One of many greatest advantages of all that energy within the {hardware} is giving builders the flexibility to make video games which can be Xbox Collection X|S Optimized. Because of this they’ve taken full benefit of the distinctive capabilities of Xbox Collection X|S, each for brand new titles constructed natively utilizing the Xbox Collection X|S improvement atmosphere in addition to beforehand launched titles which have been rebuilt particularly for the console.
In our Inside Xbox Collection X|S Optimized sequence, these creators will share the behind-the-scenes accounts of how they’re optimizing their titles for Xbox Collection X|S and what which means for the way forward for gaming. At the moment, we’ll be chatting with Martin Gauvreau, Lead Programmer and Director at Cococucumber about optimizing Ravenlok for Xbox Collection X|S.
Q: What excites you most about growing and bringing Ravenlok to life on this technology of {hardware}?
A: Some of the thrilling issues for us was to convey to life the magical world of Ravenlok at 4K decision and 60fps on the Xbox Collection X and at 1440p decision and 60fps on Xbox Collection S. This enables our signature voxel artwork model to look sharp, and gamers are handled to visuals with a lot increased ranges of element and immersion than on earlier gen {hardware}. At 60fps, Ravenlok runs very easily so the general expertise will not be solely visually beautiful, but in addition responsive throughout real-time fight.
Q: Along with benefiting from the facility and efficiency of Xbox Collection X|S for faster load occasions and many others. what Xbox Collection X|S options have been you most excited to discover leveraging within the improvement of Ravenlok?
A: Since Ravenlok is ready in a stylized fairy story world, our purpose was to completely immerse the participant within the beautiful environments, charming characters, and heartfelt story. We have been enthusiastic about having the ability to push our ranges past our earlier capabilities with the brand new energy and efficiency whereas staying above the goal body fee and cargo occasions. Because the construction of Ravenlok is designed to be a sequence of ranges that join to one another, we leveraged the SSD know-how within the Xbox Collection X|S to create seamless transitions between ranges. We all know that nobody likes loading occasions, so we’re glad to offer gamers a extra steady and immersive expertise.
Q: How will these enhancements affect a participant’s expertise with Ravenlok?
A: Gamers like it! For Ravenlok, we’re cautious to hit sure benchmarks for the body fee on the present gen, Xbox Collection X|S, in addition to earlier gen consoles like Xbox One X, Xbox One S and Xbox One. On the Xbox Collection X, gamers are plunged into the colourful and detailed environments in full 4K decision. On each Xbox Collection X and Xbox Collection S, the gameplay feels easy at 60fps and with nearly no load occasions between ranges, they’ll totally expertise the fantastical world and benefit from the recreation at its highest visible high quality.
Q: What’s it wish to have over half one million individuals taking part in Ravenlok?
A: It’s a dream come true for us to have so many individuals taking part in Ravenlok on Recreation Move. With over 500,000 gamers in six weeks, that is an unbelievable milestone and we’re grateful to all Ravenlok gamers and followers on Xbox. Thanks for enjoying Ravenlok, we hope that you just take pleasure in your journey!
Q: Why did your staff select to give attention to increased decision and body charges as enhancement areas for Ravenlok?
A: Regardless that Ravenlok has a really nostalgic really feel with its fairytale setting and voxel artwork model, we needed to ensure that it’s also balanced with a contemporary gameplay expertise and quick, responsive fight. With 4K decision, gamers can see all the main points that now we have crafted into the atmosphere and the excessive body fee makes it a pleasure to play. Epic boss fights are an enormous a part of the fight expertise in Ravenlok, and having the ability to defeat a towering boss at easy 60fps feels extraordinarily satisfying.
Q: How do you anticipate followers of Ravenlok will reply to taking part in it on Xbox Collection X|S with these enhancements? A: Lots of what we do on the tech and optimization facet is usually invisible — when it really works, and works effectively, the participant shouldn’t discover it in any respect. We hope that followers might be totally immersed on the earth of Ravenlok, following their curiosity to discover all of the corners of the world and occurring an unbelievable journey. This has at all times been our purpose for Ravenlok and we hope that the enhancements like increased decision and body charges on the Xbox Collection X|S serves this effectively.
Q: What’s it like growing on Xbox Collection X|S?
A: The tech and options within the Xbox Collection X|S open up plenty of potentialities throughout recreation improvement, however additionally they demand that we rethink a few of our earlier approaches to make full use of the console’s capabilities. We’re at all times studying and making an attempt new concepts, so it’s extremely rewarding to see our imaginative and prescient for Ravenlok come to life in ways in which weren’t attainable earlier than.
Since Ravenlok is the ultimate title in our Voxel Trilogy [also including Echo Generation and Riverbond], now we have improved our pipeline to work with the Xbox Collection X|S. This has saved us appreciable time throughout manufacturing and QA, permitting us to give attention to making the sport higher as an alternative of preventing with technical limitations.
Q: What does Sensible Supply imply on your recreation and the way you’re bringing Ravenlok to followers?
A: Since Ravenlok helps all generations of consoles from Xbox One to Xbox Collection X, we will actually leverage Sensible Supply to ship the very best obtainable model of the sport to the participant. If a participant began Ravenlok on the Xbox One and later decides to change to taking part in on the Xbox Collection X, they’ll proceed taking part in with out having to purchase any extra copies of the sport, whereas preserving their save recreation and achievements. We love that followers can have this expertise and never be restricted in getting fingers on with the very best model of Ravenlok.
Q: What does Xbox Collection X|S improvement allow in present or future initiatives that you possibly can not have achieved with the earlier technology of consoles?
A: As recreation builders, we’re regularly pushing the boundaries of what we’re able to when it comes to efficiency and options, but in addition by way of our creativity. With the Xbox Collection X|S, we will create bigger, extra detailed and dynamic recreation worlds, implement extra superior AI, and ship smoother gameplay with increased body charges to meet the imaginative and prescient that now we have for our recreation. Wanting into the longer term, we’re excited for the trajectory and to proceed to innovate and produce much more immersive, inventive, and enjoyable video games to our followers!
Ravenlok
Cococucumber
$24.99
$22.49
PC Recreation Move
Xbox Recreation Move
Embark on a fascinating journey in Ravenlok, an action-packed fairytale journey a couple of younger heroine destined to meet a dangerous prophecy.
Upon encountering a mystical mirror, Ravenlok is whisked away to a whimsical world suffering from the sinister darkness of a tyrannical queen. Future awaits all in an unforgettable and heartfelt journey.
THRILLING ACTION ADVENTURE
Battles in opposition to fearsome beasts and formidable monsters utilizing real-time fight. Wield your sword and defend, and use the magical expertise bestowed to you, together with an arsenal of bombs, to conquer foes in epic boss encounters!
ENCHANTED WORLD
Meet curious creatures and assist them with their troubles to struggle again in opposition to the encroaching darkness. Uncover the whimsical Mushroom Forest, deal with puzzles within the Masks Mansion and unravel the mysteries of the Labyrinth in a beautiful world turned the other way up!
GRAND FINALE
By the creators of critically-acclaimed journey “Echo Era”, this enchanting fairytale marks the grand finale of the Cococucumber Voxel Trilogy. Immerse in a pleasant and fascinating indie recreation crammed with coronary heart.
