The Witch responds with a “Howzit growing, farmer?” If what we are looking at here is a quirky game about folklore with talking goats and bad farmer puns, I am so unbelievably in.Īfter seeing a dog (?) with a skull hovering over its head-maybe it’s poisoned?-the Witch punches a chicken in the face to retrieve an egg and this immediately became one of my favorite upcoming games. Upon entering the field of crops (and the Witch doing something to them), the “Vegetal Farmer” welcomes her to his homestead. Then I see that there is an item called “Bottled Fear” and I get the impression that Alientrap and Whitethorn know precisely the kind of vibe a game like this should have.The positive feeling I was getting became stronger when I saw the Witch in conversation with the Goat-a goat who is busy “sensing the first four Souls we seek.” Now, we’re talking.Īfter getting the marching orders from the goat (I love that I am able to type that), we see the Witch travelling across various locales of this fairy tale world, ranging from swamps and crop fields, to what appears to be a kind of hospital run by a creature that looks like a cross between a plague doctor and one of the colored tentacles from Maniac Mansion. What exactly are “Apothecary Humors,” you ask? They are described as “liquid life, as proven by modern medicine.” That one of the ingredients listed is “Blood” makes me encouraged where this game is going. After collecting what she needs, it’s time to jump into a menu to brew some “Apothecary Humors.” We then watch the Witch collect various ingredients from around some beautifully-rendered wilderness while donning an upside-down cauldron atop her head -witches are nothing if they aren’t resourceful. Before scurrying out into the wilderness, we get a glimpse of the Witch’s house-bookshelves overflowing with books and trinkets, scattered candles, and a cauldron (duh!) sits at the room’s center. From the opening moment the Witch rises from her red armchair, you already feel a part of this world. Described as ”a crafting adventure game set in an expressive land of gothic fables and fairytales,” your role is that of “the mysterious old witch of the woods,” and are tasked with wandering the countryside collecting magical ingredients to brew your sorcerous concoctions.Īlentrap recently released the first gameplay trailer for Wytchwood. But as I thought about it, and the uncomfortable truth that as I age I draw ever-closer to this classification, I settled on a greater appreciation that the audience for such low-key experiences is more than likely immense.įrom that desire to produce such games, Whitethorn has teamed up with developer Alientrap Games on the upcoming Wytchwood. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.Whitethorn Games has a clear mission for the games they publish, succinctly encapsulated by their Instagram bio: “Low-stress games for nervous people.” I laughed when I first read it, partly because it’s quaint and unassuming, but also because it was humorous to think that “nervous people” would specifically need an entire genre of gaming devoted to them. Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system WYTCHWOOD GENRES WINDOWS 7Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 7 64bitProcessor: Dual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)Memory: 2 GB RAMGraphics: Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MBDirectX: Version 9.0cStorage: 1 GB available spaceRecommended: Steam account is required for game activation and installation. Learn more about the Wytchwood Model Name
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