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Messofanego · May 18, 2013

Tangiers Kickstarter IS A GO!

It's funded yo!

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Word play said:
...taking the Burroughsian themes of words and weirdness in the North African city as their central motif: “Expressing the fractured, surrealist reality of the world, the game rebuilds itself in response to your actions. In an adaptation of William Burrough’s cut-up technique, fragments of previously visited areas will become mixed with undiscovered areas, building an experience unique to each play-through.”

I also particularly like this point on their feature list: “Abstract approach to interactions – Eavesdrop conversations – watch the words materialise, then collect them, using them as distractions when needed.”

Hey one of my favorite bits in Alan Wake and Today I Die!

Eurogamer

Who? said:
"...two-person (Alex Harvey, Michael Wright) Bristol-based indie outfit Andalusian Games"

Inspirations said:
Looking at the developer's Facebook page, it cited its inspirations as: Thief, Man Ray, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, William Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, and the eastern European Dada movement. This all shows in Tangier's trippy, industrialist aesthetic.

Gameplay said:
Mechanically, Tangiers sounds similar to Dishonored with an emphasis on staying out of sight, setting traps, climbing rooftops, and stabbing foes in the back. Intriguingly, you'll be able to "collect discarded conversations" while eavesdropping on enemies, then use their words as diversions by "hurling" them down the road. It sounds like this means you'll actually be able to grab subtitles, then use them as physical objects, a possibility further hinted at when the developer wrote "The unstable reality of Tangiers has the thoughts of its inhabitants materialise into the world."

Like Dishonored. the game will change depending on your actions, but Andalusian suggests this might be an actual physical change. "Play disruptively and the world fractures, deforms... a unique structure in response to your gameplay choices," the developer cryptically stated.

The Escapist

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PC Gamer

Awesome out of 10

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Messofanego · May 18, 2013

Tangiers Game Facebook

Canis lupus · May 18, 2013

Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

Dascu · May 18, 2013

Yeah, saw this on RPS the other day. Looks insane.

Miles Quaritch · May 18, 2013

Looks and sounds really good.

Abstract approach to interactions Eavesdrop conversations watch the words materialise, then collect them, using them as distractions when needed.

That's...actually pretty darn great.

Fjordson · May 18, 2013

Not quite grasping what's going on, but seems interesting.

ChackanKun · May 18, 2013

Looks interesting but...I dint know what the hell I just saw lol

hgarrett54 · May 18, 2013

Not a fan of the aesthetic, personally :/

Messofanego · May 18, 2013

The rats bit seems like references to Thief and Dishonored. I shudder to think what the rats of this game look like if there are any

XANDER CAGE · May 18, 2013

Canis lupus said:
Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

Assassin's Creed is not the origin of that quote.

Canis lupus · May 18, 2013

XANDER CAGE said:
Assassin's Creed is not the origin of that quote.

I know, but it did make it mainstream.

Messofanego · May 18, 2013

Stealth!

Discotheque · May 18, 2013

umm wow. keeping my eye on this. sounds great.

OP also put me onto kentucky route zero so i'll take his word as bond in the near future.

abstract alien · May 18, 2013

I dig the look. A little rough, but I like the direction.

LonelyGreyWolf · May 18, 2013

Looks very interesting!

That reminds me of Activision's CEO for some reason, haha.

Canis lupus said:
Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

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Alex Harvey said:
Ahhah, I didn't know about it being sourced from Alamut /used in Assassin's Creed. I was taking reference to William S. Burroughs' use of the phrase.

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Messofanego · May 18, 2013

stephendedalus · May 18, 2013

Last Words of Hassan Sabbah - William S. Burroughs

Beermeister · May 18, 2013

Not my kind of game. Pass.

codhand · May 18, 2013

Tenki · May 18, 2013

Messofanego said:

Am I the only one who thought this was Gabe Newell at first sight? :lol

Riposte · May 18, 2013

Hideous, though some of the environments are okay.

Canis lupus said:
I know, but it did make it mainstream.

Not really...

lefantome · May 18, 2013

Really interesting!

