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New “Gardens of Death” Gameplay Trailer Reveals Floral Horrors of ‘The Florist’ [Watch]
After revealing their plant-centric survival horror game The Florist last October, Unclear Games has followed up with more details on the game, including a new gameplay trailer. Titled “Gardens of Death”, the trailer showcases new enemies, weapons and levels. And in addition to a release on PC via Steam, The Florist will also be heading to the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, with final release information coming later this year.
The Florist tells the story of Jessica Park, who arrives in the lakeside town of Joycliffe to make a last-minute delivery. Her timing sparks disaster as the town quickly descends into a deadly fight for survival against omnipresent floral overgrowth. Solve ingenious puzzles, defeat horrifying enemies, and uncover a mysterious plan to create new life in the most inhuman way imaginable.
The gameplay trailer reveals enemies known as Seeds, who are tragic victims of a deadly floral affliction. No longer alive, their bodies are controlled by organic growth which instinctually move to attack and draw nutrients from living organisms. Luckily for the player, they can make use of the Catclaw Revolver or Rosetta Shotgun to even the odds.
Seeds aren’t the only foe players will need to worry about, as they’ll also have to deal with The Harvester, a hulking monstrosity that carries a bloodstained sack. The player will need to stay one step ahead, unravel the mystery behind the outbreak, and put a stop to The Harvester’s mission.
Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has died. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death on June 16 late last week at the age of 81. No cause of death was released.
id Software, the company that gave Prince his first job in the industry, paid tribute to the composer, referring to him as a “video game music pioneer”.
Indeed, in addition to providing the soundtracks to id Software’s hits in the FPS genre, Prince also provided the soundtracks to other id Software classics, such as portions of the scores for Commander Keen series and the forerunner to the modern FPS, Catacomb 3-D. Prince also worked with Apogee Software and 3D Realms, providing the soundtrack for Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, and teaming with Lee Jackson for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.
Prince’s death comes just after the Library of Congress announced back in May that his soundtrack for Doom would be preserved in the National Recording Registry.
The soundtrack for Doom and its sequel took inspiration from designer John Romero‘s collection of CDs at the studio, which included the likes of Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Metallica. In spite of the limitations composers faced with the sound cards of the era, Prince was able to replicate riffs from songs like “Master of Puppets” and “Painkiller” for tracks like “At Doom’s Gate”, the iconic opening track for Doom‘s first level, E1M1.
For Doom II‘s soundtrack, Prince continued to employ the same tactic, lifting rifts from songs like “Sex Type Thing”, “After All (The Dead)”, “South of Heaven” and more.
In addition to composing, Prince was also a practicing lawyer, and had pursued a career as an attorney before making his way into the video games industry.
Prince is survived by his wife Connie, and his sons, Robert Caskin Prince IV and Andrew (Cristy) Prince.