Fairly a while in the past, simply earlier than we entered the brand new millennium, another metallic band launched an album that, years later, would plant a seed inside Mariona’s head. Mariona is Mango Protocol’s artwork director, the band was KoRn and the album “Points”. That album featured a rag doll on its cowl artwork and the music video for one of many singles featured the band performing amidst roaches, a spider and a fly. Afterward, a KoRn music video compilation DVD would function a rudimentary escape room sport happening inside an deserted asylum.
All these concepts lived within the wild for a while, till 2006 when Mariona began engaged on the story for a brief cease movement film and located inspiration from one of many bands she was obsessive about at the moment. Thus, influenced by KoRn’s “Points” imagery, the quick film script turned a reasonably summary story concerning the circle of life, revolving round a captive doll chasing bugs whereas following just a little lady’s mysterious directions.
After ending the quick film manufacturing, its storyboard remained within the shadows ready for its time to shine once more. And this time got here in 2018, when Mariona, Javi (Mango Protocol’s narrative director) and I, determined to rescue it and adapt its core idea in what can be the cornerstone on which CLeM, the fourth installment of the Psychotic Adventures sport saga, was constructed.
Javi took on the event of a cute and darkish story. His major purpose was to embed the unique script with themes that resonated higher with some very private experiences in Mariona’s life and, on the identical time, make it appropriate to be skilled as a totally fledged narrative-based looping puzzle sport.
On the identical time, Jordi began navigating all of the threads within the story to give you puzzles that represented each a enjoyable problem to the participant and in addition mirrored the sentiments that the principle character was discovering because the interactive expertise developed.
In the meantime, within the artwork course division, Mariona was about to unveil the looks of mentioned character. It was a brand new and improved model of the character from the quick film storyboard which was, in flip, Mariona’s interpretation of the doll within the cowl of KoRn’s “Points”. All of us immediately fell in love with “the servant”.
This is without doubt one of the most memorable tales behind the event of CLeM and we hope you loved it. Now it’s time for you to play the sport and develop into part of this wonderful puzzlevania. In it, you’ll management a ragdoll that has been introduced to life in a darkish basement. A voice inside your head will ask you for magnificence and your solely clue will probably be a pocket book stuffed with entries on alchemy and arthropods and their attributes. Are you prepared?
CLeM, coming to Xbox Sequence X|S and Xbox One on July 17, is an acclaimed puzzle journey with room escape vibes and a darkish story to unveil. Pre-order the sport now and prepare to immerse your self in its creepy and emotional world.
CLeM
Mango Protocol
$15.99
$14.39
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle journey sport with a darkish twist. Get up in a world the place puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a novel narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It provides you goal. To information you, you discover a pocket book with mysterious entries and a home to discover.
EXPERIENCE A DARK ADVENTURE FULL OF MYSTERY
You awaken in a chilly, dimly lit room, your senses slowly adjusting to the environment that, oddly, really feel acquainted. An odd sensation lingers in you, reminding you that one thing isn’t fairly proper. As you discover your bearings, your consideration is drawn to a peculiar merchandise on the bottom. A pocket book labeled “CLeM” lies earlier than you. As you delve into its pages, lined with intricate sketches of bugs accompanied by imprecise symbols, you discover a observe containing a cryptic message: “Deliver me BEAUTY.” Misplaced in deciphering the contents, a voice interrupts your focus.
SOLVE PUZZLES AND FIND YOUR WAY
Puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a novel narrative expertise we name “puzzlevania” with a shadowy story to unravel and numerous challenges to overcome.
CRAFT ENCHANTED TOYS AND UNCOVER SECRETS
Craft magic toys to unveil hidden secrets and techniques, entry unreachable spots, and reclaim objects from the previous as you uncover new revelations in acquainted areas.
DISCOVER A CUTE AND DARK WORLD
Examine a seemingly desolate home accompanied solely by an obscure voice and a pocket book stuffed with annotations and drawings on alchemy, bugs, and different creepy crawlies.
EMBRACE YOUR DESTINY
Select your destiny on this darkish story of manipulation, delight, forgiveness, and redemption.