Again in December of final 12 months we revealed The Casting of Frank Stone at the Sport Awards, and we couldn’t have been happier with the reception.
Not solely did it change into one of the occasion’s most buzzed-about titles, however it was nice to see that like so many of us right here at Dead by Daylight, folks have been genuinely excited to dive deeper into our universe with a standalone narrative expertise. Increasing the world of Dead by Daylight alongside the crew at Supermassive Video games has been nothing brief of a thrill.
Recent off its premiere at Dead by Daylight’s 8th Anniversary Broadcast, The Casting of Frank Stone’s new Gameplay Trailer presents a chilling take a look at our solid of characters, setting of Cedar Hills, and the unspeakable horrors that await there.
For 4 younger aspiring filmmakers in the summer time of 1980, the quaint city of Cedar Hills is the backdrop to their first foray into moviemaking. With their Tremendous 8 digicam in hand, they got down to make their mark on horror cinema with the shoot of Homicide Mill – a soon-to-be cult basic with an insidious affect.
4 mates trying to make their mark on horror cinema.
Unbeknownst to them, the blood-soaked historical past of the Cedar Hills Metal Mill is much extra terrifying than any screenplay they may think about. Was it destiny that drew the budding auteurs right here, or one thing far more ominous? When their movie reveals long-forgotten secrets and techniques of the city’s notorious serial killer, Frank Stone, they’ll discover themselves pulled into an online of cosmic horrors past comprehension.
In true Supermassive Video games’ model, The Casting of Frank Stone presents gamers with a darkish, branching narrative and numerous sinister threads to drag. Every bit of dialogue you decide, each determination you make pens the script – and could also be the solely factor standing between life and demise for this group of younger mates.
It is a story the place the surprising lurks round each bend, and the decisions you make can have penalties that affect the very material of actuality itself.
As the story unfolds, gamers will face horrors past comprehension.
Gamers must fastidiously think about each motion they take as they discover this cinematic nightmare. Environmental puzzles and quicktime occasions lie in wait to check your wits. You’ll additionally want a eager eye to seek out clues that reveal the greater image as you information characters by way of haunting areas.
“The world of Dead by Daylight is one which’s at all times been stuffed with deep tales,” shares Dead by Daylight Sr. Inventive Director, Dave Richard. “However the sport itself has its limits on the subject of how we inform these tales. With The Casting of Frank Stone, we get to discover these tales by way of a brand-new cinematic expertise based mostly fully on participant decisions.”
Crafted for all walks of horror followers – whether or not they have expertise with Dead by Daylight or not – The Casting of Frank Stone lets gamers in on the floor flooring of a terrifying new story.
The Cedar Metal Mill furnace chamber, 1963.
The Cedar Metal Mill furnace chamber, 1980.
“We will dig deeper right into a Killer’s origin story and let gamers really be half of it, which is in contrast to something we’ve ever completed earlier than,” provides Dave. “It’s all nonetheless linked to The Entity, however this narrative performs out in our world, away from the Trials of Dead by Daylight, which could be very fascinating to us.”
The Casting of Frank Stone comes out later this 12 months, and till then we’ve bought an thrilling highway to launch stuffed with tons of nice reveals forward.
Keep tuned for more information in the months to return, and wishlist the game today to be sure to by no means miss a beat.