Sadness (video game)

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title = Sadness


developer = Nibris
publisher = TBA
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designer =
engine = Gamebryo
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release date = Fall 2009
genre = Survival horror
modes = Single player
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platforms = Wii
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"Sadness" is an upcoming video game for the Nintendo Wii by Polish video game developer Nibris. According to Nibris head Piotr Orłowski, "The scenario will have associations with narcolepsy, nyctophobia and paranoid schizophrenia. The scenario will surprise you." According to a Nibris press release, "Sadness" will take place before World War I in a Slavic country.

Frontline Studios had previously signed a deal to co-produce "Sadness". However, as of March 17th 2007, the companies parted ways due to "artistic differences".

In early July 2008, Nibris relaunched their website, confirming in the FAQ section that "Sadness" is still in development with a projected release date of Autumn 2009. [ [http://nibris.net/projekty_sadness_en.html Sadness mini site at Nibris.net] first accessed 3/7/2008]

tory

Set in pre-WWI Eastern Europe, "Sadness" follows the story of Maria, a woman who has to protect her narcoleptic son Alexander after their train derails in the countryside. Their subsequent adventures are based on Slavic legends.

Gameplay

According to an interview with IGN [cite web | title= Upstart Studio Targets Revolution | publisher= IGN | url= http://revolution.ign.com/articles/694/694589p1.html] , the game is meant to scare the player by atmosphere and not by violence. Various actions include slitting the throat of enemies with glass or throwing a rope over a wall using the similar motion with the controller. Nibris also stated that the game will have a special way to save progress. This will happen automatically, at specific moments unknown to the player. Piotr Bielatowicz, a game designer for "Sadness", stated "We are aiming at completely intuitive behaviour of the player - just as in life. Every choice a player makes is essential - if you experience traumatic events in your life, they are with you all the time. This will be the same in "Sadness". We want the player to feel that he is participating in events, not merely playing a game."

Unlike other third person games, "Sadness" will not make use of a heads up display to allow greater immersion.

Creatures

Werewolves will make an appearance in the game, but will be slightly altered from the common werewolf. The werewolf is born human and when mature will change on a full moon. Another change is that they do not regenerate after death.

Likho, a creature that appeared in concept art for the game, is an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology, a creature with one eye, usually depicted as an old person.

Visual style

Visually the game is to be a black-and-white stylized gothic horror. [cite web | title= Sadness In Black and White | publisher= Advanced Media Network| url= http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6561] On April 10, 2006, Nibris released a video trailer "based-on" "Sadness". [ [http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2625] ]

Nibris announced that a trailer would be revealed with in-game footage before the end of 2007. [cite web | title= First Sadness Trailer This Year | publisher= Cubed³| url= http://www.cubed3.com/news/7389/1/First_Sadness_Trailer_This_Year] However, no such trailer was released.

Recently, three in-game screenshots have been released on Nibris' official "Sadness" page [cite web | title= Another nibris sadness screen page | publisher= nibris| url= http://nibris.net/projekty_sadness_en.html#screens] as well as the announcement that "Sadness" would be using the Gamebryo middleware engine for Wii [cite web | title= GAMEBRYO BREATHES LIFE INTO Wii’S FIRST BLACK-AND-WHITE HORROR TITLE| publisher= Emergent| url= http://www.emergent.net/en/News/Press-Releases/GAMEBRYO-BREATHES-LIFE-INTO-WiiS-FIRST-/]

References

External links

* [http://www.nibris.net/ Nibris.net]
* [http://media.wii.ign.com/media/816/816122/vids_1.html Sadness Wii trailer]