Hey everybody, I’m Kee Zhang from Hotta Studio. I’m extremely excited to introduce our model new title, Neverness to Everness, to PlayStation gamers right now!
Neverness to Everness (NTE for brief) is a supernatural urban open-world recreation set to launch at no cost on PS5. You’ll step into the footwear of an Appraiser, embarking on a unprecedented supernatural journey within the bustling metropolis of Hethereau.
Let’s dive into what makes this recreation distinctive.
Welcome to Hethereau, a metropolis past the odd
You’ve in all probability performed many city-based video games, however Neverness to Everness provides a Hethereau that’s each acquainted and weird, but convincingly actual. On this open world, each second is an journey as you discover and dwell on this distinctive metropolis.
In Hethereau, you’ll encounter TV-headed otters, skate boarders creating graffiti on the road at midnight, and numerous supernatural phenomena we name Anomalies. The origins of those anomalies are various and stay unexplained. Encountering an anomaly in Hethereau is as frequent as respiration—hopefully, your first encounter gained’t scare you.
Hethereau can also be a dwelling metropolis.
Operational outlets and companies: A whole enterprise administration system helps you to buy automobiles and property to improve your metropolis life.
Dynamic NPCs: The streets are stuffed with real looking pedestrians who’ve locations and real actions. Most NPCs observe visitors guidelines, however for those who disrupt the order, count on completely different reactions from them.
Genuine automobiles: You’ll be able to modify and drive them, wreak havoc on the roads, or take part in races.
Anomalies: mild comedy with a twist
An ideal open-world recreation wants a compelling story, and Neverness to Everness revolves round these anomalies.
Because the protagonist, you’ll debut on this anomaly-filled metropolis as an appraiser on the vintage store “Eibon”, starting a unprecedented every day life by nullifying and containing varied anomalies.
Seeing anomalies within the metropolis is like listening to a discordant word in a symphony—they stand out and provide wealthy, explorative content material. We inform the story via episodic narratives with a lightweight comedic contact, aiming to ship vivid, nuanced storytelling and distinct character portrayals. Our purpose is to spark gamers’ curiosity, preserve immersion, and drive a steady want for exploration.
Meet companions, battle with supernatural talents
Whereas exploring this urban open world, you’ll meet companions with varied supernatural talents to assist you to remedy upcoming occasions. These talents, often known as Espers, are woke up powers in odd people—some can make the most of anti-gravity to climb high-rise buildings, unlocking new urban views, whereas others can destroy environments, enhancing immersive realism.
These talents additionally shine in fight, creating “Esper Reactions” which can be simple to grasp and make battles extra thrilling. With nice Esper comes nice duty—the protection of Hethereau depends on you and your companions.
Constructing Hethereau with cutting-edge expertise
Hethereau combines cutting-edge expertise with the most recent tendencies. To realize our desired results and make the town scenes extra real looking, we used Unreal Engine 5 to assemble the town’s framework and leveraged Nanite virtualized geometry expertise to considerably improve scene realism. We may even proceed optimizing for the PlayStation platform to guarantee an distinctive participant expertise.
Neverness to Everness has been in improvement for some time, and Hethereau has been constructed from scratch. This metropolis will proceed to develop, with extra residents and options added over time.
Thanks to each participant who has adopted our journey, keep tuned for extra information about Neverness to Everness.