Archief - ABZÛ

ABZÛ will take players on an epic adventure into the depths of the ocean, where they will encounter majestic creatures and discover long lost secrets. The game draws inspiration from a deep, innate story that we all carry in our collective subconscious, a universal origin myth that resonates across cultures. As such, the name ABZÛ references a concept from the oldest Mesopotamian mythology: it is the combination of two ancient words Ab, meaning ocean, and Zû, meaning to know. Essentially, ABZÛ is the ocean of wisdom.

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Developer Giant Squid debuted Abzû during Sony's E3 2014 press conference, inviting players into a world teeming with serene sea life. But the trailer's diver is a stranger in a strange land. What lies down the fathoms? We recently played Abzû, getting some insight into its mysteries, gameplay, and the team at Giant Squid. Here's a look at the game and a sneak peak for our feature on it in the upcoming July issue (#267).

Players can press a button to assemble and swim with schools of fish...

...or even ride larger, more solitary animals like this sea turtle – if they trust you.

The game contains tens of thousands of fish of all kinds and through different eras, with possibly thousands onscreen at the same time. They have their own routines and exist in the game's food chain – which the player can have a hand in.

A shark statue? How'd that get there?

Drones can be revived in order to mine mineral pools in the environment...

...or be eaten by the sharks (concept art, above).

As you explore deeper into the game you'll uncover different environments with their own puzzles.

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Despite the vastness of the sea, Abzû is not an open-world game. Instead, it aims to encourage exploration and convey the enormity of the ocean but avoid players getting lost or the need to backtrack. "We want the player to explore a specific area and feel free to do that," Nava says. "Once they finish that area and go on to the next one, then they don't have to think about it anymore. They can keep going forward." The area I just left contained other currents to different locations, but in the end, the developer wants players to experience a linear story.

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Goldrusher zei:

€4 korting als je pre-ordert: €15.99 voor Plus, ipv €19.99.

https://store.playstation.com/#!/nl-be/games/abzû-pre-order/cid=EP4040-CUSA03364_00-ABZUPREORDERBUND

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StanTem zei:

PS Plus-leden krijgen blijkbaar op een aantal pre-orders 20% korting, waaronder op Grow Up en Bound.

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GETHEZ zei:

klopt het dat preorders al kunnen spelen op 31/7 ?

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