【PC/PS4】The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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该作根据20世纪早期的死亡童话和科幻小说改编，剧情是本作的核心元素，玩家将扮演一位拥有可视化境界眼超能力的侦探，可以提前预览犯罪场面。

主线任务是拯救一个被绑架的小男孩，他们要前往一座山林，会遇到众多可怕的场景，主角将利用超能力与现代侦探工具，探寻隐藏其中的秘密，还有统治这片区域的远古力量。

本作采用虚幻3引擎打造，还有一些新版的技术，预计2013年发售，PC独占，不过制作组很希望能将该作带到次世代主机平台，至于发售日期还不确定，但是可以确定的是将在2013年内发售。
What’s this about?

After seven months of hard work, we’re ready to reveal what our game – a weird piece of horror fiction called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – looks like. We’re releasing four in-game screenshots from the first few minutes of the game. We don’t plan to have any cut scenes in the game, so these screenshots all derive from actual gameplay.

What’s the game about?

In The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, you play as Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter and realizes that the boy is in grave danger. When Paul arrives in Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, he realizes things are even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul comes to see might not be the only murder to investigate. Using both regular and supernatural detective skills, Paul must figure out what happened to the missing boy. A few weeks ago we released a short prequel comic.

How do you play this game?

Via a First-Person Perspective, you explore and interact with the environment in order to discover the truth. Paul has a supernatural gift that allows him to visualize the final moments of anyone who’s been murdered. The more clues you discover, the clearer and longer Paul’s vision. Exactly how much you are able to discern from a corpse is entirely up to you. You might discover the motivation of the murderer, or find a hint of where to go next – or both.

Why are you making this game?

We believe video games are a largely untapped medium for powerful storytelling possibilities. Every developer with a deep interest in the storytelling side of gaming uses different ways to let players live through a story: from interactive dramas like The Walking Dead to story-exploration games like Gone Home to online adventures like Journey. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is our own attempt to tell a multi-layered story while keeping the player completely immersed and constantly engaged-with the unique sense of presence only video games can offer.

What kind of horror game is it?

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a “weird fiction” horror, meaning our focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters. With its mixture of a beautiful world with the haunting and macabre, this story is for adult players. That said, there is no combat in our game. If our game leaves any scars, you won’t be able to see them. Also, we want gamers to experience the story of Paul and Ethan at their own pace, and without the need for sedatives. It’s less about pure terror and more about clammy unease.

What platforms and when?

We’re currently developing the game for PC, but we’re hoping to eventually bring it to next-gen platforms. We’re in full production, but we don’t have a set release date. It’s a question of months, however, not years.

Who are you?

We are The Astronauts, a small – eight people at the moment – team founded in 2012 by the ex-owners and leads of People Can Fly, creators of Painkiller and Bulletstorm. Our webpage is TheAstronauts.com, our Twitter is twitter.com/TheAstroCrew, and you can also follow Adrian, who is both writing these words and the lead designer on the game, at twitter.com/AdrianChm.

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《伊森卡特的消失》动态图 光怪陆离画面强大

　　《伊森卡特的消失》开发组The Astronauts 形容这款游戏是一个“光怪陆离虚构”的恐怖游戏，开发组将着重描述游戏的气氛，情绪和人性的本质。为了展示游戏的画面，The Astronauts 今天放出了三个GIF动画。The Astronauts称他们使用了一种叫摄影测量（photogrammetric）的技术，并形容这个技术是独立工作室的未来.《伊森卡特的消失》将于明年登陆PC，次世代主机版将在PC之后发售。







Three GIFS From The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

GIF. The least effective, the most beloved video format of 2013.

Our tribute to the insanity that is animated GIF is a few scenes from the game we’re making, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. This is true, actual in-game footage, captured with Fraps, then converted to GIFs.

