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Design director M\u00e5rten Br\u00fcggemann explains why he set out to make a sci-fi game that\u2019s as much about cultivation as combat\nVideo game action-platformers might have had their golden age in the 1980s and 90s with Metroid and Contra, but the genre\u2019s modern resurgence has given us exceptional games such as Dead Cells and Hollow Knight, showing that bone-crunching combat and pin-point platforming still work beautifully together. But how do you breathe new life into this familiar video game form? In the case of Ultros, you complement the usual thrills and spills, with a spot of gardening \u2013 an opportunity to slow down and smell the roses.
\nGame design director M\u00e5rten Br\u00fcggemann says the gardening isn\u2019t just about growing resources (although that\u2019s a useful outcome of getting your hands dirty), but deepening your relationship with the game\u2019s teeming, nature-filled world. \u201cYou can plant as much as you want, evolving the plants and shaping them in different ways to make hybrids,\u201d he says. \u201cWe want to give life to an ecosystem.\u201d
\nUltros is out in 2024 on PlayStation 4 and 5. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Design director M\u00e5rten Br\u00fcggemann explains why he set out to make a sci-fi game that\u2019s as much about cultivation as combat Video game action-platformers might have had their golden age in the 1980s and 90s with Metroid and Contra, but the genre\u2019s modern resurgence has given us exceptional games such as Dead Cells and Hollow …<\/p>\n