Distortions
Rating: 50.0
PC

Distortions

Released: Mar 2, 2018
Genres:
Music Open World Point-and-click Puzzle Roguelike / Roguelite Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:
Drama Horror Indie
Perspectives:
Third person
Game Modes:
Single player
Game Engines:
Distortion Tools
Description from Steam STEAM

Distortions is a story-driven musical journey through an unknown, imaginary world. Enter a surreal adventure guided by journal riddles – and piece together fragments of past memories to uncover your identity. Using a violin, play unique songs to alter environments and befriend strange creatures along the way. * Use the power of music to shape in real time a stunning open world full of natural beauty and surreal environments. * Experience a compelling story of perseverance, mystery, and memory. * More than 15 hours of gameplay * Learn to use 5 unique abilities to tame or control fearsome creatures. * Enjoy multiple gameplay styles – from side-scrolling and open-world exploration to innovative modular gameplay that changes with the rhythm of the story. * Learn 3 different ways to play your violin. (ATTENTION: THE GAME DOES NOT SUPPORT NEWER RADEON GPU DRIVERS) Please be aware that the game currently does not support the latest Radeon GPU drivers showing a black screen). A DIZZYING WORLD OF SOUND & FURY A girl wakes up in an unknown and imaginary place where her past seems to have a physical presence and is made from echoes of distorted memories. The Distortions World is a place of unparalleled beauty filled with mountains, caves, and rivers. It’s a place where old friends still wonder, and where time seems to have stopped in face of an imminent collapse. While she recovers her identity by reminiscing with the help of a strange masked man, she must decide what to leave behind to move on with her life. The Girl then decides to explore this surreal and unknown place – soon finding a journal with a few annotations leading to a violin. With her music, the Girl gets to shape the world – creating extraordinary effects and changes. With each new piece of music, a new tool arises. She must face the mysterious creatures that inhabit this puzzling world while solving the journal’s riddles. With the journal to show her the way, and the violin to open her path, the Girl embarks on a journey to her past – finding the memories that open the door to her future and discovering the enigma of existing in that place. How far must she go to regain her memory? The unknown, puzzling valley is where The Girl's past seems to have a physical presence -- where everything you see is made of echoes of distorted memories. The 'Distortions' world is a place of unparalleled beauty, where you can explore mountains, caves and rivers; a place where old friends still wonder, and where time seems to have stopped in face of an imminent collapse. Welcome to an adventure where the songs are your weapons and the tales of a journal are your guide. Lead The Girl through the most diverse locations using the power song to shape the world. Create bridges, explosions and barriers or become invisible, move enormous rocks and learn to speak to the valley with your violin. There are strange creatures in this world. As you meet those creatures, you must read the environment and use the learned abilities learned to combat them. Each spaces where you encounter them is designed in a way to present new and unexpected behaviors each time. This makes the player face challenges differently -- using new strategies and combining the song’s powers to create the perfect way out. By shaping the environment in real time, you determine how The Girl can fight or escape. With the violin, The Girl learns five different abilities, and 3 different ways to play the violin. You must master these to beat the Masked Creatures. To execute those abilities, we used mechanics inspired in 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time', 'Loom', “Guitar Hero” and other instrument-based games. Many sequences and breathtaking moments will require skill. Find safe places to rest and search for strange white apples to raise your health. Sail the sea and explore the land, with the help of maps, ocean currents information and geographic points, experiencing memorable action and suspenseful moments. You can also play your violin freely! In this 'free mode,' the valley can listen to what you play. Some places are more sensitive to the music, and if the right notes are played, the world can be shaped. You can also play with an inhabitant of this world, “The Masked One,” and achieve intense and dramatic moments through his reactions. There is a strange world that coexists with the 'Distortions' valley called the 'White World.' Throughout the game, you'll have to walk between these two worlds to escape the masked creatures or find an otherwise unreachable spot. To maintain a rhythm, Distortions features several nuances to emphasize the story and convey emotion successfully. These moments include various perspectives such as first person, side-scrolling, open world, linear sessions, and contemplative moments. Progression is divided into three parts. First, your path will work in a linear way while you become acclimated with the controls and basic aspects of the adventure. Next, you will find an open world to explore with the option to decide which places to visit first. There are also a few dungeons to complete in this part. Lastly, you will find a mix of open world and linear aspects. Here you can find the larger share of secondary missions and optional content, which add several more hours of exploration. Distortions’ visual and narrative elements were inspired by movies as Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind and The Fountain, Where The Wild Thins Are and games as Shadow of the Colossus and “Silent Hill 2.” Sound Effects The soundtrack is comprised of licensed songs from three different bands – A post rock band from Brazil, Labirinto and another one from the United States, Dredg – and exclusive original tracks. The ambient sound is composed by noise, combined with instruments like bells, violins and guitars.

Description from IGDB IGDB

Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.

Basic Info
Release Date: March 2, 2018
IGDB Rating: 50.0/100
IGDB ID: 86525
Additional Information
IGDB Rating: 50.0/100
Release Date: March 2, 2018
IGDB ID: 86525
Платформы 1
PC
Genres 6
Music Open World Point-and-click Puzzle Roguelike / Roguelite Role-playing (RPG)
Themes 3
Drama Horror Indie
Player Perspectives 1
Third person
Game Modes 1
Single player
Developers
Among Giants

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Publishers
Among Giants

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