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Interview With Thunder Lotus Games – Sundered
When we first played Sundered, here’s what we said in our review – “Sundered is a wonderful take on the Metroidvania genre by the creators of Jotun. It is an experience that is both discomforting and exhilarating, pushing you to the limits. There are times when it feels notoriously punishing, but even in those moments, the combat is extremely satisfying and it doesn’t matter whether you survive or perish in the fight, the game finds a way to reel you in, and it’s difficult to stop once you get started.” After having an absolute blast with it, we decided to reach out to the developers, Thunder Lotus Games, for an interview and they were kind enough to take the time for us. Here’s what Will Dube, the President and Creative Director, had to say: Gaming Central: T...
Procedural Death Machine : Sundered Review
You’re a wanderer in a razed world, who discovers an ancient monument that sucks you into a boundless, surreal cavern filled teeming with foes of all kinds. Forced to make your way fighting through hordes of these enemies, you journey on, guided by an entity known as the Shining Trapezohedron in hopes of finding a way out. You’re in a passageway, and get overwhelmed, resulting in death. When you come back, you find out that the passageway is not quite how you remembered it, neither do you face the same group of enemies. There’s no memorizing locations here. Welcome to Sundered. Welcome to your procedurally generated hell. The reason behind the procedurally generated rooms is quite simple. The ancient races that used to inhabit the cavern had a conflict, which lead to a ri...
Thunder Lotus Games Reveals ‘Sundered’
Thunder Lotus Games has revealed Sundered, the highly anticipated sophomore release from the creators of Jotun. Sundered, a darkly atmospheric hand-drawn action-horror game, will be released on PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac, and Linux in 2017. “I’m extremely excited to announce Thunder Lotus’ brand new game,” said Will Dubé, Creative Director and President of Thunder Lotus Games. “Sundered is a game that builds on the strengths of Jotun: hand-drawn art, epic boss battles and great immersion. With Sundered, we’ve added more complex mechanics, tons of replayability and meaningful choices. Finally, we’ve gone into a darker universe, heavily inspired by Lovecraft’s writings.” Sundered will make its public debut this week at TwitchCon 2016 (San Diego, CA, Sep. 30 to Oct. 2) with a playable versio...