your trip begins with a hearty breakfast, after which it’s time to resolve which of the overworlds you need to go to at the moment. Overworlds are distinct, mid-sized areas round Hinterberg, and are all impressed by actual Austrian landscapes and biomes. All of them maintain ample alternative and house to discover, combat monsters, uncover some secrets and techniques, or simply sit down in an attractive spot and meditate for a day.
There are 4 visually distinct overworlds that every one provide their very own taste of magic as properly. For those who really feel like a soothing hike, why not go to the plush inexperienced mountain meadows of Doberkogel? Are you in a extra serene temper? Contemplate visiting Hinterwald, a picturesque forest the place you’ll be able to stroll between tall bushes and little streamlets, whereas recognizing some deer within the distance. Or if you wish to quiet down, you would take the cable automotive as much as Kolmstein, a glacier that’s coated in snow and ice all 12 months spherical.
We’ve seen gameplay within the Forest and Mountain overworlds – and now Glacier! Are you able to share extra concerning the strategy of growing the Glacier overworld?
The glacier is an overworld that may be very expensive to our hearts, and one which was a number of enjoyable to design. It’s the third overworld that can turn out to be accessible within the sport, and it switches up how we deal with motion, by offering Luisa and the gamers with a magic hoverboard ability. We actually needed to seize the superb feeling that you simply get in actual life when snowboarding or snowboarding down a wide-open slope stuffed with snow, surrounded by mountains and a view that goes on for miles. We used Unity’s terrain system, blended with some manually constructed elements, so we may create precisely the type of exploration expertise that we imagined.
What distinctive talents can gamers anticipate from the Glacier overworld?
As already talked about, the hoverboard is without doubt one of the two magic abilities distinctive to the glacier, and possibly the one gamers will use probably the most. Zipping alongside the snowy panorama at a dizzying tempo, grinding alongside magical rails and making an attempt to finish difficult slalom programs are simply a few of the enjoyable issues you are able to do with this ability. And naturally, it is useful in fight as properly, the place you should use it to knock over enemies and draw a flaming barrier behind you. The second ability is a magical gentle ray that can be utilized to unravel puzzles, hit enemies, or manipulate your atmosphere. Combining each – grinding alongside a rail whereas zapping enemies or targets round you – is plenty of enjoyable as properly.
You’ve spoken a bit about how Dungeons of Hinterberg’s setting and monsters are impressed by areas in Austria and its folklore. What inspirations have instantly influenced the Glacier overworld?
The glacier overworld is definitely one the place we took a number of inspiration from the actual world. The Alps are recognized for his or her glaciers, the place you’ll be able to expertise a wintery panorama all 12 months spherical: even in summer time, you may solely be a cable automotive experience away from a mountaintop coated in ice and snow. This makes a glacier type of a particular and magical place in and of itself. Sadly, the altering local weather has turn out to be a hazard for these biomes as properly. That’s another excuse why it was vital to us to try to seize that distinctive aptitude and feeling; to share it with gamers and hopefully make them respect this distinctive biome as a lot as we do!
What are you most excited for gamers to take a look at within the Glacier overworld when Dungeons of Hinterberg launches subsequent 12 months?
The glacier overworld has a really non-linear, playful feeling to it. You’ll be able to overlook a lot of the biome out of your first vantage level, however reaching and having access to all these areas, and the dungeon portals hidden there, is just not as straightforward. Gamers might want to discover, puzzle, full challenges, and revisit the overworld at totally different factors all through the sport. We’re very excited for gamers to find all these spots, and are wanting ahead to seeing how they strategy navigating this particular overworld – be it on a magical hoverboard or on foot.
You’ve shared with us beforehand on how a few of the social dynamics work in Dungeons of Hinterberg. Are you able to share some extra about how these totally different biomes will have an effect on Luisa? I think about a Glacier world might not maintain the identical kind of social interactions one may have within the Forest, for instance.
A lot of the socializing takes place within the village of Hinterberg, your private home base that you simply return to each night. That doesn’t imply that you simply gained’t want any assist from your pals and connections in relation to navigating the overworlds, although! Some locations may solely be accessible to you when you have a adequate popularity round Hinterberg, or a strong pal to present you a leg up. And infrequently you may even meet a pal in the course of a snowy slope, who may offer you some rewards for instructing them a lesson in hoverboarding!
Because of Regina Reisinger for taking a while to talk with us at the moment. You’ll be able to search for Dungeons of Hinterberg to launch day one with Sport Move for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows in 2024.
