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Tangiers Kickstarter IS A GO!

It's funded yo!



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Man Ray May Cry

Rock Paper Shotgun

...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

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

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.

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

Indiestatik

PC Gamer

Awesome out of 10

PC Games N

6aming

Awesome Robo

Eric Vanderveer

 

[Messofanego]

Tangiers Game Facebook

 

[Canis lupus]

Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

 

[Dascu]

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

 

[Miles Quaritch]

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]

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

 

[ChackanKun]

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

 

[hgarrett54]

Not a fan of the aesthetic, personally :/

 

[Messofanego]

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]

Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

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

 

[Canis lupus]

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

I know, but it did make it mainstream.

 

[Messofanego]

Stealth!

 

[Discotheque]

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]

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

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

Looks very interesting!

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

Looks cool and original.

''nothing is true, everything is permitted''

AssCreed much?

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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]

 

[stephendedalus]

Last Words of Hassan Sabbah - William S. Burroughs

 

[Beermeister]

Not my kind of game. Pass.

 

[codhand]

 

[Tenki]

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

 

[Riposte]

Hideous, though some of the environments are okay.

I know, but it did make it mainstream.

Not really...

 

[lefantome]

Really interesting!

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

looks like Gramsci

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Whats up with the pictures of Trotsky?

ed

Yeah, Trotsky or Gramsci.

 

[lefantome]

Whats up with the pictures of Trotsky?

you got it!

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

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Close. I thought it was Gramsci at first myself.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Looks too weird for me honestly.

 

[popyea]

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

 

[Remachinate]

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

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Came in cynical, left genuinely excited.

 

[UrbanRats]

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

 

[Messofanego]

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]

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

 

[Lijik]

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

 

[cuyahoga]

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]

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."

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]

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]

Tangiers website is up

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

 

[Lime]

Looks interesting. The game has my attention.

 

[Messofanego]

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]

Tangiers Dev Blog #2

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

 

[Messofanego]

I don't think arachnophobes will like that crouch walk

 

[Persona86]

I liked the beach bit.

 

[ripastraea]

Thanks for the update. Definitely interested

 

[Messofanego]

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]

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]

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

 

[zkylon]

looks straight out of eraserhead

very cool

 

[Messofanego]

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

 

[Messofanego]

Kickstarter going up on July 17th. Excited.

 

[dark_prinny]

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