Witching hour studios
An Interview With Ian Gregory, Creative Director At Witching Hour Studios
Developed by Witching Hour Studios, based in Singapore, Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is an isometric Role Playing Game with an art style reminiscent of The Banner Saga. The game catches the eye with beautiful visuals and hooks you in with its interesting real-time-with-pause gameplay system. After playing, and falling absolutely in love with it, we wanted to have a chat with the developers themselves, and they were kind enough to oblige us. We talked with Ian Gregory, Creative Director at Witching Hour Studios, who told us about the games he loves, and what inspired him to make Masquerada Songs and Shadows. Gaming Central: Hey Ian, thanks for agreeing to this interview and letting us pick your brain. So tell us, when did you get started with playing games (and what was the first game that...
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows for PS4 and Xbox One Launches August 8
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows, a tactical RPG from publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Witching Hour Studios, launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 8, 2017. The dark and magical world inspired by Renaissance-era Venice is brought to life by an all-star voice acting cast including Felicia Day, Matt Mercer, Jennifer Hale, Dave Fennoy and Ashly Burch. A new game mode, New Game+, will debut on consoles and simultaneously release on PC via a free update. New Game+ will add new scenes and extended dialogue in existing scenes, as well as fights including a fiery giant chicken boss. The main character, Cicero Gavar, will gain the ability to equip skills from all four elements. Set in a city-state whose people don’t believe in an afterlife and where only the rich and powerful are grante...