"We hope it showcases well that that's been a really big thing for us in evolving our storytelling, and changing the path from a silent protagonist. we have a variety of biome types and kind of sub-biomes as well." Rei can also put on different suits that have different abilities tied to them, although Preston was tight-lipped on specifics.Īs well as being 3D, Solar Ash is voiced and scripted too, another big change from the silent theatre that was Hyper Light Drifter. ![]() "We have this more woodsy, red, autumn-y style place with some broken city bits, we have this more mushroom garden-themed space with the kind of archaic architecture, then we have some lava filled stuff, we have a fun beach zone. "We have a few different biomes that you end up exploring, I think we've shown each of the biomes in some minor form," he says. The mushroom kingdom we're shown is only one section of the game, as Preston explains when I ask if the game is just mushrooms all the way down (and conceal my disappointment when he answers in the negative). It is so large that Rei can skate over its surface too, like a small planet - just like Super Mario Galaxy! The UI is clean and restrained, too, with icons tucked in the corners of the screen so you can see the alien landscapes better. Eventually Rei must fight a giant spidery creature, a sort of scorpion in a crash helmet. Cyan and pink contrasted against black, purples and yellows warming dark brown rocks. It's a place of intense colours, which we all know to mean it is a strange, hyper-real sci-fi world. ![]() Giant, luminous mushrooms growing out of the mist, next to big spears of rock that look like cracked ribs. But in fact, Rei mostly skates over clouds and side-grinds on looping rails, over a weird otherwordly landscape. Rei is a Voidrunner, her vibe somewhere between the intense jogger who does laps of your park in skintight black lycra, and a t-shirt from Cyberdog. Your character Rei surfs the light fantastic on a mission to save her world from a massive black hole known as the Ultravoid.
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