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The Fall

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, WiiU, Xbox One
Genre: Action
Developer: Over The Moon
Release Date: July 14, 2015

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'The Fall' (ALL) Gets PS4 And Xbox One Date - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2015 @ 3:44 a.m. PDT

Inspired by titles such as Super Metroid and Monkey Island, The Fall is a cinematic platformer where players explore their environments and solve several traditional adventure game puzzles.

The Fall is about ARID, an artificial intelligence on-board a futuristic combat suit. When ARID is activated and finds that her human pilot is unconscious and in desperate need of medical help, ARID's directive is clear - take her pilot to medical attention. As she struggles to help her non-responsive friend, she finds herself in a unique and bizarre situation that causes her to question her rigid relationship to her protocols and, ultimately, her self-understanding.  Players of The Fall will find themselves thinking, exploring, and sometimes fighting with the world and its unusual inhabitants.

"At Over The Moon, we have a lot of fun playing with ideas and wanted The Fall to communicate some really good ones" says John Warner, lead developer and founder of OTM. "Great films communicate ideas using a series of visual tools, but what can we do with the added interactivity in games?   The Fall is our first answer to that question. Our goal is to create challenges that cause the player to think in specific ways to overcome them. For example, players of The Fall are given challenges that require them to find loopholes in the rules that they're given. The story then opens a discussion on our relationship to rules and how we sometimes struggle to hang on to them, despite obvious flaws."

"The Fall is ready for the PS4 and Xbox One, and we can't wait to see the response from players", John said. "Because of our goals, we thought we should celebrate the launch by adding a developer commentary. We had a lot of goals for The Fall, but still have so much to learn. The best way we can make the next game amazing is to tell players what we were going for, so that they can tell us whether or not we hit our goals."


Key Features

  • An Engaging and Rich StoryThe Fall is set in a vivid, atmospheric world that challenges players to explore unusual ideas and assumptions surrounding rigidity and protocol.
  • A Fresh Mix of Genres – Integrating gameplay from point-and-click adventures, platformers, and shooters into a truly unique experience, The Fall draws equal inspiration from Super Metroid and Monkey Island and is humbly inspired by the greats that came before it.
  • Gameplay and Story Integration – Players solve fun and creative adventure-style puzzles, and organically find solutions that imply a larger narrative.
  • A Full Voice Cast – The game adds depth and gravitas with a complete voice cast, featuring a strong and unique female protagonist.
  • Gorgeous ArtworkThe Fall’s renowned atmosphere is emblazoned with revelatory artwork that reveals itself as players explore and become overwhelmed within the beautifully polished world.
  • Trilogy – The game is told succinctly in three acts; the first episode boasts more than three hours of play-time.

The Fall is currently available on PC, MAC, Linux and Wii U, and will be available on PS4 and Xbox One for $9.99.


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