The Vanishing of Ethan Carter brings ‘weird fiction horror’ to PC this year
The founders of People Can Fly – responsible for Bulletstorm and currently Gears of War: Judgment – have flown the coop to begin another studio, The Astronauts, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is their first game. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a “weird fiction horror” game inspired by macabre 20th century tales, set for a PC launch this year and developed in Unreal Engine 3.
“What we care about the most is that the players feel like they’re really there,” game designer Adrian Chmielarz says. “Immersion is our number one priority. It’s a game about exploration and discovery. We’re not abandoning the gameplay – on the contrary: We’re trying to strip it down to the bone and make sure it’s always meaningful and truly makes the experience better.”
Chmielarz, along with co-founders Andrzej Poznanski and Michal Kosieradzki, premiere The Vanishing of Ethan Carter with the above teaser, showing a content old man stoking a fire sparked by a teddy bear in a sweater and an assortment of shoes and clothes. We never heard that particular bedtime story as children.Continue reading The Vanishing of Ethan Carter brings ‘weird fiction horror’ to PC this yearThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter brings ‘weird fiction horror’ to PC this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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