All of us within the studio have been nice sci-fi followers since we had been youngsters, and with a few of us now in our forties, which means we’ve been into science fiction for a number of a long time at this level.
A whole lot of issues have modified since a few of these basic tales had been first advised; however the core themes appear to remain simply as thought-provoking and tales appear simply as present in the present day as they had been again then, even when they missed the mark in sure particulars. For instance, an Xbox console might be a number of orders of magnitude extra highly effective than the central pc of the unique Enterprise judging by its response time to Mr. Spock’s queries.
We injected this love of science fiction into our recreation – Scars Above, a single-player third particular person motion journey. Scars combines the rewarding really feel of overcoming issue with a compelling sci-fi story. In truth, the problem itself is woven into the narrative, as are the sport’s core mechanics. Set on a mysterious alien world, you play a stranded astronaut confronted with overwhelming odds, having to make use of each useful resource at her disposal to outlive. From crafting and utilizing elemental weapons and devices, to exploiting the weaknesses of hostile fauna and flora, and alternatives discovered within the setting – the method to fight is just not solely a design choice but additionally a storytelling one.
When writing Scars Above, we needed to seize an old-school sci-fi really feel; partly because of our love for these tales, but additionally because of their continued relevance, thrill, and imagination-building that stands the take a look at of time. In fact, we gave our story a contemporary spin and hopefully managed to sneak in a couple of surprises right here and there too.
Whereas Scars attracts inspiration from many sources – and there are too many to notice right here – a couple of of genre-defining works had been caught in my thoughts whereas developing with the sport’s unique idea: the moral dilemmas of science and the hazards of unchecked technological progress in Basis by Asimov; the mission-oriented AI devoid of moral restraints from Clarke’s 2001: A Area Odyssey; and, maybe surprisingly, the strangeness and the unexpectedness discovered past the rabbit gap in Carrol’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, all left their mark on Kate’s journey on the mysterious extrasolar planet.
In relation to the cult classics on the display, the comparability to Alien is, in fact, apparent; from the resourcefulness of Ellen Ripley to the organic horror of the Xenomorph. A much less apparent inspiration could be present in a film earlier than my time (I keep in mind watching it on TCM as a child, it was an “previous basic” even then) – “Forbidden Planet” from 1956. It was the primary science fiction film set completely on one other planet, removed from Earth. It additionally featured one of many first AI characters with its personal character.
Lastly, the thought of protagonists being explorers and scientists as a substitute of troopers and warriors stems from Star Trek – a unbroken supply of inspiration for our complete studio. In truth, right here’s some trivia for you: Kate is known as after the actress Kate Mulgrew – Captain Janeway from Star Trek Voyager.
Good sci-fi is timeless and we hope to have captured a few of its essence within the story of Scars Above, giving it a little bit of that enduring high quality. In fact, it’s a contemporary story in a contemporary story-driven motion recreation, following present developments in each gameplay and storytelling. Our plan has at all times been to have an interaction between the story and recreation mechanics. For instance, the way in which Scars is difficult displays the dimensions between Kate and the terrifying organic monstrosities that she should face. Kate’s engineering and scientific abilities, somewhat than fight coaching, translate to devices and weapons gamers must depend on as a part of the tactical fight within the recreation.
When she’s not preventing, Kate is fixing the thriller of the planet and revealing the story by analysis and scientific exploration, additionally depicted by gameplay. We made gameplay mechanics part of the story (even the “respawn” mechanic is a story factor), and we used the story to drive the design of the mechanics. It’s a contemporary story, advised by trendy gameplay – impressed by sci-fi classics and eternal themes of human curiosity, exploration, and science; and alien planets crammed with scary monsters, in fact.
We will’t wait so that you can beat the percentages utilizing data, experimentation, tactical considering, and sharp taking pictures abilities – as you battle to remain calm and exact throughout intense moments of terror. Scars Above comes out in the present day, February 28th for Xbox One and Xbox Sequence X|S.
Scars Above
Prime Matter
$39.99
Scars Above is a difficult sci-fi third-person motion journey shooter combining the rewarding really feel of overcoming issue with a compelling and complicated story, set in a mysterious alien world to discover.
Some issues weren’t meant to be found…
A colossal and enigmatic alien construction seems in Earth’s orbit and stuns all the world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Contact Evaluation and Response group (SCAR) – consisting of scientists and engineers – is shipped to analyze.
Issues don’t go as deliberate and the Metahedron hauls the group throughout area onto a mysterious extrasolar planet. Enjoying the position of Dr Kate Ward – a SCAR member – who wakes up dazed, alone in a wierd, hostile setting. Decided to outlive, you got down to discover your crew and unravel the thriller behind what’s occurred.
SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS:
Kate is an astronaut and a scientist – not a soldier – however she’s resourceful and decided to do something to outlive.
Use a mixture of ranged weapons, gadgets, consumables and melee assaults, you have to handle stamina as you run, dodge, exploit weak factors and uncover efficient ways to defeat your foes
Mix completely different elemental assaults to beat the percentages and break by in any other case impassable obstacles.
Craft completely different gadgets and devices to help you towards the numerous threats on this exoplanet.
EXPLORE A MYSTERIOUS EXOPLANET:
Immerse your self in a fastidiously crafted journey, impressed by the sci-fi classics.
Discover an alien world crammed with numerous threats, beautiful landscapes and ruins hinting of an historic – but superior – civilisation that by some means disappeared.
Journey by completely different biomes, resembling marshlands, freezing wastelands, underground caverns and alien amenities – all with their very own set of challenges, enemies, secrets and techniques and environmental hazards.
EMBARK ON A RESEARCH JOURNEY:
Kate is a scientist to her core and you will use that scientific experience to extract data out of your environment by scanning artifacts, supplies and creatures with a view to study their options, properties and weaknesses.
As you discover your environment, you’ll conduct evaluation and acquire data which can mean you can craft new devices, weapons and unlock skills in Xenobiology and Engineering bushes.
THRILLING BOSS FIGHTS:
Ghastly enemy designs – with numerous methods and ways – will preserve encounters recent, forcing you to seek out artistic methods to defeat them.
The Scars Above Expertise:
[*] Immerse your self in an thrilling sci-fi journey impressed by the classics of the style
[*] Discover an enigmatic and complicated alien world – with loads of mysteries to uncover
[*] Combat tactically, utilizing a mixture of elemental assaults, devices and gadgets, exploit the setting and enemy weaknesses
[*] Interact thrilling and difficult enemies and managers, from hulking rock-covered monstrosities to nightmarish creatures lurking at nighttime
[*] Acquire data and purchase new abilities
[* ]Scan enemies to study their weaknesses and behaviours
[*] Use your scientific abilities to conduct analysis and extrapolate data
Mature Content material Description:
The builders describe the content material like this:
Violence, Depictions mutated human our bodies, Depictions of lifeless and mutilated aliens.
