The Tomorrow Children
| The Tomorrow Children | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Q-Games SIE Japan Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
| Release | October 25, 2016[1] |
| Genre(s) | Action |
The Tomorrow Children was an adventure video game developed by SIE Japan Studio and Q-Games, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.[2] It was announced during Gamescom 2014 at Sony's press conference in August 2014.[3]
Development
Engadget has described the game as "a mix of Minecraft-esque collaborative building, social economics and a Soviet Union-themed post-apocalyptic dystopia."[4] The Tomorrow Children runs on a proprietary game engine developed by Q-Games.[5] The game's graphics engine utilizes new technology, aiming to achieve a Pixar-like pre-rendered CGI look with real-time 3D graphics.[2][6] It utilizes the PlayStation 4's Async Compute technology extensively.[5] It features new lighting techniques developed by Q-Games, such as cascaded voxel cone ray tracing, which simulates lighting in real-time and uses more realistic reflections rather than screen space reflections.[6] This allows real-time global illumination,[5] without any need for pre-calculated or pre-baked lighting.[2][7] It supports direct and indirect illumination in real-time,[5] and up to three bounces of light per pixel from all directions (compared to one bounce for Pixar films).[6] It also features deformable landscapes, with layered depth cubes, representing the world as volumes, which are then converted to polygons as needed.[6]
A public beta test occurred from June 3–6, 2016.[8]
The game was released as an early access title on September 6, 2016 as The Tomorrow Children: Founder's Pack.
Discontinuation
On July 6, 2017, it was announced the game would cease operations on November 1, 2017.[9]
References
- ^ http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/10/25/play-the-tomorrow-children-for-free-starting-today/
- ^ a b c Dutton, Fred (September 16, 2015). "The Tomorrow Children – Delving deeper into Dylan Cuthbert's weird, wonderful PS4 exclusive". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Cuthbert, Dylan. "PS4 Exclusive The Tomorrow Children Announced at Gamescom 2014". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ Trew, James. "PlayStation's push for indie games is epitomized by 'The Tomorrow Children'". Engadet. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "The Technology Of The Tomorrow Children" (PDF). Game Developers Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Cuthbert, Dylan (October 24, 2015). "Creating the beautiful, ground-breaking visuals of The Tomorrow Children on PS4". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Walton, Mark (August 13, 2014). "PixelJunk Developer Reveals Details of Genre-Bending PS4 Exclusive The Tomorrow Children". GameSpot. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "The Tomorrow Children Open Beta Weekend Starts This Friday". June 1, 2016.
- ^ Japan, Sony Interactive Entertainment. "『The Tomorrow Children（トゥモロー チルドレン) 』サービス終了のお知らせ/End of Service Announcement for The Tomorrow Children | The Tomorrow Children（トゥモロー チルドレン） プレイヤーズインフォメーション | プレイステーション". プレイステーション (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-07-07.