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Blackwood Crossing isn't trying to be creepy but there's this kangaroo-headed kid

by: Randy -
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So there are these orphaned siblings, Scarlett and Finn, in Blackwood Crossing. They appear to be in one heckuva treehouse, or at least in a garage converted into a playhouse. There's a boombox and an old radio which might place this adventure game in a pre-smartphone era. And then there's this creature (?) in a sailor's outfit (?) with a kangaroo head (?). Either that or a jackrabbit head. And I'm only just now realizing that kangaroos are, like, six-foot-tall rabbits and that thought seems so much scarier than just regular thoughts about kangaroos.

Hey, I didn't make the trailer, I'm just trying to make sense of it.

Blackwood Crossing wants to take advantage of the recent adventure game rennaissance, but also wants to sidestep the genre cliches that go along with adventure gaming as a whole. I kind of love the Iron & Wine vibe coming off the theme song at the end of the trailer.

Blackwood Crossing is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this year.

     
Blackwood Crossing Announced for Xbox One, PS4 and PC with Teaser Trailer

Brighton-based studio PaperSeven reveals story-driven adventure game as their first major release

Brighton-based independent studio PaperSeven today announced a new story-driven adventure game, Blackwood Crossing, coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. The team at PaperSeven developing the game is made up of former Disney Black Rock Studio developers, as well as Oliver Reid-Smith, writer of The Room.

Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game exploring the relationship between Scarlett and Finn, orphaned siblings growing apart as Scarlett is coming of age and leaving childhood behind. When they cross paths with a mysterious figure, a seemingly ordinary train ride evolves into a magical story of life, love and loss.

"This is our first original game since forming PaperSeven and we are immensely proud to be announcing it," said Alice Guy, co-founder of PaperSeven. "There's been some fantastic narrative adventure games coming out in recent times - we're hoping to take a place at this table whilst offering something different to what's come before. Blackwood Crossing is evidence of our desire to explore experiences with depth and meaning, and create characters that challenge the often clichéd gaming landscape."