I really like the odor of darkish wooden within the morning after surviving an evening of terror. Since I am within the Halloween temper, I’ve to actually say that writing this text has been a very fulfilling day for me.
Hooded Horse has introduced {that a} sequel to probably the greatest open-world horror video games out there’s at present in energetic growth. Sure, I am speaking about Darkwood.
Darkwood returns with new horrors and a change of surroundings
darkish wooden 2 Set a number of years after the occasions of the primary recreation, it guarantees to be an much more grueling expertise, set in a dying sea desert with new creepy creatures and lots of harmful areas to discover. After all, with an entire new story with totally different characters.
That essence appears to be retained, because the participant’s objective remains to be to scavenge for sources, craft weapons, construct barricades for defense, search shelter at evening, conceal behind traps, and simply survive to see one other day.
“Roam freely by way of a wealthy and harmful world throughout the day, capturing as many sources as you possibly can earlier than searching for shelter at evening. The sequel brings new lands and oceans to discover, new creatures to worry, and new causes to hope for the morning gentle,” the outline reads, additionally stating that gamers should navigate with out the help of quest markers or waypoints.
Nevertheless, this comes as an enormous shock. Icepick Lodgethe studio behind the acclaimed Pathologic collection will lead its creation, with Acid Wizard (the unique developer) serving as a marketing consultant.
This alone may be very thrilling, as each Darkwood and Pathologic share comparable DNA and excel at creating ultra-immersive atmospheres and sophisticated mechanics. Think about what it could be like to mix the 2. Luckily, it is solely a matter of time.
Oh, and Hooded Horse additionally ensures that you just need not have performed the unique Darkwood to totally benefit from the upcoming sequel (though I extremely advocate it). Due to this fact, freshmen are additionally welcome.
Final however not least, it has been confirmed that Darkwood 2 is coming to PC (through Steam and Microsoft Retailer) as a day-one bonus for the PC model of Xbox Sport Go. This makes me very completely happy.