A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward has seemed like an more and more promising horror expertise as we’ve approached its launch, and one thing particularly that has stood out to style lovers is how a lot it appears to be emulating the gameplay type and distinctive model of horror of the beloved 2014 survival horror cult hit Alien: Isolation. Apparently sufficient, because it seems, the Inventive Meeting-developed title was the “predominant inspiration” that developer Stormind Video games seemed to for A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward.
Talking in a latest interview with GamingBolt, lead recreation designer Manuel Moavero revealed that Stormind Video games wished to seize the sensation of being always hunted by a risk that can’t be straight confronted, identical as Alien: Isolation.
“Throughout improvement, we had been impressed by a number of video games that managed to mix concern and ambiance in distinctive methods,” Moavero stated. “Alien: Isolation was our predominant inspiration, notably for its administration of rigidity and the sensation of being hunted by an enemy you possibly can’t confront straight. The concern stemming from the fixed invisible risk is one thing we needed to seize in A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward, however with the distinctive sound-based mechanic.”
Moavero went on to say a number of different titles that A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward takes cues from in quite a lot of alternative ways, together with The Final of Us, the Amnesia franchise, Splinter Cell: Chaos Idea, and Thief.
“The Final of Us was a significant reference for the way in which it creates rigidity by way of useful resource administration and interplay with the atmosphere,” he stated. “Amnesia influenced our pondering on methods to create concern with out essentially displaying enemies at each second, as a substitute taking part in on the sense of vulnerability and isolation.
“We additionally drew inspiration from video games like Splinter Cell: Chaos Idea, for the depth of its stealth mechanics, and Thief, for the significance of atmosphere and sound in figuring out survival. Every of those video games taught us one thing necessary about methods to stability rigidity, exploration, and hazard in a manner that immerses the participant in an intense horror expertise with out being too punishing.”
Moavero additionally spoke of the resurgence of the horror style in video games, and the way it has loved builders to create distinctive sorts of horror experiences.
“Completely: the resurgence of horror video games in recent times has allowed builders to discover new concepts and approaches to the style,” he stated. “With the evolution of know-how and innovation in gameplay mechanics, audiences have turn into extra open to totally different experiences, permitting creators to push the boundaries of conventional horror video games. At the moment, we see a better selection, from extra action-oriented video games to psychological survival horror and extra atmospheric horror, as within the case of A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward.”
He added, “Ultimately, the range and success of latest horror video games gave us the liberty to experiment and innovate, permitting us to discover a extra atmospheric, sound-based course whereas holding the core of the horror style intact.”
Our full interview with Moavero might be going dwell quickly, so keep tuned.
A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward launches on October 17 for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC.
