Blackwood Crossing

Blackwood Crossing
Developer(s) PaperSeven
Publisher(s) Vision Games
Platform(s) PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Release April 4 2017
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Blackwood Crossing is a first-person narrative adventure video game planned for release on Playstation 4 on April 4, 2017, and Xbox One and PC on April 5.

Gameplay

Video and screenshot of gameplay

The game is set on a moving train as two children — Scarlet and Finn — learn to navigate their relationship with each other, until their paths cross with a mysterious figure.[1] Prominent themes in the story include the transition from childhood to adulthood,[2] loss and surrealism.[3]

Through a series of creative and contextual puzzles, players unlock key details about Finn and Scarlett’s past and uncover the mystery behind the train journey.

Development

The game was the first developed by indie studio PaperSeven and announced via trailer in June 2016.[4] The small team had previously worked together on racing games, such as Split Second and Pure,[5] and outside the genre, on The Room and at Disney.[6] It is planned for release in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms.[7]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPS4: 72/100[8]
XONE: 79/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Polygon8/10[10]
Hardcore Gamer3/5[11]
Metro6/10[12]

Polygon recommended the game for players who appreciated narrative-driven games, such as Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Firewatch.[13] The website wrote that a child was not portrayed as well in a video game since Ni no Kuni.[14] It was among the website staff's most anticipated games of 2017.[15] Blackwood Crossing was awarded UKIE’S Game of the Show award at Gamescom 2016.[16]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/11/18/13681768/blackwood-crossing-preview
  2. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/9/5/12777806/blackwood-crossing-gameplay
  3. ↑ "Narrative-driven PS4 adventure Blackwood Crossing is a surrealist look at life, love and loss". PlayStation.Blog.Europe. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  4. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/17/12523420/blackwood-crossing-trailer
  5. ↑ http://www.gameinformer.com/games/blackwood_crossing/b/xboxone/archive/2016/06/04/blackwood-crossing-is-about-two-siblings-and-a-magical-encounter.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.usgamer.net/articles/blackwood-crossing-weaves-a-narrative-spell-with-some-puzzles-to-spare
  7. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/11/18/13681768/blackwood-crossing-preview
  8. ↑ "Blackwood Crossing Critic Reviews for PlayStation 4". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Blackwood Crossing Critic Reviews for Xbox One". Metacritic. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Colin (April 5, 2017). "Blackwood Crossing review". Polygon. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/04/04/review-blackwood-crossing/252971/
  12. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/05/blackwood-crossing-review-train-of-dreams-6555862/
  13. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/11/18/13681768/blackwood-crossing-preview
  14. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2016/9/5/12777806/blackwood-crossing-gameplay
  15. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/features/2017/1/6/14167484/polygon-five-most-anticipated-games-of-2017
  16. ↑ "PaperSeven on Blackwood Crossing, Gamescom 2016's UK Game of the Show". MCV UK. Retrieved 2017-03-15.

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