Joshua Boggs, developer of cell noir puzzle sport Framed, has unveiled his newest mission on the Xbox Partner Preview occasion in the present day: an occult, noir, stealth sport entitled Sleight of Hand.
Sleight of Hand follows a former non-public detective often known as Girl Luck as she works to take down her former coven utilizing darkish magic. It takes place in Steeple Metropolis, the place Girl Luck will use a customizable deck of cursed playing cards to solid spells, evade seize by her enemies, and carry out stealth kills.
Whereas Boggs made Framed with Loveshack Leisure, Sleight of Hand is the mission of his new studio, RiffRaff Video games. Based mostly in Wellington, New Zealand, Sleight of Hand has been beforehand teased underneath the codename “Smoke,” however with few different particulars shared.
Notably, Boggs’ earlier work on Framed was praised by Hideo Kojima because the Demise Stranding developer’s favourite sport of 2014, and Boggs equally shared his reverance for Kojima’s work as half of the inspiration for Sleight of Hand.
“Making this sport has been a protracted-time dream of mine,” he says. “It combines my love of Kojima’s good pioneering work in Tactical Espionage Motion with Metallic Gear Strong and my obsessive need to push the envelope in making new gameplay experiences.
“In typical ‘me trend’ (because the workforce right here would say), I’ve sought to show the style on its head with a wholesome dose of modern card play. It has been a tough street, actually the toughest mission I’ve labored on, however I’m so honoured to stroll facet by facet with this workforce as we push the stealth motion style in a model new course.”
Framed is predicted to launch on Xbox Collection X, S, and PC through Xbox Game Go in 2025. For extra, take a look at every little thing introduced at in the present day’s Xbox Partner Preview occasion.
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