Drawn to Death
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| Developer(s) | The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency SIE San Diego Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Director(s) | David Jaffe |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Drawn to Death is an upcoming third-person shooter[2] combined with a brawler arena multiplayer video game developed by David Jaffe's studio The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency and SIE San Diego Studio, with an as of yet unknown release date. The game is set to be a released as an exclusive title for the PlayStation 4 system.[3] It allows four-player multiplayer in an arena shooter type setting and is reported to be set "inside the pages of a teenager's notebook", as such, it features a hand-drawn-looking visual style.[4]
Gameplay
The game is a four-player arena shooter.[5] It's set inside a teenager's sketch book, so the world and action embody the juvenile tone of the child's illustrations. Players pick a sketched character and drop them into environments drawn upon the book's pages. Each character will have its own behaviors, passive tendencies, buffs and special attacks.[6]
Like previous games by David Jaffe, especially the Twisted Metal series, the arenas are said to feature multiple secrets to be used as weapons against enemies. Weapons and gameplay mechanics represent a juvenile tone. One weapon is "a lizard that doubles as a flamethrower," a power-up in the game summons the child's hand to interact in the game world. The action is said to be "fast and frantic, allowing players to sprint, double-jump, and reach high vantage points with ease".
Regarding the potential of a weapon progression system, Jaffe says "skill should be the only determining factor. If you've been playing this for a year, and I just come in and I'm awesome at these types of games, the only reason you should win is you know the map better and are more comfortable muscle memory wise. It should never be because you have better weapons."[4]
Development
The game was pitched and has been in development since early 2013.[7] It was announced at the PlayStation Experience keynote opening ceremony on December 6, 2014. Drawn to Death is David Jaffe's first project at his new studio The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency[2] where he acts as director.[8] A trailer was shown with its announcement, and a playable alpha was available.[9] A second promotional video was released on December 11 on Jaffe's YouTube account, where a game character reads through Polygon negative user comments about its announcement and insults them.[10]
References
- ^ "Every PlayStation game confirmed for 2015 so far". PlayStation Blog. February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Matulef, Jeffrey. "David Jaffe reveals arena shooter Drawn to Death". Eurogamer.
- ^ Silva, Marty. "Drawn to Death / 6 Dec 2014 PSX 2014: David Jaffe's Drawn to Death Revealed". IGN.
- ^ a b Reiner, Andrew. "David Jaffe Walks Us Through Drawn To Death". Game Informer.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael. "David Jaffe reveals Drawn to Death, a PS4 arena shooter set in a high school notebook". Polygon.
- ^ Schulenberg, Thomas. "Drawn to Death is David Jaffe's sketchbook arena shooter". Joystiq.
- ^ Jaffe, David. "Drawn to Death, a Hand-Drawn Arena Shooter, Coming to PS4". PlayStation Blog.
- ^ LeBoeuf, Jeffrey. "Twisted Metal Creator Announces Next Game". The Escapist.
- ^ Haas, Pete. "Twisted Metal Creator Reveals Drawn To Death". CinemaBlend.
- ^ Hillier, Brenna. "Drawn to Death trailer advises you to #GoFuckYourself". VG247.