World of Horror is a black-and-white retro RPG for Switch, PS4, and PC. Coming out in 2019

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https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/01/...ck-and-white-retro-rpg-for-switch-ps4-and-pc/

Panstasz, a one-person game studio based in Poland, has revealed World of Horror, a Lovecraftian role-playing game coming out for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC in 2019.

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"The Old Gods are reawakening, clawing their way back into a world that's spiraling into a mysterious madness," Panstasz explains in a press release sent to GamesBeat. "In a small, seaside town of Japan, the population's sanity is dwindling and otherworldly, grotesque creatures terrorize those who call the place home. It's the end of the world and the only solution is to confront the terror reigning over the apocalypse."

We've seen a lot of games set in Japan. We also have plenty of Lovecraftian games. Combining the two could make for an interesting experience. The RPG will feature five playable characters with branching storylines. The game has a retro black-and-white look that stands out from other pixelated retro games.

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[Xeonidus]

Interesting. Definitely keeping an eye out for this.

 

[Delio]

Looks cool. Love any Lovecraftian stuff.

 

[sir_crocodile]

I was thinking golden age JRPG, but this looks more like late eighties MacVenture.

 

[Weltall Zero]

It reminds me of Cart Life visually, if obviously not thematically.

 

[ILikeFeet]

Curious style. Will keep an eye out for this one

 

[Dernhelm]

Already intrigued. The more RPGs on the Switch, the better, especially more creative looking ones like this.

 

[JustJavi]

Very intrigued here too. Looks very interesting.

 

[LuigiV]

The Gameboy lives! Just need a piss green filter to complete the effect.

 

[Darkset]

Looks fantastic. I'll definitely grab this one on the Switch.

 

[The Silver]

Oh I remember this from last year, there was demo for it.

 

[plngsplsh]

I remember this game from browsing itch.io. There seems to be a free version of it: https://panstas.itch.io/world-of-horror

 

[Chackan]

Whoa, looks really good! Definitely interested in it!

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Chalk me up for this. Always interested in some creative horror games.

 

[D4rth Man7iz]

Very interesting games are being made in Poland. I didn't know about this one until now. Looks eerie and deep.

 

[Skittzo]

That looks extremely intriguing, gonna have to keep an eye on this.

 

[LavaBadger]

I like the art style. Not sure how it's going to be an RPG based on that though.

I'm intrigued nonetheless.

 

[Luis Carretero]

Seems to be inspired by the great horror genius Junji Ito and I'm very happy about that

https://killscreen.com/articles/cosmic-horror-game-inspired-work-manga-artist-junji-ito/

https://kotaku.com/the-junji-ito-inspired-horror-game-world-of-horror-is-i-1828036631

and look here for a few examples of Junji Ito art style (Is horror manga so you look at your peril):

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/13-extremely-disturbing-junji-ito-panels.html

 

[kidnemo]

I'm digging this real hard.

 

[CJCW?]

Oh yeah, I've had the demo for this sitting on my desktop for a while. Should probably give it a shot soon. Dropping Ito as an influence is a good way to get my attention. Hope it lives up to that level of creepiness.

 

[LavaBadger]

For folks who have played the demo, what are the RPG elements? If this is more like a wander around puzzle game, or VN, or like a point-and-click adventure game, I'm decidedly less interested.

 

[TransEuropaExpress]

"The clock is always ticking"

I hope this is just a cool line and doesn't literally mean this game's on a timer.

 

[Bulbul]

I was browsing the Twitter of this game to see some images and found this:

Wasn't interested before, but now a day 1 purchase, such a particular taste for a car.

 

[fiendcode]

omg I need this!

 

[Alric]

I was browsing the Twitter of this game to see some images and found this:

Wasn't interested before, but now a day 1 purchase, such a particular taste for a car.

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So initial D Trueno 86'

 

[MysteryQuesadilla]

This looks right up my alley. I like that the audio reminds me of the Game Boy.

 

[Deleted member 27921]

You had me at "One-person game studio based in Poland."

 

[ILikeFeet]

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reviving this thread. there's been a shitton of updates and this is good enough rather than make a new thread




and a demo

WORLD OF HORROR by panstasz

1bit adventure game of cosmic horror inspired by the work of Junji Ito

panstasz.itch.io

 

[Scion]

This looks so good, is it still set for a 2019 release?