It felt like this really perfect inversion because when you've spent a whole game being out of control. I think that's such a great thing that narrative games can do is sort of invert their own mechanics especially when that's lined up with the story goal. You're always in danger while playing Inside. Then at the end, you suddenly-through the crazy transformation-you suddenly have insane power and instead of being afraid of everybody else, everyone's afraid of you.Īnd you're also afraid of you. The whole game you're having to run away from bad guys and you're totally vulnerable. Then you have that section just before the last chapter where you can't fly at all and then suddenly in that last chapter, they just give you infinite flying ability and it totally puts the whole mechanic on its head and lets you free. In Journey you're always struggling with how much you can fly and then you're always flying a little bit and then your cape runs out and you fall. I think we were also inspired by games like Journey and Inside. As Oliver said, it took a while to find the right version of it. It just always felt like we have to find a place for that, that's so cool and magical. I think the idea that I can actually make a player do that? It's sort of this amazing way to push them deeper into themselves and force them to enter that introspective place.
We close our eyes in these more exalted moments. We close our eyes when we're listening to music. I think as a storyteller the idea that closing your eyes puts you into this very vulnerable state and a very kind of. Parkes: It was always something that we just knew we wanted to do because it's so cool. We found that correct moment in the game to introduce this feature and that was one of the last new features that got added into the game. It's sort of this freeing thing that really flips the pacing of the game upside down. Through holding your eyes closed, you're able to peer into other places, and other people and other memories. But it was actually about trying to peer deeper into a repressed memory and embrace the stillness of that in a very focused way and there's a sequence of the game where you're largely in a bedroom and you're restricted in that way. So, it was rather late in the development cycle that we thought, "Oh, in that kind of third act there's a good place for it." We wanted to really change the pacing of the game so that it wasn't about time rushing over you like a waterfall in a way that you can't control. But it was one of those features that we really struggled to find the right place for in the game.
Lewin: We developed the game over quite a long span of time and I remember very early on Graham had the idea of just holding your eyes closed to have this glimpse into another reality or hearing someone's voice or something. The mechanic where you close your eyes for extended periods of time and just listen-how did that come about? We recently spoke with game director Oliver Lewin and creative director Graham Parkes about brining Before Your Eyes to mobile devices, care of Netflix, and during that conversation we dove deeper into that specific mechanic, how it came about, and why it's a high compliment to be told something you made is sad. The change in gameplay is incredibly effective and forces you to focus wholly on the narrative in a new way. This is a spoiler for a specific mechanic in Before Your Eyes, so tread lightly, but one of the most effective late-game moments during the extended conclusion of the game are a handful of sequences where you must hold your eyes closed and just listen. Now Playing: Before Your Eyes | Official Game Trailer | Netflix It does not store any personal data.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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