Gaming News: With its fluorescent purple skies, twisted landscapes and floating ethereal jellyfish, upcoming indie title NERO certainly has the aesthetic hallmarks of a Tim Burton film. And after an exclusive hands-on session with the game ahead of a worldwide unveiling at GDC next week, we can tell you it’s no accident. Executive director Alberto Belli and creative director Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi, founders of Italian startup Storm in a Teacup, revealed to IGN they were inspired by a large number of influences ranging from Studio Ghibli and the Final Fantasy series to Sigur Rós and One Giant Leap. Interestingly, Belli personally describes the game as a cross between Journey and Myst. Indeed, during our time with the game we found elements of old Lucasarts’ adventure Loom in the mix too - not just because of the hooded characters, mind you, but for the role the music plays in the experience as well as the dreamy mood that embraces the player. Continue reading…
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 23:24:38 +0000
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