Hvis du har fulgt udviklingen af Directive 8020, det næste gyserprojekt fra udvikleren Supermassive Games, har du måske bemærket, at titlen har droppet sit The Dark Pictures-mærkat. Spillet kendes nu slet og ret som Directive 8020 og ikke The Dark Pictures: Directive 8020, som det oprindeligt var, og der er faktisk en rigtig god grund til dette.
I et nyligt interview med Supermassive Games spurgte vi ind til årsagen bag denne ændring, hvortil den kreative direktør, Will Doyle, forklarede, at det primært er et forsøg på at gøre kommunikationen mere klar og tydelig for både nye og gamle fans.
"Directive 8020 is set in the same shared world as our other titles. It is an intense, branching narrative game where your choices matter and you control a cast of characters where everyone can live or die. The deluxe edition of the game features costumes sets and collectible dolls that highlight characters and monsters from our previous Dark Pictures games. So yes - 100% Dark Pictures. We are delighted to continue the series, but after a short break we wanted to ensure that our messaging is clear for our audiences. After we wrapped season 1 of the Dark Pictures Anthology, we did an extensive player research study in preparation for Directive 8020. This study revealed that many newcomers thought that they had to play through our games sequentially - partially due to terms like "Season." For Directive 8020, we have settled on the tagline "A Dark Pictures Game", which tells our fans that it is part of the shared universe, without suggesting that it is an essential follow-on to other games in the series."
Directive 8020 er lige om hjørnet med planer om lancering til PC, PS5 og Xbox Series X/S den 12. maj. Da debuten er lige i nærheden, kan du læse vores fulde interview med Supermassive Games her.