Video Games
Upcoming Indie Game ‘Dryad’ Draws Inspiration From Solid Sources
We generally don’t receive many emails directly from indie creators to check out their work, but the ones we do get have some cool premises to them. Case in point: Dryad by Ultranite, a point-and-click free roaming game inspired by films like Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man and the classic Bride of Frankenstein. You can currently check out on its Game Jolt site. The game will also see a release on Steam and on itch.io (naturally).
Dryad centres on Josh Miller, a true-crime author who is in the process of writing a book based on “The Tellus Murders”, an incident which saw four camp counselors brutally murdered. As any good writer will do, Miller heads to the campgrounds in order to do a bit of research. However, as you would expect with how these things go, Miller ends up in over his head, having to escape.
Currently, the game is still very much in development, but according to the developers, we should see a demo for the game “in the coming months”. This is important, since the game already has a release date of April 22 of next year. We hope to hear more about Dryad as the development continues.
Video Games
Limited-Time Crossover Event for ‘Resident Evil Survival Unit’ With ‘Monster Hunter’ Announced [Teaser]
If you haven’t yet checked out Aniplex Inc. and JOYCITY Corporation’s Resident Evil Survival Unit, the free-to-play real-time strategy game has just announced a new collaboration with another Capcom property in Monster Hunter to entice prospective players. Kicking off on July 2 and running until July 29, the limited-time collaboration will introduce Monster Hunter–inspired elements into the post-apocalyptic world of Resident Evil Survival Unit, adding large-scale monster encounters to the game’s strategic systems.
Details on the collaboration are being kept under wraps for now, but during the event, players will be able to participate in collaboration-exclusive in-game events that will earn them special rewards inspired by the Monster Hunter series. We do get a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming event, which in addition to teasing various monsters for players to battle, also promises new units for players to recruit.
Set in a parallel world inspired by the Resident Evil universe, the game features an original storyline and real-time strategic gameplay designed for mobile platforms. Players will build bases, secure resources, and battle creatures in a collapsed city. Iconic characters such as Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and Jill Valentine appear throughout the game, allowing for team formations that bring together characters from across the Resident Evil franchise, enabling unique combinations not seen in the original titles.
Resident Evil Survival Unit is available on iOS and Android devices.