Sci-fi adventure game Beautiful Desolation has now been confirmed to come with a free digital artbook and a soundtrack composed by Mick Gordon. The announcement was made by publisher Untold Tales and developer The Brotherhood.
The digital art book will contain 80+ pages, while the full soundtrack comes from the composition of Mick Gordon, also known for his work on Doom, Prey, and Wolfenstein.
Check out the cutscene reel of Beautiful Desolation below:
The cutscenes were single-handedly created by the creative director Chris Bischoff to bring people closer to the captivating African sci-fi world the team has created. He had this to say,
Whenever other developers ask us how we were able to justify the time and effort spent making these cutscenes for the game, I ask them ‘Do you remember the cutscenes in StarCraft?” and they immediately get it. I grew up playing that game and can remember every story scene to this day. They sucked you into the world even deeper or made the characters feel more tangible, and that’s exactly what I wanted to do here with Beautiful Desolation.
The team also released a behind-the-scenes video that showcases how the team used photogrammetry to build their vision of a sci-fi African apocalypse. What makes this game so special to the South African developers is how they were able to put actual pieces of Africa into the levels, art, and characters using this method.
Key Features:
- A story-driven adventure set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future.
- A unique aesthetic and 2D isometric rendered and painted environments.
- Simple Point & Click interaction with deep puzzles.
- Classic puzzles and adventure gameplay.
- Bizarre creatures, animals and vibrant characters await.
- Thousands of lines of dialogue with multiple conversation paths.
- Tomes of lore and a world, unlike anything you have seen before.
- Over 40 Unique Characters to meet.
Beautiful Desolation is set to release on next week on 28 May, 2021, on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch consoles. The game can be pre-ordered right now for a 10% discount if you are interested.
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