Ary and the Secret of Seasons

Ary and the Secret of Seasons is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Belgian indie studio Exiin, ported on consoles by Fishing Cactus[1] and published by Modus Games. The game is expected to release on Microsoft Windows via Steam, and Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Developer(s)Exiin, Fishing Cactus
Publisher(s)Modus Games, Maximum Games
Composer(s)Marcus Hedges
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2020
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Story

Ary and the Secret of Seasons follows the journey of a young girl named Ary across the magnificent world of Valdi. Ary has joined the Guardians of Seasons, an old organization traditionally ruled by men. Her task is to restore the seasons of Valdi.

Gameplay

Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a 3d action adventure platformer. The game is structured similar to The Legend of Zelda, with progress limited to certain areas of the game world until the player has collected a new weapon or ability for Ary to use.

Development

Ary and the Secret of Seasons was originally developed Sébastien Le Touze. Le Touze founded game studio Exiin in 2015 and had been developing mobile games for about two years. In 2017, the production of Ary and the Secret of Seasons started and was first shown at Gamescom, winning the Best Unity Game award 2017.[2][3] In August 2018, the publisher Modus Games announced at Gamescom 2018 publishing the game Ary and the Secret of Seasons.[4][5]

The team behind Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a small, between 5 and 10 people are working full-time on the game.[1]

The fictional world of Valdi is multicultural and diverse. It is influenced by Asian influences and elements from the developer's own country. Le Touze says that one structure in the game, called The Dome of Seasons, is based on Saint Mary's Royal Church in Brussels.[6]

In addition to the developer's real-life surroundings, other inspirations include early PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games[6] Like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Jak and Daxter[1]

At E3 2019's Modus Games booth, the game was presented.[7].The game was featured during Microsoft's presentation ID@Xbox 2020 Summer Spotlight Series.[8]

Originally planned to be released Jully 28, 2020. The game was delayed to September 1, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in an interview with Techraptor[6] and Nintendo Life [1]

Video game musician Marcus Hedges composed the music for Ary and the Secret of Seasons. The soundtrack was released by Materia Collective on August 18, 2020.[9][10]

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References
  1. Lane, Gavin (August 8, 2020). "A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Ary And The Secret Of Seasons". Nintendo Life.
  2. Bisschop, Robby (October 3, 2017). "discover the best unity game of gamescom 2017: ary and the secret of seasons – developer interview". This Gen Gaming.
  3. "Gamescom: Ary awarded Best unity game". exiin. August 29, 2017.
  4. Romano, Sal (August 21, 2018). "Adventure game Ary and the Secret of Seasons announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu.
  5. Fiddis, Rachel (August 22, 2018). "Ary and the Secret of Seasons Announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC". DualShockers.
  6. "Exploring Ary and the Secret of Seasons' World With eXiin". Tech Raptor. July 21, 2020.
  7. Havok, Rose (June 8, 2019). "Games at E3 2019". IGN.
  8. Norris, Devon (July 6, 2020). "Enjoy the idxbox 2020 summer spotlight series". Game Tyrant.
  9. http://exiin.com/presskit/sheet.php?p=ary-and-the-secret-of-seasons
  10. https://www.soundtrack.net/album/ary-and-the-secret-of-seasons/
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