Hey everyone!
The announcement trailer gave you all a taste of BLACKTAIL and we’re sure you’re hungry to learn more! As we now have your curiosity, we’d love to tell you a bit more about the game! Let’s start with our vision of this unique world.
The best folk tales take elements from the world around us and make them larger than life. To capture this story of Baba Yaga, we’re combining fairytale and reality into a surrealist dreamlike experience that drops players into a colorful, but deeply sinister region filled with forests, caves, hills, mountains, and more to explore.
As Yaga, you’ll discover all kinds of new locations throughout with new challenges and enemies to match. Don't be deceived by the painted fairytale elements, these woods are still quite dangerous! Deadly enemies such as the wasps and gnomes, seen in the announcement trailer, lurk around every bend.
To build the world of BLACKTAIL, we’re pushing the boundaries of Unreal Engine 4 by mixing top-notch realistic visual assets created by our team of talented 3D artists with dreamlike, magical effects so that standout elements such as constellations, rivers, waterfalls, clouds, and the sun wrap the player in that not-quite-real storybook feel.
Blending realistic assets with fairy-tale graphical elements also reflects the greater theme of duality in BLACKTAIL; clashing genres, good and evil, Slavic legends told through modern storytelling, and old folklore characters like Baba Yaga clash with original, twisted creatures.
Now, BLACKTAIL isn’t all gorgeously rendered 3D. As you explore, you’ll unlock special 2.5D minigames that reveal character moments, story, and more. Our first example of this is the flaming goat .gif on the main store page. We have more exciting things to show about the use of 2.5D in the game, but that’s best saved for a later post!
In the coming months we’ll continue to share more and more elements of the world, the gameplay, and the characters of BLACKTAIL. Follow our social media channels and stay tuned!
Got a question? Let us know in the comments, ask us on social media, or join our Discord! We’ll answer if we can, but if we can’t, we’ll hold on to your question for down the road.
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