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From Compulsion Games, a fantastical and macabre third-person action-adventure set in the American Deep South.​

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[ZoukGalaxy]

I really loved the mood, the weirdness and the settings, but let's be honest, without gameplay, we don't have a clue wth it's all about.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Cool imagery and that's all I got. Where's the game?

 

[SteelCurtain 59]

interesting artstyle (or maybe the livestream made it look different), no idea what they gameplay is so can't really get excited for it

 

[Xenon]

This looked interesting, but I feel like it would have been a lot better set in the 1930s. Seeing the contemporary chick with a nose-ring just killed it for me.

 

[adamsapple]

The concept looks good but I would love to find out what the game is all about.

Hopefully they have more to show and talk about at the 13th event.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Characters looks cool. Art style and all. If this a fun engagement game. Could be a big sleeper for sure

 

[Shits_McGiggles]

Cocky Black Woman is the new "Bald white guy." At least make the black woman not look so out of place with the aesthetic.

 

[kuncol02]

The concept looks good but I would love to find out what the game is all about.

Hopefully they have more to show and talk about at the 13th event.

South of Midnight: The Hidden Details in that Gorgeous Reveal Trailer – Exclusive Interview - Xbox Wire

South of Midnight is a brand new third-person action-adventure set in a magic realist take on the American South. You've seen the trailer, now learn much, much more about the game in our exclusive interview.

news.xbox.com

 

[NeonGhost]

Awesome name

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Interesting, we know now it's a 3rd action-adventure from above, I'm fine with that.

Random quotes

"The game is loosely inspired by me tramping around forgotten farms and abandoned places in Mississippi,

"The entire map is a compilation of all the most interesting or unique places in the south. We're also representing the music that way. This is the first game I've gotten to work on where we are treating the music design as seriously as the game design and the art direction."

Hazel is set off on a quest to repair a broken world, most particularly by taking on mythical creatures – all based on real-life folklore from the region the game takes its inspirations from. And it's going to get weird

At the end of the trailer, we see Hazel wielding magic – a very specific type of magic known as Weaving. Used both for combat and traversal, Weaving will be the bedrock of your interactions in South of Midnight – and it sounds very different from your standard video game "fireball in the hand" approach.

The Creatures

We never get a true glimpse at Hazel's quarry in the trailer, but we see from her own drawing that it's the Altamaha-ha, which – like all of South of Midnight's supernatural threats – is based on real-life folklore from the Deep South. The rich cultural mix of the area, including European, Caribbean and African storytelling has led to a unique oral tradition that the game draws on for its unusual menagerie. Again, this is based on Sears' own childhood in the area.

 

[March Climber]

Cool imagery and that's all I got. Where's the game?

This doesn't even have a release date yet so I'm not sure if gameplay will even be shown at Xbox's Treehouse event tomorrow.

 

[Edder1]

These games with zoomer characters set 100+ years ago really put me off. On one hand you have an interesting setting, but characters are completely out of place and out of culture, which makes it all fall apart and look cringy in the end.

 

[sachos]

Looks interesting, want to see more. Some nice surprises from MS in this showcase, hope the gameplay can deliver.

 

[Moochi]

I legit thought this was a weird Forspoken expansion

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I absolutely loved this trailer as it has a really distinct art style and look. The Xbox Wire article has me a bit worried as it's all focused on representation stuff. I hope they don't get lost in that stuff and remember to put out a good game.