Everybody relapses on something now and then, whether
that be straying from a diet for some junk food, or getting drunk on that
weekend you were planning to ‘take it easy’. Some relapses are worse than
others. “In 1987, Terry Quirk was released from Arcadia asylum onto Care in the
Community. In 2016, he stopped taking his medication…” See how much worse that
sounds? This is the concept behind the puzzle-solving horror in development by
Blueprint Games; Relapse.
Gamers will become an urban blogger, visiting Arcadia to
take some photographs before the old asylum is demolished. Of course, this
information was discovered when the blogger receives an anonymous email. Why wouldn’t
you follow that trail of bread crumbs? As expected, this little photo shoot does
not go smoothly. On your way out, you are attacked by “an unseen assailant who
wants to play cat and mouse in a game that could cost you your life.” I think
it’s a pretty safe bet to assume that this is Quirk, off his meds and looking
to get stabby.
The studio hasn’t shared too much about their game yet,
but I do know that puzzles will play a big part in this horror adventure. In
fact, these puzzles have to be solved in order to survive, and will be “heightening
the tension to near unbearable limits…” And, luckily, we’ll all get to see this
for ourselves when the demo and a gameplay video is released in November of
this year.
To keep up with all things Relapse, check out the game’s website, or start a conversation with
the developers on Facebook or Twitter. That’s what I do, and I seem to have a
pretty good time.
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