"Hell is Us": A game for adults who want to think for themselves | heise online
The action adventure game "Hell is Us" lets players explore a dystopian world on their own. A bold approach that not many studios dare to take. On a playful level, "Hell is Us" is also aimed at a mature audience: "players who want to think for themselves", as Girard describes it. The aim is to break up "silver plattering". A term that describes the tendency of modern games to serve up all information in a bite-sized format.A game without a map, without permanently blinking signposts, markers and popping signs? What seems like a design flaw in these days of overly chatty and completely overloaded open-world monstrosities from various AAA studios is a deliberate decision in the case of "Hell is Us".According to Girard, although there is "an enormous amount of information" in the game and investigative work is important, it should still be easy for players to filter out the relevant from the less useful. "We want to respect your time – After all, you are adult players who have other things to do," emphasizes Girard.According to Simon Girard, the two gameplay levels of combat and exploration each make up around 50 percent of the gaming experience. Visually, the adventure also impresses with strong effects and beautiful landscapes that invite you to gaze into the distance.
