A Bug’s Life
Developer Breaking Walls has released a new gameplay video for their nature-based adventure gameAway: The Survival Series.The game, first announced atSony’s State of Play presentation,sees players guide asugar gliderthrough the treacherous environment, while switching out to numerous other critters along the way.
As you can see from the video below, Away has been conceived with a visual style reminiscent of a nature documentary, like the kind you’d see hosted by national treasure David Attenborough. In the clip, we see our heroic sugar glider take to the skies and trees like a superhero, as well as battling a gnarly scorpion and negotiating other hazards, on a quest to reunite with your missing family.
The early footage also shows other creatures in action, including a lizard, preying mantis, a colourful frog, and even a creepy spider and a crab. I can’t help but be amused at some of the obligatory video game elements, such as a dramatic slow-motion combat system, but I’m digging the concept. It reminds me of the under-rated Wii releaseDeadly Creatures, although a little more serene and a little less skin-crawly.
Currently crowdfundingover on Kickstarter,Away: The Survival Seriesachieved its $60,000 goal just yesterday, and so it seems we’ll definitely be seeing this unique title in future.
