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[Zach]

Will play.

 

[Handy Fake]

Are people complaining that this is religious propaganda..?

 

[Blobbers]

Watch the twist be it was actually only the protagonist who has gone to the Rapture.
shamaldingdong.jpeg

 

[Melchiah]

Not sure why people are so hyped, is it just cause of the pretty?

Because it looks and sounds interesting, and it's said to be a spiritual successor to Dear Esther.

13 minutes of gameplay:
https://youtu.be/aU4WT2LqpMA

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/just-what-is-everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-anyway

But why is the end of the world taking place in a sleepy rural community? Jessica Curry – the composer of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and the studio head of its developer, The Chinese Room – tells me it all leads back to a conversation she had with Dan Pinchbeck, the game’s creative director, years and years ago.

“Dan said the most amazing thing to me at the beginning,” she tells me. “He loves games and he’s passionate about post-apocalyptic games, and he said, ‘If we went through this in real life, there’s no way I’d be the square-jawed hero running through saving everybody. I’d be a pile of ash and bone on the floor. Dead.’

“He said, ‘That’s the game I want to make.’ I thought that sounded really, really good. It turns it around completely. There’s no hero in this game that’s going to save everybody. We really wanted to make it feel real and tragic and beautiful and frightening.”

...

“In Metro: Last Light, there’s a wonderful scene where a father and his little girl are fishing in radioactive water,” Pinchbeck tells me. “She turns to him and says, ‘Will we catch fish, dad?’ And he says, ‘Well, we might do.’ She says, ‘Will we catch cancer, because mummy caught cancer in the water?’ He has to explain to her what the difference is, and it’s so heartbreaking because it’s a little moment of actual human contact. You turn away and go shoot like a million mutants and that’s kind of fun, but that moment really stopped me in Metro. I thought that’s beautiful, brilliant game writing, because it understands that the people who are playing this are human beings and they have a frame of reference that is human and emotional, and that’s about their relationship with other people.

“And if we’re going to make a game about the apocalypse, let’s make a game about people in the apocalypse, not about the concept of the apocalypse or the big bang of the apocalypse. Let’s make a game saying, ‘When it comes down to it what’s important?’ And this is about people and their relationship with each other. That’s where we should focus.”

...

“There are lots of designers out there who do lots of really clever and brilliant stuff with systems and mechanics, but what we’re interested in is what emotional experience the player is having and starting much more from a story-, atmosphere- and immersion-driven angle.

“All of the scripts which I’ve written have been very rooted in story. And for that often I’ll go out to literature around that because we’re pushing depth into the story, and emotional depth in story is one thing we still don’t do particularly well as an industry. You can’t easily name the game stories that inspire you. Well, I could write it on the back of a Post-it note. But there aren’t that many out there that are really doing it. We want to go back and produce games that are narratively deep, rich and as interesting as books.”

 

[mejin]

Yes, can't wait to play.

 

[chadskin]

Day 1.

 

[derExperte]

That´s probably because the image is downsampled from 8k+

There is absolutely no Aliasing visible.

Will not look that clean on your TV

The gameplay video from a short while ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_MSeTa2_7E) had that in spades and also other problems like bad pop-ins and no AF. Either they're doing lots of polishing until release or those shots are overly flattering. Also there better be a way to walk a bit faster. Still, the release date will probably lead to a day 1 purchase if reviews aren't terrible, little else to buy around that time.

 

[John Bender]

I already waited soooo long for this..... Damn, can't wait!

 

[Ombala]

Will definitely buy this I loved the other games they made

 

[Loudninja]

Oh nice.

 

[Dominic_Shade]

At this point, I'm gonna need to go on a spoiler blackout for this game. The environments look too damn intriguing, and I wanna be able to explore this world as fresh as possible. @_@

 

[Rizific]

i watched the gameplay vid but all i saw was slow walking, slow panning of the camera, more walking, but no gameplay.

 

[Pound_lb003]

Really looking forward to it! Knew it was nearby, but thought it was due a little sooner!

 

[0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55]

sooner than expected.
hopefully we get a similar surprise for Rime.

 

[Cotrip]

The new music is so beautiful! That's day one for me.

 

[GeoramA]

Day 1 fo sho. I hope the story delivers.

