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[Video] ‘The Dark Pictures Anthology’ Dev Talks Series Inspirations; Dreams of Making ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Game?
With The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes hitting this October (and European fans getting that sweet-looking Pazuzu Edition variant), IGN sat down with Supermassive Games director Will Doyle to have a fun little chat about what his dream horror projects would be. Not surprisingly, Aliens was a topic, but also the untapped potential of A Nightmare on Elm Street or Day of the Dead videogame!
When it comes to approaching the development of their titles, Doyle explains that they have a set of pillars to fit their gameplay around. “We’ve looked at so many different genres. For making these games, we have a set of ‘pillars’ that we fit our gameplay around. So, we always have to have a really terrible threat,” says Doyle.
For House of Ashes, Supermassive drew inspiration from James Cameron’s Aliens, which Doyle described as having this “horrible, implacable threat” from the Xenomorphs. “The interesting thing about the Aliens franchise is the creature itself is so inhuman. There’s nothing that you can connect to,” says Doyle. “It’s seemingly emotionless.”
As for what franchises he’d love to bring to videogames, A Nightmare on Elm Street is Doyle’s first idea. “A Nightmare on Elm Street has always been interesting because it has the kind of group of characters all affected by the same thing, and all connected by this shared history. It has a really horrible monster in the form of Freddy Krueger chasing after you, and also this shifting nature of going from reality to dream, and being unsure of that kind of mix. That really fits a videogame well.”
Another is Day of the Dead, which Doyle recalls that as a kid while growing up in Japan, he caught it in a local video store. “One of the video stores on my way back from school played Day of the Dead in the window of the video store, and I just stopped walking back from school and started watching it.”
And as you might expect, The Exorcist also plays a big part in House of Ashes. In researching for the game, the team came upon a story of a king that wages war against the gods, and ends up cursing his own kingdom. “Reading that, it’s like ‘Oh, that’s straight up a horror film.’ It sounds perfect.”
To hear the rest of the interview, check out IGN’s video below. House of Ashes arrives October 22 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series.
Dead by Daylight fans have another Tome launch today in Tome 19: SPLENDOR, bringing with it a new content update, the game’s next Modifier, a new Tome packed with unlockable rewards, and a major update to the in-game store. Accompanying the update will be several Outfit Collections, which will be arriving over the next couple of weeks.
After giving fans a taste of what’s to come with the time-limited Lights Out Modifier, Behaviour Interactive has introduced a new one with Chaos Shuffle, offering a completely different challenge. In the Chaos Shuffle Modifier, players will be jumping into Trials with randomly selected Perks from all of Dead by Daylight’s available Perks. However, instead of relying on tactics they’ve grown accustomed to, players will now have to contend and strategize with the Perks they’re dealt at the beginning of the match. Chaos Shuffle will be out soon.
Along with the new Modifier is the new Event Tome with SPLENDOR, packed with new challenges, memories, and classy rewards to Dead by Daylight, inspired by all things gold and silk. Players will unlock memories that offer a glimpse into The Artist and Zarina Kassir’s past, with new outfits for The Trickster, Nea Karlsson, Mikaela Reid, The Skull Merchant, and many more characters across the Free and Premium Tracks. Players who purchase the Rift Pass instantly unlock a gold-adorned Outfit for The Trapper, and those who complete the track are rewarded with a brutal Ultra Rare Outfit for The Doctor.
As for the in-game store, with over 30 Chapters packed with content and outfits for our numerous Survivors and Killers, the in-game store has been given a complete visual overhaul. The new interface allow players to easily find items that are on sale, cosmetics from a specific collection, as well as purchase bundles that contain multiple items at a discounted price.
Finally, there are the new Outfit Collections that are coming to Dead by Daylight in the coming weeks.
- The Forgotten Myth Collection brings a horrifying Visceral Legendary Outfit for The Huntress, complete with its own unique Mori.
- Metamorphosis manifests in different ways. The returning Chrysalis Collection reimagines both Killer and Survivor with butterfly or moth-inspired looks.
- The return of the Visions of the Future Collection offers new futuristic looks for several Survivors.
- A new addition to the Nicolas Cage Essentials Collection proves the actor needs no stylist to look cool.
- The Forgotten Garden Collection spreads botanical brutality to two Killers.
- The Cats & Dogs Collection brings more cozy sweaters to the game inspired by our furry friends.
Dead by Daylight is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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