EA announces Unravel, an upcoming "beautiful" platformer. They show off this
beauty in this gameplay trailer
from the official website. Here's the
pitch:
Coldwood and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), today announced a
partnership on the development of a new puzzle platformer game titled, Unravel™.
Unravel introduces Yarny, a tiny, new character made from a single thread of
yarn, who embarks on a seemingly larger than life journey through the
breath-taking, lush environments of Northern Scandinavia. Using Yarny’s small
thread and big heart, players will traverse nature’s obstacles in this unique
physics-based puzzle platformer. To watch the first gameplay trailer and learn
more about the game, please visit
www.unravelgame.co.uk .
“The idea of Unravel was created from a very personal place. We didn’t start out
by saying we’re going to make a puzzle platforming game. We started by thinking
more about our lives, and the things we hold meaningful. We wanted the game to
have a heart and the gameplay could always be designed to represent that,” says
Martin Sahlin, Creative Director at Coldwood. “The tale of Unravel is about
love, and the bonds between people. And the yarn is a representation of that.
Yarny’s red thread is the tie that connects everything in the game, from the
gameplay mechanics to the story, and the people in it.”
Unravel is a game all about overcoming obstacles, both big and small. Some
challenges are simple, like using Yarny’s thread to swing across a gap, or
rappel down a tree. Sometimes things get more complex, and players will need to
use Yarny’s thread in clever and creative ways to find the path forward.
Whatever the case, no feat is too big for Yarny. Along the way, witness him
unlock a heartfelt story about love and longing, and the ties that bind. The
tale is told completely without words and Yarny is the red thread that runs
through it all.
Unravel will be available for digital download on Origin™ for PC, the
PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games
and entertainment system from Microsoft.