The time around E3 is always a good time for interesting little games to come out from the shadows, and this year is no different. This week has seen publisher Bandai Namco and independent developer GameCoder Studios reveal that their long-time Early Access title Attractio will also be coming to both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
Set more than a thousand years from now, the game is a first person puzzle game with its influences quite firmly set in games like Portal and Quantum Conundrum. But every puzzle game needs something to make it stand out, and this one s no different; Attractio's mind-bending physics and puzzles all revolve around the manipulation of gravity and each object's individual gravitational pull.
Millions of inhabitants of the Solar System look forward to the new season of Attractio. Attractio is the reality show where contestants solve deadly puzzles; so deadly in fact, there’s only one way they can leave there with their lives: to win. Men and women risk their lives in live TV, desperate for a better life.
This season: Keir, a man with a humble origin, looks for the monetary prize. Mia, a policewoman from mars, wants to take home the advanced technology prize. Dalek, a dangerous criminal, plays to win his freedom back. Each one will have to solve different deadly puzzles using different gadgets that will allow them to manipulate gravity.
Attractio takes place in the amazing Entertainment Space Station (ESS), an artificial satellite orbiting Mars. This station was created specifically for Attractio and is the only place that meets the requirements to host games with gravity manipulation. As usual, Darius will be the host of this exciting reality show.
Attractio is the new mind-bending single player game, from indie developer GameCoder Studios and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, where the player has to solve challenging puzzles by manipulating gravity. This fresh and innovative game will change your perception of physics and reality.
In Attractio each object has its own gravity direction, which can be changed by the player. The interaction between objects with different gravity directions presents various possibilities. Thus, the player can solve each puzzle across the game in many different ways. Some examples of these possibilities are:
• Creating a zero-g object by colliding two objects of the same weight with opposite gravity directions.
• Softening the character’s landing using a box with a gravity direction perpendicular to a wall. This happens due to the friction between the wall and the box while falling.
• Gravity-Boxes: A special kind of box that, when touched by another box, switches the second box’s gravity direction. This is useful to automate some mechanics within the game and perform simultaneous tasks.
The player will be able to play with three different characters, each one with different abilities, adding variety to the puzzles. Some puzzles can be solved by a contestant alone, but for some others the player will need to switch between the contestants
Attractio is due to be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. No release window has been confirmed yet.