Oxenfree
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 Logo of Oxenfree | |
| Developer(s) | Night School Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Night School Studio |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One PlayStation 4 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Oxenfree is a 2016 adventure video game developed and published by Night School Studio, a group of former Telltale Games employees. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Xbox One on 15 January 2016.
Plot
Oxenfree is set on an abandoned island, which is visited by some teenagers for a party, until they accidentally open a supernatural rift.[1]
Development
The first gameplay footage was released on May 18, 2015.[2]
It was announced on 23 October 2015 that the game would be released in January 2016.[3]
The game's development team, called Night School Studio, consists of former employees of Telltale Games and Disney employees. It is their first game. It will be available in both standard and collector's editions.[4]
The cast of the game includes Britanni Johnson, Gavin Hammon, Erin Yvette, Aaron Kuban, and Joe Zieja.[1][5]
A PlayStation 4 version will be released at a later date.[6]
Reception
Oxenfree was nominated for Excellence in Visual Art for the Independent Games Festival at the 2016 Game Developers Conference.[7]
Writer Robert Kirkman is planning to help adapt Oxenfree into a film and a web-series via his company Skybound Entertainment.[8]
It has a score of 79% on Metacritic.[9]
IGN awarded it a score of 8.2 out of 10, saying "Oxenfree is elegantly simple, using branching dialogue and a little something supernatural to develop three-dimensional characters and drive the coming-of-age story."[10] Gamespot awarded it 8.0 out of 10, saying " It doesn't ask you any big questions, and certainly isn't easy in relenting its answers; Oxenfree just is what it is, a big little game about the all-too-human inability to let go of what hurts us."[11]
References
- ^ a b "OXENFREE". Night School Studio. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Nick Robinson. "First gameplay from Oxenfree, 2015's coolest-looking adventure game". Polygon. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Jordan Sirani (24 October 2015). "Oxenfree Release Window Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Jason Evangelho. "The Collector's Edition For 'Oxenfree' Is Perfect, And We Need More Like It". Forbes. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Bryant Cannon". Twitter. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/14/oxenfree-confirmed-for-ps4
- ^ Nunneley, Stephany (6 January 2016). "Her Story, Undertale, Darkest Dungeon receive multiple 2016 IGF Award nominations". VG247. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Robert Kirkman's studio to turn indie game Oxenfree into a movie". Blastr. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/oxenfree
- ^ http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/01/15/oxenfree-review
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/oxenfree-review/1900-6416329/