Dear Song of Horror fans,
Song of Horror was designed to be a challenging, scary experience where permadeath is essential. We want you to feel the true fear and pressure of losing a character forever, that every action you take has a meaningful impact, that mistakes have real consequences... But also, that these consequences promote changing characters and experiencing Song of Horror from different perspectives.
However, we understand that every player is different. Some of you wanted to enjoy the story and gameplay of Song of Horror without permadeath getting in your way.
Now, thanks to your participation in our latest poll, we already know your final answer: you want Song of Horror to have a game mode without permadeath and keeping the same aggressiveness level of The Presence. You can check all the results of the survey right here:
This new game mode will be called E.T.A. Hoffmann, where players can choose another character or re-start from the last checkpoint when a character dies. The Presence will also have the same difficulty level as MR James. We will launch the E.T.A. Hoffmann difficulty option alongside Episode 5, so look forward to that!
We recommend playing Song of Horror with permadeath for the first time... But, if the game was inaccessible to you due to this mechanic, we hope that the E.T.A Hoffmann difficulty will allow you to still enjoy it!
Stay safe everyone!
The Protocol & Raiser Games Teams.