The new game tells the story of a couple's life derailed by a violent home invasion. There's no fail state, there's no game over, you just keep going over and over with the choices you've made.12 Minutes, a dark indie thriller from creator Luis Antonio and Annapurna Interactive, is now available on Xbox and Steam.
Knowledge that you acquire based on the things you're doing, and you'll be carrying that knowledge as you go further, which I think is kind of liberating. "Because you are repeating a time loop, what could be considered a wrong answer or a mistake does not exist here," Antonio said. He hopes players will find freedom in discovering. "But when you get chances to see from a slightly different perspective, that tends to open the door to a certain kind of understanding or a certain kind of empathy."ġ2 Minutes creator Luis Antonio says that the key to unraveling the mystery and breaking out of the time loop is acquired knowledge.ġ2 Minutes' structure offers little to no guidance in terms of what a player should do or not do, as well as what's right or wrong, according to Antonio. "Everyone has a story and usually we just take things at face value," Dafoe said. Quantic Dream is also the studio behind Detroit: Become Human, another choice-based game that leaves the player pondering some of life's biggest questions. While Dafoe doesn't describe himself as a gamer, he's worked on video games in the past like Beyond Two Souls from Quantic Dream. McAvoy, Dafoe and Antonio said they hope that players will not only enjoy the game, but walk away with a willingness to examine things from a different perspective. Entertainment with a side of existential consideration McAvoy likened his character's struggle in the time loop to that of his character in Danny Boyle's 2013 film Trance, as well as his role in Jon S. "It's really hard to wrap your brain around, and depending on how the player interacts and constructs the narrative makes certain choices, it's a different character, basically," Dafoe said of the possible variations in the game's narrative.Īs far as comparing Dafoe's character of the intruder to any of his prior roles, he says that's for the audience to decide. 12 Minutes' choice-based gameplay was an integral part of how the actors portrayed the characters.Įven if you survive the break in, dark secrets may tear you apart.
12 MINUTES CHARACTERS SERIES
"You have to care about the characters for this to work."Īntonio's visually minimalist approach allows its multifaceted characters to shine in a sprawling, yet masterfully orchestrated series of choices with multiple outcomes. "They're so good," Antonio said of the cast.
And really, that's quite a pure acting experience."Īntonio said the game's script was extensive, so Dafoe, McAvoy and Ridley had to learn their characters thoroughly while respecting the game's needs. "I could just do my thing and not worry too much about copying the sadness being expressed in the eyes, or the anger in the mouth. "It was brilliant," McAvoy said of the top-down design versus matching a facial rendering. The game's style allowed McAvoy and Dafoe unhindered creative freedom to develop their characters. Antonio's top-down design style puts a new spin on the third-person gaming experience one might expect. The whole game takes place in the couple's apartment, and the player has a bird's-eye view of the action. In over a month and with fewer than a dozen sessions, the actors recorded the twists, turns and multiple outcomes of 12 Minutes under Antonio's guidance. McAvoy and Ridley were in London, Dafoe was in Rome and Antonio was stateside in San Francisco. The actors signed on, the project got underway and continued amid a global pandemic. When a romantic date night is shattered by a violent intruder, the choices you make can mean life or death. They told me what working on such an intense game during the pandemic was like. Ahead of the game's launch I spoke to McAvoy, who plays the game's main character Dafoe, who plays the intruder and creator Antonio. You'll relive the horrific 12 minutes again and again - until you gather enough clues and information to change the night's outcome and break out of the loop.ġ2 Minutes features the voice acting of James McAvoy ( X-Men), Daisy Ridley ( Star Wars) and Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, 2002). The shocking events trap you in a time loop. 12 Minutes, a dark indie thriller from creator Luis Antonio and Annapurna Interactive, is now available on Xbox and Steam.
0 kommentar(er)
