Bradley the Badger announced from Day 4 Night Studios
Day 4 Night Studios, which was co-founded by Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor) and Davide Soliani (creative lead on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Sparks of Hope, and Rayman in the Phantom Show), has announced their new action-adventure game at The Game Awards tonight.
Bradley the Badger, which will be released on PC (via Steam), merges action-adventure with live-action sequences to deliver what is sure to be a unique experience. Evan Peters (X-Men, Mare of Easttown, Dahmer, Tron:Ares) stars as the titular character in both live-action and voice-over work. An announcement trailer can be seen here.
Cantamessa said this about the game:
“Bradley is part love letter to videogames and part satire of them. Games are an art form and this is a story inspired by our adventures making them. From the inner turmoil of self-doubt to the joy of building worlds, we set out to transform those experiences into a game that anyone can get lost in.”
Soliani also said:
“We wanted to make something that would reignite us, something capable of taking us back in time to when, with younger eyes, the whole world of videogames seemed to shine. And we wanted our mechanics to be the perfect bridge between the past and the future.”
A synopsis for Bradley the Badger reads:
Bradley, the iconic star of numerous hit platforming games in the past, finds himself lost in strange new lands that, to him, look utterly alien and weirdly unfinished. Longing to return home, Bradley embarks on a journey to save his world and his friends at all costs, even if that means coming face to face with a revelation bigger than anything he ever imagined.
At the heart of the game is the Kit. It’s a tool that lets Bradley modify every unfinished asset he can find, just as if he was a game developer. It’s systemic, immediate, and completely transforms the approach to exploration, traversal, puzzles, and combat. Using the Kit and his trusty frying pan, Bradley must navigate worlds that players will find instantly familiar, but littered with unfinished elements. Over the course of the game, Bradley will explore, solve puzzles, defeat bosses, and unravel a broader mystery.
Bradley the Badger can be wishlisted on Steam right now here.
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