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Frogwares Answers User Questions in Latest Video for ‘The Sinking City’
Frogwares continue their development on The Sinking City, which is still looking for that definitive 2018 release date. Really, judging from what’s been shown so far, you can’t help but intrigued each time Frogwares releases an update on their progress. And that’s just what they did.
The update video is the first Q&A session in response to user’s questions via social media, where Community Manager Sergey Oganesyan answers a few unknowns. Among the information revealed, The Sinking City plays out “more [like] a detective game”, where players will have to solve crimes as they progress through the game, while at the same time, unraveling the mystery of Oakmont. At the same time, the game also has a combat component where players will be able to use weapons, traps and skills that you unlock in order to combat the Lovecraftian monsters that lurk throughout the game.
As for the game length, Frogwares is “aiming for around 30, maybe 40 hours of playtime”. However, that’s only for the main quest and the majority of side quests. Your playtime will increase “if you’re a completionist or just want to see all the different endings”. As for platforms, The Sinking City will be available for Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4, and the release date and price will be announced “when we are ready”. Oganesyan concludes the session with how the team balanced their own ideas versus established Lovecraftian lore, referring back to their fourth update video for more information.
There’s a lot of goodies in just the three minute video, so do check it out.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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