- #NIGHT IN THE WOODS WEIRD AUTUMN EDITION UPDATE PS4#
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#NIGHT IN THE WOODS WEIRD AUTUMN EDITION UPDATE MAC#
Both are available here on Windows, Linux and Mac for a “pay what you want” asking price if you want to get them standalone. What's This About Supplemental Games?ĭuring the development of Night in the Woods the developers created two (canon) experiences that act as side stories to the game.
#NIGHT IN THE WOODS WEIRD AUTUMN EDITION UPDATE PS4#
The supplemental games are also included in this release of the game on all platforms except for PS4 which will be getting them early next year. It adds "a whole bunch of new content" like new mini-games, and dream sequences. The Weird Autumn Edition acts as a “director’s cut” of sorts for Night in the Woods. What’s different in the Weird Autumn Edition? After a successful Kickstarter was created by Infinite Fall, a teamup of Alec Holowka (Aquaria), Scott Benson (Late Night Work Club), and Bethany Hockenberry. Now, that edition has officially arrived, allowing both new and returning players to partake in the definitive Night in the Woods experience. 30 event are $10, and are available from newmediamanitoba.NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world. A few months ago, it was announced that the quirky indie game Night in the Woods would be getting a special director’s cut edition called ‘Weird Autumn.’. The main draw will be seeing him speak about his experiences.”
“He’s a super talented, funny person who’s very politically engaged, with a lot of empathy as well. Holowka added that having Benson come up from Pittsburgh for the event is exciting. “The game was successful, it came out, people liked it, but there was a lot of crap that happened along the way that was unexpected and hard to deal with.” “It’ll probably be pretty personal,” Holowka said. SUPPLIED PHOTOĪlec Holowka, a River East Collegiate grad, is a video game developer and musician. at Red River College’s Great West Life Theatre (160 Princess St.). 30, New Media Manitoba is hosting Holowka and Benson for a conversation about the process involved in bringing Night in the Woods to life. The new edition includes expanded and improved game-play and a number of added features, and brings the game to the XBox as well. Next month will see the launch of Night in the Woods: Weird Autumn.
“Which was great because it gave me a chance to grow and try new stuff.” “He was great to work with for the music, because he had these super specific references,” Holowka explained. When writing the music for Night in the Woods, Holowka said that Benson pushed him to branch out and try new approaches to his songwriting. I never expected something like that would happen.” “This is kind of like the next best thing. “I always wanted to be in a rock or indie band,” admitted Holowka, who played in River East’s band program in high school. Unexpectedly, a number of those songs, especially a track called Die Anywhere Else, have been performed by real bands and uploaded to YouTube. In the game, the main characters have a band, which Holowka composed original songs for.
“Typically I have a MIDI keyboard hooked up to my computer,” Holowka explained. “The sense of being stuck here.”Īlong with the programming, Holowka wrote and performed the music for Night in the Woods. “There’s a lot of inspiration from Winnipeg, too,” Holowka said. Published by Finji and currently available on the PS4 and Steam platforms, Night in the Woods features a cast of animal misfits trapped in a dead-end, Rust Belt town. “It took us about three and a half years,” Holowka said. An updated Weird Autumn edition of the game will be released in December, featuring improved and extended gameplay and added features. SUPPLIED PHOTOĪlec Holowka wrote the music and programmed Night in the Woods, a video game from Finji that is available on PS4 and Steam. His latest project, Night in the Woods, which he worked on with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based artist Scott Benson, has been a big hit among indie gamers worldwide after raising over $200,000 on Kickstarter. The game received rave reviews, and took home the Seumas McNally Grand Prize winner of the 2007 Independent Games Festival. In 2007, while living out in B.C., Holowka and Derek Yu released a game called Aquaria through their independent company Bit Blot. Holowka, a River East Collegiate grad, is an award-winning video game developer and musician. What started as a hobby in his parents’ East Kildonan basement has turned into a successful career for Alec Holowka. This article was published (2094 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
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