Knock-Knock - Rysk indie skräck
Det händer mycket på den Ryska spelfronten just nu, speciellt på indiescenen. Och Knock-Knock är ett levande bevis på det.
Ryssland må inte ha gjort så där jätte mycket väsen ifrån sig i spelbranschen, men det är helt klart på väg att ändras. Och den ändringen sker i en väldigt snabb fart. Den ryska indiestudion Ice-Pick Lodges kommande skräckspel Knock-Knock, ser nämligen ut att kunna vända upp och ner på hela indiescenen.
Bara själva historian hur Knock-Knock kom till, är ett kapitel i sig. Tydligen så skickade en helt anonym person ett mail (innehållandes både bilder, designdokument osv) till Ice-Pick Lodge, och vädjade att de skulle färdigställa hans (hennes) spelprojekt.
Efter mycket och men, så bestämde sig slutligen utvecklingsteamet hos Ice-Pick Lodge för att bevilja den okända personens önskan. Och bara för ett par dygn sedan, så lyckades man skarapa ihop de pengarna man behövde för att utveckla färdigt Knock-Knock via kickstarter (30,000dollar, det är dock fortfarande 9dagar kvar på kickstarter klockan).
Så nu återstår det bara att se hur vida Knock-Knock blir en hit, eller om spelet bara stannar vid en anonym dörrknackning, som alla kommer att ignorera.
Produktbeskrivning:
"There is a wooden house standing in the thick of the forest. A single man resides there.
As of late the house is visited by unusual Guests which knock on the window shutters inviting the hermit to take part in a game of hide-and-seek. The winning condition is simple, you have to remain alive and to retain your sanity till sunrise. This means that approaching the Visitors head-on might be a terrible idea.
As soon as the first Visitor emerges from the thicket - the countdown begins. Every passing hour brings the Guests closer to the house, its walls proving to be an obstacle they are well able to surmount. Something is already inside. Something is opening the window and banging on the cookware. Something has gained control of the cellar and the attic. The floorboards are creaking softly behind the wall.
Hiding alone would never suffice, the Visitors are well aware of your position. Thus, you would have to make your rounds of the house, searching for the breaches that let the creatures of the woods inside and doing your best to mend them.
You could prevent the walls from being breached even more if you keep a close eye on the telltale signs and manage to bring some light into the room which would soon become an area of paranormal activity. The poltergeist would fall back for a while, if only to reappear in some other part of the house.
You could come across some useful loot which might contribute to your survival. The assortment and the stats of the items is always random, and the inventory is limited to 5 slots, so you would have to choose your gear preferences every single night.
If you manage to survive till sunrise, another monster would dissolve and disappear in the first light of dawn. But if the Visitors manage to get you before the sun shines... A mere thought of this outcome is nowhere short of terrifying."
