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New ‘Hollowbody’ Update Adds Third Person Mode [Trailer]
Ask and you shall receive, according to Headware Games. The developer has dropped a new update for its survival horror short story, Hollowbody, to include a much requested feature for fans – a Third Person Mode. We even get a new trailer showcasing the new feature, which is including alongside a bunch of optimisations, improvements and balances in Patch 9 for Hollowbody.
Players can now switch between ‘Classic’ fixed camera mode and the new ‘Modern’ third person iteration from the in-game Options menu.
“Along with this new camera system I have put a lot of time into optimising aspects of the game that I felt were lacking alongside some improvements and balancing to combat and enemies,” says Nath of Headware Games. “I have also made some significant changes to how the game handles loading of data, fixing issues with black screens during loading of save files and new areas.”
Those optimizations include (among others) rumble support for controllers, camera transitions and a zoom when aiming for Third Person Mode, as well as improving camera transitions for First Person Mode and enemy AI.
There is a caveat with the update, however. While Nath has tried to avoid breaking any previous save data when updating to Patch 9, due to the nature of the improvements in this update, players may encounter issues from loading old save files. As a result, it’s recommended that players start a New Game save file where possible.
And just in case you’re wondering if you should plunk down some cash for that horror fan for Hollowbody, read Aaron’s review to help in your decision.
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Escape a Literal Hellhole in First-Person Survival Horror Title ‘Nature of Dread’ [Trailer]
Described as a nightmare “torn from the pages of Lovecraft, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov,” Nature of Dread is a newly-announced survival horror title coming to Steam. This sci-fi horror title has players fighting their way out of a nightmare deep within the northern wilderness, uncovering what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
The story for Nature of Dread that’s been revealed so far sees players awaken in the classified settlement of Hellhole in the northern forests. Built as humanity’s final defense in a war that has raged for over a millennium, the settlement was designed to contain an ancient evil. As these things go, in a desperate attempt to stop said evil, people tried to contain it, isolate it, and study it.
Ultimately, the military stepped in to do their usual cover-up routine, sealing the borders of the settlement off from the outside world and denying access. Unfortunately, things that were buried tend to have a habit of rising to the surface. Now you’ve been thrust into this centuries-old conflict, where you must decide how far you’re willing to go to protect what truly matters to you.
You’ll be facing off against the spawn of primordial evil, where these creatures learn, adapt, form packs, and change tactics the moment they sense your next move. Luckily, you’ll have plenty of weapons with which to fight these monstrosities, with the devs touting the game having a realistic weaponry system. Of course, since this is a survival horror title, you’ll need to be smart about your gear choices and manage your resources carefully in order to survive.