Even though E3 2014 is beginning to wind down, new information about games continues to arrive. Even though it was not featured at PlayStation’s Press Conference on Monday, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is still one of my more anticipated PlayStation 4 titles. This The Chinese Room developed game was originally announced at Gamescom 2013 and details have been scarce since. Luckily for us a new post on the PlayStation Blog has revealed more details about the game and a new trailer. Keep reading to the complete rundown. 

Jessica Curry, composer and co-director of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, had the following to say about the game

  Rapture is set in a remote valley in June 1984 and is a story about people and how they live with each other. But it’s also about the end of the world.

Rapture is inspired by the fiction of John Wyndham, J. G. Ballard, John Christopher and other authors who deal with ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. There’s a very particular English feel that we wanted to capture in the game, a combination of the epic and the intimate. Rapture also came from our obsession with post-apocalyptic gaming, and the simple idea that whilst we normally play as the hero, in reality, most of us would be the piles of ash and bone littering the game world. That’s an interesting place to start telling a story.

Our approach is to create a game that you can utterly immerse yourself in. Yaughton Valley, where Rapture takes place, is a living, breathing world. The world of Rapture is not just a backdrop; it’s a character in its own right. It’s great working with PS4 as its processing power makes a game like this possible for a team our size.

The game is all about discovery. It’s open-world so you have the freedom to explore wherever you like, visiting areas in an order you define, and the story is written to allow this whilst making sure every player has a strong dramatic experience. It’s a type of storytelling that is completely unique to games. The choices you make as a player have a direct impact on how you understand the story – the more you explore and interact, the deeper you are drawn into Rapture’s world. 

Originally planned only as a PC title, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is currently a PlayStation 4 exclusive and slated for a 2015 release. Keep checking in for more coverage from E3 2014!

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[Via PS Blog]