Puzzle adventure game - XING: The Land Beyond
Hey Guys!
I'm John, one of three developers at White Lotus Interactive. We've been hard at work on our first title - XING: The Land Beyond.
While visiting GDC this week we were directed to the polycount meetup and met some members there. Although all three of us are totally guilty of lurking on the forums, I was finally convinced to post our game on the forums by a few of the members we met there. If you are interested, please take a look at our Kickstarter and website and let us know what you think!
Here is our website:
www.xingthegame.com
Go here for the demo!
http://xingthegame.com/demo.html
Backstory:
XING: The Land Beyond is a contemplative journey through the afterlife, incorporating puzzle design akin to the Zelda series, with emphasis on environment like Dear Esther and Myst. Players must keenly observe their surroundings and use their wits to progress through the serene world.
XING: The Land Beyond grants players the ability to manipulate their environment in a wide variety of ways. Players can summon rain, generate snowstorms and change the time of day to help them solve puzzles. These abilities not only create an immersive gameplay experience, but will also allow players to create their own solutions for puzzles. For example, the act of crossing a simple river can be suddenly transformed by freezing winds or torrential rain, making simple what once was impossible!
The story of XING is told through gameplay and poetry. There is no dialog, no subtitles, only elegant poetry and cryptic messages etched into stone monuments. The player must explore to find the answers they seek. Players will encounter sumptuous shrines, awesome abilities, sorrowful souls and puzzles within puzzles.
Players will be able to traverse mountains, deserts, forests, volcanoes and more in their journey through the land of XING. Standard first-person controls and a minimalist UI make the game accessible, while still engaging for seasoned gamers. Death is but another journey
Features:
Original Score
Weather Control
3-D Environmental Puzzles
Integrated Day-Night Cycle
Dazzling 3-D Environments
Intuitive First-Person Controls
Pervasive and Penetrating Poetry
Utilizing the power of the Unreal Engine 3
Release Info:
Expected Release Date: October 2013
Price: $15
Platform: PC
Distribution: Steam Greenlight, GOG, Desura
LINKS
Website:
www.xingthegame.com
Trailer:
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Gameplay:
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Dev Blog:
http://xingthegame.blogspot.com/
Photo Gallery:
http://xingthegame.com/screenshots.html
Steam Greenlight:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=128026759
Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1781324918/xing-the-land-beyond
We are already funded on Kickstarter with a couple of days to go!
If you guys have any helpful comments or criticism for us, please let us know! This is our first game as a team, and we want it to be the best we can make it!
Thanks for looking!
I'm John, one of three developers at White Lotus Interactive. We've been hard at work on our first title - XING: The Land Beyond.
While visiting GDC this week we were directed to the polycount meetup and met some members there. Although all three of us are totally guilty of lurking on the forums, I was finally convinced to post our game on the forums by a few of the members we met there. If you are interested, please take a look at our Kickstarter and website and let us know what you think!
Here is our website:
www.xingthegame.com
Go here for the demo!
http://xingthegame.com/demo.html
Backstory:
XING: The Land Beyond is a contemplative journey through the afterlife, incorporating puzzle design akin to the Zelda series, with emphasis on environment like Dear Esther and Myst. Players must keenly observe their surroundings and use their wits to progress through the serene world.
XING: The Land Beyond grants players the ability to manipulate their environment in a wide variety of ways. Players can summon rain, generate snowstorms and change the time of day to help them solve puzzles. These abilities not only create an immersive gameplay experience, but will also allow players to create their own solutions for puzzles. For example, the act of crossing a simple river can be suddenly transformed by freezing winds or torrential rain, making simple what once was impossible!
The story of XING is told through gameplay and poetry. There is no dialog, no subtitles, only elegant poetry and cryptic messages etched into stone monuments. The player must explore to find the answers they seek. Players will encounter sumptuous shrines, awesome abilities, sorrowful souls and puzzles within puzzles.
Players will be able to traverse mountains, deserts, forests, volcanoes and more in their journey through the land of XING. Standard first-person controls and a minimalist UI make the game accessible, while still engaging for seasoned gamers. Death is but another journey
Features:
Original Score
Weather Control
3-D Environmental Puzzles
Integrated Day-Night Cycle
Dazzling 3-D Environments
Intuitive First-Person Controls
Pervasive and Penetrating Poetry
Utilizing the power of the Unreal Engine 3
Release Info:
Expected Release Date: October 2013
Price: $15
Platform: PC
Distribution: Steam Greenlight, GOG, Desura
LINKS
Website:
www.xingthegame.com
Trailer:
[ame=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6uD25-vWYM&hd=1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6uD25-vWYM&hd=1[/ame]Gameplay:
[ame=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cuUXtyD8n8&]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cuUXtyD8n8&[/ame]Dev Blog:
http://xingthegame.blogspot.com/
Photo Gallery:
http://xingthegame.com/screenshots.html
Steam Greenlight:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=128026759
Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1781324918/xing-the-land-beyond
We are already funded on Kickstarter with a couple of days to go!
If you guys have any helpful comments or criticism for us, please let us know! This is our first game as a team, and we want it to be the best we can make it!
Thanks for looking!