Norske Antagonist har sett seg nødt til å flytte fristen på deres skrekkspill noen ganger, men nå har de gått fra å si et slippvindu til å oppgi en nøyaktig dato for lanseringen. Through the Woods skal forsøke å skremme vannet av deg med sin skumle, nordiske stemning 27. oktober.
Spillets historie bygger på en mors gjenfortelling av hennes sønns forsvinning, og her får vi impulser fra norrøn mytologi og norske sagn. Vi møtte utvikleren i Malmø tidligere i år, og dette intervjuet kan du se her:
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son. Through reactive narration, the player experiences the mother's re-telling of the events surrounding her son's disappearance. Players follow the path of a terrified woman who has forced herself to enter this terrible place for the sole purpose of finding her son, in a setting heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Norwegian folk tales.
With Through the Woods, Antagonist have captured the feeling of the forest as they saw it as children, with all the fear and mystery that comes from roaming through it alone. This is coupled with a powerful story and high quality sound design, which in the darkness of the forest becomes a core mechanic. Through the Woods is a profound experience that directly delivers the feelings of loneliness and loss in a terrifying place...