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A Twisted Tale gets first illustrations

You never know when adventure will come calling. I mean, there you are, just going about your day, maybe daydreaming or thinking what's for dinner, and then bam! You're hurtling through a portal to parts unknown (but probably very wacky). In the swashbuckling spirit of the genre's classics, it'll soon be time once again to put common sense aside and brace for comedy hijinks in A Twisted Tale, the upcoming debut by German indie studio Voodoo Bembel. 

Somehow, without meaning to, Vio has found herself on a journey through a series of weird and wonderful worlds, featuring ruined cities, pirate ships stranded in the jungle, and whole villages floating in the air. Throughout Vio's attempt to survive and find a way home, we're promised an experience packed with references, homages, and riffs on the developer's favourite games, mixed with their own distinctively "loony" characters. Along the way, expect a host of "unexpected twists and challenging riddles," not to mention a seriously cute frog and a deeply depressed Death. 

Heavily inspired by the golden era adventure masterpieces, the cartoonish 2D art in A Twisted Tale is nevertheless presented in thoroughly modern 4K with frame-by-frame animation and backgrounds hand drawn on paper before being digitally coloured. Full of wobbly lines and unusual angles, the early screenshots show off this charmingly child-like aesthetic. (There's no word on music or voice acting yet.) The interface will be a streamlined one-click affair, and in between dealing with all the bizarre puzzles you encounter, you'll also have to make critical decisions as you navigate the "extensive" story, leading to one of multiple different endings.

A Twisted Tale is set to be unleashed on the world on September 1, 2022 for Windows, Mac and Linux on Steam. Until then, you can follow the game's progress on the official website.

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