Wow! It’s been a long time away from the blog! I’m glad to be back and be able to talk about some pretty good news – even more when it’s 2020 where almost everything about this year is so complicated. And oh, we have an extra this time: If you’d prefer to read this post in portuguese, please go ahead! 😀
New year, new ideas
This year, the Toy Box Lab team started developing an adventure that will take you to a world called Ismylra, where appreciating the tones of an orange sunset, the blue-green waves of the sea or a vibrant yellow sunflower field it’s not even possible for most of its population since most cities are able to see just one color from the spectrum. But there are even more unfortunate people: some of them live in places where besides being unable to see any color spectrum, they are not capable of having feelings at all and their lives are guided by the simple matter of functionality. And it’s precisely a resident from one of those places that will pilot you through this journey on this new world. Or rather, an archivist apprentice: the youngster Dorothea.
Dorothea is a hardworking young adult that has the mission to recover and decode ancient symbols from Ismylra, but accidentally ends up breaking an statue that carried a small shard of an yellow crystal on its inside. Right after she touches this crystal shard that radiates such a inciting light, so different from the everyday black/white/gray shades she’s used to, she starts feeling urges and a deep desire to get to know the source of such a vivid and colorful light. Enchanted by this new curiosity and bravery feelings that have taken over her by the powers of the yellow shard that she now possesses, Dorothea defies the practices of Gris and goes beyond the city limits, searching for a clue as to what exists beyond the borders of Gris.
Undertones: Under conspiracies and shades
Undertones* is a single player Adventure RPG to be launched in 4Q 2021 for PC and consoles, where the main goal is to travel through the contrasting cities from the world of Ismylra, to recover all the color shades that were erased from its sources with the help of the magical forces from the crystal shards conquered in the journey. Some of the game’s main characteristics:
- Immersive story where the characters exemplify the psychological impact of color through their personalities;
- Combat & customization from RPGs meets puzzle solving typical from adventure games;
- Pixel art in Cavalier Projection;
Over the next weeks and months, we’ll bring more and more details about the great adventure of our brave Dorothea, and the conspiracy that prevents the complete color spectrum to fully embellish all of Ismylra.
See you all soon! 😀
*Undertones: A hidden meaning; something that is being said between the lines. It can also refer to shade of colors prevailed by other predominant tones.