The first “video” shows a small fragment of a rocky path near the opening area of the game. A lot of what you see has been made using photogrammetric technology. Rest assured we will be talking a whole lot more about it in January, but in short, we believe it’s the future for a lot of indie studios interested in photo-realistic worlds. The technology does not eliminate the need for artists and never will, but it allows faster acquisition of high quality in-game assets.

The second movie shows our hero, an occult detective called Paul Prospero, witness a supernatural event. It’s connected to the memories of a certain corpse that Paul is “questioning” about… Okay, this is a longer story, so let’s leave it for another time.

Note how the foliage is affected by the switch from reality to the memory, right before the draisine materializes.

Third GIF shows a fragment of a long forgotten cemetery from the later part of the game. Elements of the environment, like the tombs or the roots, were also made using photogrammetry.

So here it is, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, GIF-wrapped. If you want smaller, lighter version of these GIFs you can find them here. Thanks for watching!

.theastronauts blog：http://www.theastronauts.com/201 ... shing-ethan-carter/

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter 'Welcome to Red Creek Valley' Trailer

   

First Trailer of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person weird fiction horror in which you – Paul Prospero, an occult detective – try to solve the mystery of a missing boy named Ethan Carter. And here is the first trailer. Wait, what? Now?

We know, an indie game trailer right before E3? But after nearly two years of development we just can’t contain ourselves. We hope you’ll like what you see.

This is the first trailer for the game, with the focus on the mood of the story the players can experience, and the visuals one can expect from the game. The trailer is a real-time in-game capture (PC), just with the cameras set to tell a certain story.

Also, the release date for the PC version? Third quarter of 2014. Fingers crossed!

Official Website:http://www.theastronauts.com/201 ... shing-ethan-carter/

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter coming to retail via Nordic Games



Nordic Games supports The Astronauts to find Ethan Carter

Nordic Games employed its own investigators to look into the case of Ethan Carter and to support Paul Prospero with his endeavours to unfold the truth about The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The developers – The Astronauts, founded in 2012 – consist of former owners and designers at People Can Fly, who previously worked on Painkiller, Come Midnight, Gears of War and Bulletstorm.

"The Vanishing of Ethan Carter immediately had the finger on our pulse," said Reinhard Pollice, Business & Product Development Director at Nordic Games. "We’re excited to be involved with this one-of-a-kind horror/mystery game and the atmosphere it conveys on screenshots and trailers already. To collaborate with The Astronauts is the icing on the cake."

"With such an understanding and responsive partner it’s been really easy for us to make a decision to cooperate with Nordic Games on the box version of our game," said Adrian Chmielarz, co-founder of The Astronauts and lead designer of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. "Some gamers asked us for a physical copy, and I am happy that thanks to Nordic we can deliver."

About The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a “weird fiction” horror, meaning its focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of its characters. With its mixture of a beautiful world with the haunting and macabre, this story is catered to adult players. That said, there is no combat in the game. If this game leaves any scars, they will be not visible to the eye. Furthermore, players will be able to experience the story of Paul and Ethan at their own pace, and without the need for sedatives. It’s less about pure terror and more about clammy unease.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will be available through retail stores and digitally in Q3 2014.

More information on The Astronauts and The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter can be found here: theastronauts.com

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Coming to PS4
《伊森卡特的消失》详介 剧情至上的解谜游戏

　　在上周举行的科隆游戏展索尼展前发布会上公布了一款PS4新游戏，叫做《伊森卡特的消失（The Vanishing of Ethan Carter）》，发布会上我们只看了一段预告，并不知道这款游戏在讲什么，不过游戏的制作人在索尼的美国官博上对这款游戏做了简单的介绍，我们或许可以对游戏内容窥知一二：

　　伊森卡特的消失是一款以剧情为主的解谜游戏，游戏并没有打斗和爆炸，而全部是探险和发现。

　　游戏中你扮演的角色是Paul Prospero，一个神秘兮兮的侦探，你收到了一封来自伊森卡特的信。信中说，伊森卡特遭遇了危险，所以Paul就来到伊森位于红溪河谷的家，眼前的景象比想象的还要糟糕：伊森卡特遭遇了一次残忍的谋杀案，醒来之后又离奇失踪，Paul很快就断定这不仅仅是一个简单的谋杀案。

