Don't Nodin julkaisema seikkailupeli Gerda: A Flame in Winter hylkäsi kolmannen persoonan kuvakulman kahdesta syystä

Ranskalainen studio Don't Nod tunnetaan parhaiten peleistään Life is Strange, Tell Me Why ja Twin Mirror. Jokin aika sitten he ryhtyivät myös pelijulkaisijoiksi, ja se ensimmäinen julkaistu peli oli tanskalaisen PortaPlayn Gerda: A Flame in Winter. Gamereactorin arvion pääsee lukemaan täällä.

Myös Gerda: A Flame in Winter on seikkailupeli, jossa tehdään vaikeita valintoja. Sen sijaan kuvakulma ei ole se perinteinen kolmannen persoonan vinkkeli, vaan maisemia katsellaan ylhäältä alaspäin. Valinta johtui siitä, mitä pelaajalle halutaan viestiä. Asiasta puhui peliohjaaja Hans Knut von Skovfoged.

"Our idea was to show Gerda, who she was. Just a little person in a big world which are kind of alone in her effort to save her loved ones. She is walking around in Tinglev, this very flat landscape with a big sky, and she looks very small in the game because that is how she feels herself. She feels lost, she feels alone, and she is searching for what to do."

Toinen syy kuvakulmalle oli pelin taiteellinen tyyli, ja paljastuksen teki johtava pelisuunnittelija Shavel Moran.

"The art style is inspired by a period in Danish impressionism, the golden age of Danish paintings. We wanted to make a nod towards Danish culture, because this game is not just about the war, it also about bringing the unique culture of a region, that is very rarely depicted in video games and other popular media at all. So we went to those painters, not just because of the cultural connection to the region, but also because those painters actually worked in that region of South Jutland. It's a region that has a very flat landscape, but very big skyscapes. And those skyscapes, with the overcast clouds, create very unique, beautiful, and moody lighting. Those painters, also called the Skagen Painters, they knew how to capture this unique lightning."