 

[AmaterasuOni]

Yes! I'm ready.

 

[Tjamato88]

This and Until Dawn are quickly becoming my most anticipated releases of 2015.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

The soundtrack is so damn beautiful. I can't believe it's coming this fast. I'm so excited to play this!

 

[Ellite25]

Excited for this. Also, the graphics look incredible.

 

[olliethebum]

Doesn't look spoiler-y, but it looks like they're setting up some story here: http://gonetotherapture.playstation.com/station-52/katherine-interview-pt1/

 

[monlo]

looks like it has potential

 

[nib95]

Damn looks beautiful. Will keep my eye on this one. Interested to see how it's received.

 

[itchyass86]

Perfect time for a release. Definitely looking forward to enjoying the endless summer with this title.

 

[N30RYU]

How will be its gameplay?? something like Datura?

 

[dr_rus]

Day 1.

Yes. Maybe. Depending on the price and reviews.

 

[Loudninja]

It really is good to finally get dates for these games.

 

[Zomba13]

Okay. Im just genuinely curios. Is it like a mystery game? Do you solve puzzles? I can't hear the audio in trailer

No. You walk around and see/get told the story/work out what is going on.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

I'm buying it.

 

[JesseZao]

Here's a long clip of gameplay:

http://youtu.be/L_MSeTa2_7E

That host is not a good proxy for an intelligent viewer, but the game was presented well and I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

close enough now the waiting truthly begins

 

[Trace]

In.

Something about well done walking simulators, I don't know I just love them.

 

[unknownstranger]

Biggest thing to come out of that trailer is it's rated M.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Looks great.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

i watched the gameplay vid but all i saw was slow walking, slow panning of the camera, more walking, but no gameplay.

smfh

How will be its gameplay?? something like Datura?

more or less, better example is their previous game Dear Esther.

 

[Melchiah]

i watched the gameplay vid but all i saw was slow walking, slow panning of the camera, more walking, but no gameplay.

It's gameplay, just different from some others, like, say, moving from left to right and jumping few times inbetween.

 

[Obliterator]

This will be a Day 1 purchase for me.

I freaking love these "walking simulators", at least the good ones.

Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Gone Home are both incredible games

 

[Maroon Gamer]

Day one.

 

[Cyborg]

I want gameplay

 

[brickarts295]

I want gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU4WT2LqpMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_MSeTa2_7E

 

[Dog Problems]

This is great news. Between this game and Armikrog, August will be a good month for adventure games.

 

[Arnie7]

I said goddamn!

 

[Raziel]

Will break my no-digital policy for this, No Man's Sky, and The Witness.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

So what's this game about. What's the gameplay like

So what's the gameplay like? I've only seen walking.

Based on their previous games I wouldn't be surprised if that's it.

Looks like it's just about exploration and trying to unravel what happened through hearing spirits/memories and probably finding notes and audio logs. Think Gone Home, but set in a whole village instead of one house.

Cool, hope they capture the English Countryside well.

From the videos I've seen I'd say they've already completely nailed that aspect.

this is incredible, even for an indie studio

It really does look amazing. They've obviously got a very talented art team.

 

[Guymelef]

The music is really really amazing.
https://soundcloud.com/playstation/all-of-my-birds?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_content=https://soundcloud.com/playstation/all-of-my-birds

 

[camac002]

As expected, the latest build has graphical upgrades with the E3 showings. Looks like full post-processing enabled, lod pop reduced to minimal levels, grass etc. Really does look close to the bullshots now.

One example http://www.gamespot.com/videos/everybody-s-gone-to-the-rapture-e3-2015-stage-demo/2300-6425618/

 

[Lingitiz]

Great news, been waiting on this one a while.

 

[BahamutPT]

Could this be the start of an ARG?

http://gonetotherapture.playstation.com/secret-blog/code-1/

 

[olliethebum]

Could this be the start of an ARG?

http://gonetotherapture.playstation.com/secret-blog/code-1/

There's definitely been a few updates on the site with some background content, not sure if it's all linked though.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

The gameplay video they released not too long ago bored me to tears, so I'm gonna wait until some friends get it so I can see if they recommend it. Those screenshots are like Derek Zoolander though. O___O