Abstract
- Impressed by the true glaciers within the Alps, Dungeons of Hinterberg’s Glacier overworld affords a singular and playful expertise of magical snowboarding, exploration, fight, and discovery, with hidden secrets and techniques, adventures, and rewards.
- The Glacier overworld is non-linear and requires gamers to unravel puzzles, full challenges, and revisit the realm at completely different factors. Like different overworlds, the gameplay is affected by the social dynamics in Hinterberg, as gamers construct their fame and connections to entry new locations and meet new NPCs.
- Dungeons of Hinterberg will likely be obtainable on day one with Recreation Move for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows.
For the reason that unique reveal of Dungeons of Hinterberg throughout the Xbox Video games Showcase this previous June, we’ve gotten a gentle stream of stories and data from its creators. Whether or not it was getting a primary hands-on and have a look at the mountainous overworld and dungeons throughout throughout gamescom, or studying extra in regards to the social-sim side that gamers will expertise within the idyllic city of Hinterberg throughout Xbox Companion Preview, we’ve been handled to a variety of nice particulars en path to the sport’s 2024 launch!
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However Microbird couldn’t allow us to sneak off into the vacations with out one other nice have a look at Dungeons of Hinterberg, and as we speak we had been handled to a preview of its Glacier overworld as a part of their newest livestream. Following that, we caught up with Co-Founder and Artwork Director for Microbird Video games Regina Reisinger to get some extra particulars on the icy overworld, how gamers can construct rep, and monsters… so many monsters.
Are you able to inform us a bit of bit in regards to the 4 overworlds and the way they perform in Dungeons of Hinterberg?
The overworlds are an integral a part of your vacation in Hinterberg: each day of your trip begins with a hearty breakfast, after which it’s time to resolve which of the overworlds you need to go to as we speak. Overworlds are distinct, mid-sized areas round Hinterberg, and are all impressed by actual Austrian landscapes and biomes. All of them maintain ample alternative and house to discover, struggle monsters, uncover some secrets and techniques, or simply sit down in a lovely spot and meditate for a day.
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There are 4 visually distinct overworlds that each one supply their very own taste of magic as nicely. In the event you really feel like a calming hike, why not go to the plush inexperienced mountain meadows of Doberkogel? Are you in a extra serene temper? Take into account visiting Hinterwald, a picturesque forest the place you possibly can stroll between tall timber and little streamlets, whereas recognizing some deer within the distance. Or if you wish to settle down, you can take the cable automotive as much as Kolmstein, a glacier that’s lined in snow and ice all 12 months spherical.
We’ve seen gameplay within the Forest and Mountain overworlds – and now Glacier! Are you able to share extra in regards to the strategy of creating the Glacier overworld?
The glacier is an overworld that may be very expensive to our hearts, and one which was a variety of enjoyable to design. It’s the third overworld that can develop into obtainable within the sport, and it switches up how we deal with motion, by offering Luisa and the gamers with a magic hoverboard ability. We actually wished to seize the wonderful feeling that you simply get in actual life when snowboarding or snowboarding down a wide-open slope stuffed with snow, surrounded by mountains and a view that goes on for miles. We used Unity’s terrain system, combined with some manually constructed components, so we might create precisely the form of exploration expertise that we imagined.
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What distinctive skills can gamers count on from the Glacier overworld?
As already talked about, the hoverboard is without doubt one of the two magic expertise distinctive to the glacier, and possibly the one gamers will use probably the most. Zipping alongside the snowy panorama at a dizzying tempo, grinding alongside magical rails and attempting to finish difficult slalom programs are simply a few of the enjoyable issues you are able to do with this ability. And naturally, it turns out to be useful in fight as nicely, the place you should use it to knock over enemies and draw a flaming barrier behind you. The second ability is a magical mild ray that can be utilized to unravel puzzles, hit enemies, or manipulate your atmosphere. Combining each – grinding alongside a rail whereas zapping enemies or targets round you – is a number of enjoyable as nicely.
You’ve spoken a bit about how Dungeons of Hinterberg’s setting and monsters are impressed by places in Austria and its folklore. What inspirations have immediately influenced the Glacier overworld?
The glacier overworld is definitely one the place we took a variety of inspiration from the true world. The Alps are recognized for his or her glaciers, the place you possibly can expertise a wintery panorama all 12 months spherical: even in summer season, you may solely be a cable automotive trip away from a mountaintop lined in ice and snow. This makes a glacier form of a particular and magical place in and of itself. Sadly, the altering local weather has develop into a hazard for these biomes as nicely. That’s another excuse why it was necessary to us to attempt to seize that distinctive aptitude and feeling; to share it with gamers and hopefully make them respect this distinctive biome as a lot as we do!
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What are you most excited for gamers to take a look at within the Glacier overworld when Dungeons of Hinterberg launches subsequent 12 months?
The glacier overworld has a really non-linear, playful feeling to it. You may overlook a lot of the biome out of your first vantage level, however reaching and gaining access to all these areas, and the dungeon portals hidden there, just isn’t as simple. Gamers might want to discover, puzzle, full challenges, and revisit the overworld at completely different factors all through the sport. We’re very excited for gamers to find all these spots, and are trying ahead to seeing how they method navigating this particular overworld – be it on a magical hoverboard or on foot.
You’ve shared with us beforehand on how a few of the social dynamics work in Dungeons of Hinterberg. Are you able to share some extra about how these completely different biomes will have an effect on Luisa? I think about a Glacier world could not maintain the identical kind of social interactions one might have within the Forest, for instance.
Many of the socializing takes place within the village of Hinterberg, your house base that you simply return to each night. That doesn’t imply that you simply gained’t want any assist from your mates and connections relating to navigating the overworlds, although! Some locations may solely be accessible to you if in case you have a ok fame round Hinterberg, or a robust pal to present you a leg up. And infrequently you may even meet a pal in the course of a snowy slope, who may provide you with some rewards for educating them a lesson in hoverboarding!
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Because of Regina Reisinger for taking a while to talk with us as we speak. You may search for Dungeons of Hinterberg to launch day one with Recreation Move for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows in 2024.