Hi all, Defender from audiogames.net here.
A teaser was posted to the r/blind subreddit a couple days ago but I wanted to get some clarifications from the devs first before posting this.
The game is under development. The first chapter will be released using the studio's funding, but if interest is high enough they will do a crowd funding campaign for the rest.
The game will be in English, but they are planning on localized subtitles.
They are planning a release on multiple platforms, including Mobile, PC, Smart Speaker and apparently even console.
Below I will copy and paste the summary from the website, as well as the teaser clip.
Summary:
Rosemary’s Fate: Life worth living is a dynamic audio dark adventure game. Dark echoes of the WW2 tragedies reached the present, and you will impersonate three different characters, embroiled in the history. Within the gameplay, you will find yourself in three time periods, connected by a gruesome mystery and a life or death mission. Try to survive the horrors of war, defeat dark incarnations of anguish and evil, and above all – prove that every life is worth living.
Rosemary’s Fate is the most dynamic audio game in the world, which means that its whole, rich lore was created only with sound, even though the gameplay dynamic is rather similar to video games. Despite the lack of visuals, your challenges aren’t limited to making storyline decisions, and there’s no narrator to guide you through it. Prepare to be fully immersed in the terrifying interiors of a former monastery steeped in impenetrable darkness, where you will have to learn how to move, navigate, and even fight or dodge your enemies.
Thanks to our original approach to auditive scene design and the binaural technology, you will find yourself in the sound space of the game quite intuitively: you’ll be able to recognize objects and NPCs, how far the enemy is, what ground you walk on and in what room you are. The findings will allow you to save the life worth living.
The game allows either manual control, available for PC, smartphone, consoles, tablets, and VR, or voice control, compatible i. a. with Alexa Amazon.
Read more at
https://www.rosemarysfate.com
Teaser Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JDLthGyho
Comments
No "Dark" or "Blind in the title? Intriguing
I actually heard the trailer for this and it does sound rather interesting based on that little bit. A lot of care seems to have gone into the sound design. This is certainly one to watch, and since I'm rather disillusioned by aaudio games as a whole, that's saying something.
so if there's no narrator ...?
If there's no narration on the game, how would you start it and play? I would assume that VoiceOver needs to be turned off, but would the controls be similar to the Pitchblack series? I would, at least like a guide to playing this game when it finally does come out. however, I guess there's no narrator due to ECC things and problem-solving, so ...
Update
So I didn't realize that these guys had a fanpage on Facebook, and it looks like they posted some other more in depth teasers there.
https://www.facebook.com/RosemarysFate/videos
They also just today posted another one to reddit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccVFTnbEHRk
Good music to relax to ... believe it or not
I'm listening to the Midworld theme, and it's pretty relaxing/something you could probably just put on before bed. I still wish there were more Enlish speakers and/or the tutorial of how the player moves was actually in audio too … not that good, but ...