　　游戏将采用第一人称视角，你可以按照自己的节奏探索和挖掘真相，虽然我们设置了一些恐怖的元素在里面，但都不是纯粹为了让你尖叫，而是那种“湿冷不安”的感觉。

　　其间你还会迎来一系列心理挑战，这不是一个以解谜为核心的游戏，我们的主要着力点在气氛、情绪和人性的营造。

   

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Brings Occult Mystery to PS4

Hi! We are The Astronauts, an eight-person team founded by the guys who, years ago, also founded People Can Fly, creators of Painkiller and Bulletstorm. However, the game we are making right now could not be more different from what we’ve made in the past.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a story-driven mystery game that focuses entirely on exploration and discovery, featuring no combat or explosions of any kind. If our game leaves any scars, you won’t be able to see them.

You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. Realizing the boy is in grave danger, Paul arrives at Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, where things turn out to be even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul quickly discerns might not be the only murder to investigate.

As I hope you can see from this short description, we’re trying to mix pulp and horror into one cohesive experience. And if that makes you suspect we’re making this game inspired by the weird fiction stories and other tales of the macabre from the early 20th century, then you’re on the right track. Writers like Algernon Blackwood, Stefan Grabinski, and of course, the CEO of Cthulhu himself, H.P. Lovecraft have heavily influenced every layer of our narrative and world design.

The game is played through first-person perspective, whereby you explore and interact with the world in order to discover the truth behind Ethan’s disappearance. You conduct the investigation on your own terms and at your own pace. Although we did put a few scary bits in the game, there is no need for sedatives. It’s less about pure terror and more about, as our writers put it, “clammy unease”.

While it features a private detective and quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not a puzzle-ridden game. Our focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters. It’s a game that tries to offer immersive storytelling — an escapist experience of discovering the secrets within another world.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is something we wanted to make for a very, very long time. It is our love letter to video games as powerful storytelling devices. Devices that use interactivity to offer something no other medium can offer: a sense of presence, immersion, and engagement – all in one place.

You can find more info on the game and the philosophy and technology behind it on our blog.

blog.us.playstation.com

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Releasing on September 25, Commented Gameplay

   

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Release Date and Pre-order Bonus

It’s happening!

As you know from this website, we’re no strangers to long posts, but this time let’s keep it to the point.

“The release date for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?”

September 25th 2014.

“Platforms? Min specs? Is there an awesome Special Pre-Order Edition?”

You can solve the mystery by visiting the game’s website we have just launched!

www.EthanCarterGame.com

Seriously, that website was a lot of work, even if its clean design does not suggest so. We tried to put all relevant info there, in one place.

The website also premieres a commented, 13-minutes long gameplay video.

We tried to keep the video as spoiler free as possible. But look, if you’re already sold on the game …don’t watch it. Yes, we are a game developer who asks you to maybe not to watch the video of their game. Or maybe just take a quick peek or something.

But then again, it’s not that spoiler-heavy. Your choice. We trust your judgment. Like we do in the game itself and that’s where there’s no hand holding in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

But I digress.

Website! Video! Special Pre-Order Edition! OST Sampler!

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux Out Now ~ Unreal Engine 4 Update

   

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux Out Now!

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter for PC has been remade from scratch in Unreal Engine 4. The original was made in Unreal Engine 3.

You buy just one game, called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and you get two. The original, and this new remaster, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux (UE4).

If you already own the original, the Redux version is a free update and will appear in your Library as The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux next to the original The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Story-wise both games are identical. There are no extra quests or secrets in the Redux version. Note that “Redux” is sort of an unofficial tag, we do not even feature the word on the game’s art.

You can buy the game (and, as mentioned, get both the original UE3 version and the UE4 Redux remaster) on Steam or GOG.

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