I wonder if the creators were at the local GGJ last year.

looks like Gramsci

Zuhzuhzombie!! · May 18, 2013

Whats up with the pictures of Trotsky?

ed

Yeah, Trotsky or Gramsci.

lefantome · May 18, 2013

Zuhzuhzombie!! said:
Whats up with the pictures of Trotsky?

you got it!

my guess wasn't too far away from reality though lol

Zuhzuhzombie!! · May 18, 2013

Close. I thought it was Gramsci at first myself.

-Plasma Reus- · May 18, 2013

Looks too weird for me honestly.

popyea · May 18, 2013

Looks pretty interesting. I'm wondering if the the dev's name is a reference to Un Chien Andalou.

Remachinate · May 18, 2013

The concept has potential, but I'm never going to be able to read that title without thinking of a gay lion.

JustAnotherOtaku · May 18, 2013

Came in cynical, left genuinely excited.

UrbanRats · May 18, 2013

Eraserhead being one of my favorite movies, i'm gonna have to check this out.

Messofanego · May 18, 2013

popyea said:
Looks pretty interesting. I'm wondering if the the dev's name is a reference to Un Chien Andalou.

Could be, could be!

Nihilistic Monk · May 18, 2013

That a NCP car park they're running past at the end?

Lijik · May 18, 2013

A list of inspirations have never so easily sold me on a game before.
Looks interesting

cuyahoga · May 18, 2013

Maybe I should just get a high-end PC instead of a next-gen console. This looks like a ton more interesting than anything coming to either console.

Googling Hans Arp's stuff. Would I be an artistic heaten if I thought this looked kinda crap?

Messofanego · May 18, 2013

Nihilistic Monk said:
That a NCP car park they're running past at the end?

Yup

"Pre-alpha screenshot. NCP car parks are one of the many exotic locations you can visit."

cuyahoga said:
Maybe I should just get a high-end PC instead of a next-gen console. This looks like a ton more interesting than anything coming to either console.

I doubt it will be demanding, the pretty sparse landscapes and character models don't exactly scream graphics heavy game.

lefantome · May 18, 2013

Messofanego said:
Yup

"Pre-alpha screenshot. NCP car parks are one of the many exotic locations you can visit."

I doubt it will be demanding, the pretty sparse landscapes and character models don't exactly scream graphics heavy game.

lol

I hope in an alternative version of cabot circus

Messofanego · May 19, 2013

Tangiers website is up

Video Devlog coming tomorrow (or today...doesn't say what time that was posted).

Lime · May 19, 2013

Looks interesting. The game has my attention.

Messofanego · May 20, 2013

Video Development Blog #1

Game footage should come in 2 weeks time.

Going to give some purpose to the NPCs.

Explanation about the words mechanic, which sounds awesome.

Messofanego · May 27, 2013

Tangiers Dev Blog #2

They show a lot of gameplay footage, it looks so damn cool!

Messofanego · May 27, 2013

I don't think arachnophobes will like that crouch walk

Persona86 · May 27, 2013

I liked the beach bit.

ripastraea · May 27, 2013

Thanks for the update. Definitely interested

Messofanego · May 27, 2013

Having the level change around you because of the type of playthrough sounds way cooler than "high chaos" in Dishonored or similar systems in other games, so can't wait to see that feature being detailed out.

Messofanego · Jun 1, 2013

Tangiers Second Trailer

Looks so fucking good!

Cigarettes as landmarks, world changing in response to your actions, a stealth kill, and generally cool original music from Joseph Rubio.

Vermillion · Jun 1, 2013

Taking "your words will come back to haunt you" literally.

zkylon · Jun 1, 2013

looks straight out of eraserhead

very cool

Messofanego · Jun 1, 2013

First time ever a game's playable protagonist is scarier than the enemies?

Messofanego · Jul 14, 2013

Kickstarter going up on July 17th. Excited.

dark_prinny · Jul 14, 2013

Messofanego said:

Yup. This game reminds me a lot of Eraserhead. And that's good.

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