PaperSeven showed off their new story-driven adventure game today on the Twitch livestream at Gamescom - Blackwood Crossing.
Taking part on a train between two orphaned siblings, 14-year-old Scarlet and 10-year-old Finn, you play as Scarlet as she follows her brother through the train and into surreal changing landscapes as we discover the past, present and feelings of both siblings.
Like any good game of this genre you must go around and find clues as to how to proceed, both through items you can pick up and examine closer as well as items set around the landscape around you. Using these to solve puzzles will let you proceed in the game and eventually get to the root of why they are on the train and what has happened.
Indeed, the trailer can explain it a bit better than I can;
As you can see, eventually it gets very dark as we seem to delve almost into an atmosphere shaped by Finn's own thoughts and feelings as his beloved sister enters teenagehood and grows apart from him. It seems wonderfully rich, and I am curious as to the fully story.
If you too are interested, we've been told to expect the game sometime in early 2017, with a simultaneous release on Xbox One, PS4 and Steam. More information can be found at blackwoodcrossing.com.
