Abstract
Impressed by the actual glaciers within the Alps, Dungeons of Hinterberg’s Glacier overworld presents a singular and playful expertise of magical snowboarding, exploration, fight, and discovery, with hidden secrets and techniques, adventures, and rewards.The Glacier overworld is non-linear and requires gamers to resolve puzzles, full challenges, and revisit the realm at completely different factors. Like different overworlds, the gameplay is affected by the social dynamics in Hinterberg, as gamers construct their status and connections to entry new locations and meet new NPCs.Dungeons of Hinterberg shall be obtainable on day one with Recreation Go for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows.
Because the unique reveal of Dungeons of Hinterberg through the Xbox Video games Showcase this previous June, we’ve gotten a gradual stream of stories and knowledge from its creators. Whether or not it was getting a primary hands-on and take a look at the mountainous overworld and dungeons throughout throughout gamescom, or studying extra in regards to the social-sim facet that gamers will expertise within the idyllic city of Hinterberg throughout Xbox Associate Preview, we’ve been handled to lots of nice particulars en path to the sport’s 2024 launch!
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However Microbird couldn’t allow us to sneak off into the vacations with out one other nice take a look at Dungeons of Hinterberg, and immediately we have been handled to a preview of its Glacier overworld as a part of their newest livestream. Following that, we caught up with Co-Founder and Artwork Director for Microbird Video games Regina Reisinger to get some extra particulars on the icy overworld, how gamers can construct rep, and monsters… so many monsters.
Are you able to inform us somewhat bit in regards to the 4 overworlds and the way they operate in Dungeons of Hinterberg?
The overworlds are an integral a part of your vacation in Hinterberg: day by day of your trip begins with a hearty breakfast, after which it’s time to resolve which of the overworlds you need to go to immediately. Overworlds are distinct, mid-sized areas round Hinterberg, and are all impressed by actual Austrian landscapes and biomes. All of them maintain ample alternative and area to discover, battle monsters, uncover some secrets and techniques, or simply sit down in a phenomenal spot and meditate for a day.
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There are 4 visually distinct overworlds that each one supply their very own taste of magic as nicely. In case you really feel like a calming hike, why not go to the luxurious inexperienced mountain meadows of Doberkogel? Are you in a extra serene temper? Think about visiting Hinterwald, a picturesque forest the place you possibly can stroll between tall bushes and little streamlets, whereas recognizing some deer within the distance. Or if you wish to quiet down, you might take the cable automotive as much as Kolmstein, a glacier that’s coated in snow and ice all 12 months spherical.
We’ve seen gameplay within the Forest and Mountain overworlds – and now Glacier! Are you able to share extra in regards to the technique of creating the Glacier overworld?
The glacier is an overworld that may be very expensive to our hearts, and one which was lots of enjoyable to design. It’s the third overworld that may turn into obtainable within the recreation, and it switches up how we deal with motion, by offering Luisa and the gamers with a magic hoverboard ability. We actually needed to seize the superb feeling that you just get in actual life when snowboarding or snowboarding down a wide-open slope stuffed with snow, surrounded by mountains and a view that goes on for miles. We used Unity’s terrain system, combined with some manually constructed elements, so we may create precisely the form of exploration expertise that we imagined.
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What distinctive skills can gamers count on from the Glacier overworld?
As already talked about, the hoverboard is without doubt one of the two magic expertise distinctive to the glacier, and possibly the one gamers will use probably the most. Zipping alongside the snowy panorama at a dizzying tempo, grinding alongside magical rails and attempting to finish difficult slalom programs are simply a few of the enjoyable issues you are able to do with this ability. And naturally, it is useful in fight as nicely, the place you need to use it to knock over enemies and draw a flaming barrier behind you. The second ability is a magical mild ray that can be utilized to resolve puzzles, hit enemies, or manipulate your atmosphere. Combining each – grinding alongside a rail whereas zapping enemies or targets round you – is numerous enjoyable as nicely.
You’ve spoken a bit about how Dungeons of Hinterberg’s setting and monsters are impressed by areas in Austria and its folklore. What inspirations have straight influenced the Glacier overworld?
The glacier overworld is definitely one the place we took lots of inspiration from the actual world. The Alps are identified for his or her glaciers, the place you possibly can expertise a wintery panorama all 12 months spherical: even in summer time, you would possibly solely be a cable automotive experience away from a mountaintop coated in ice and snow. This makes a glacier form of a particular and magical place in and of itself. Sadly, the altering local weather has turn into a hazard for these biomes as nicely. That’s another excuse why it was vital to us to try to seize that distinctive aptitude and feeling; to share it with gamers and hopefully make them respect this distinctive biome as a lot as we do!
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What are you most excited for gamers to take a look at within the Glacier overworld when Dungeons of Hinterberg launches subsequent 12 months?
The glacier overworld has a really non-linear, playful feeling to it. You’ll be able to overlook a lot of the biome out of your first vantage level, however reaching and having access to all these areas, and the dungeon portals hidden there, is just not as straightforward. Gamers might want to discover, puzzle, full challenges, and revisit the overworld at completely different factors all through the sport. We’re very excited for gamers to find all these spots, and are wanting ahead to seeing how they strategy navigating this particular overworld – be it on a magical hoverboard or on foot.
You’ve shared with us beforehand on how a few of the social dynamics work in Dungeons of Hinterberg. Are you able to share some extra about how these completely different biomes will have an effect on Luisa? I think about a Glacier world could not maintain the identical kind of social interactions one may have within the Forest, for instance.
A lot of the socializing takes place within the village of Hinterberg, your house base that you just return to each night. That doesn’t imply that you just received’t want any assist from your mates and connections in relation to navigating the overworlds, although! Some locations would possibly solely be accessible to you you probably have a adequate status round Hinterberg, or a strong pal to present you a leg up. And sometimes you would possibly even meet a pal in the course of a snowy slope, who would possibly offer you some rewards for instructing them a lesson in hoverboarding!
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Because of Regina Reisinger for taking a while to talk with us immediately. You’ll be able to search for Dungeons of Hinterberg to launch day one with Recreation Go for Xbox Collection X|S and Home windows in 2024.