I hope youre not afraid of heights.
Ive played the game twice, first in a quick 20-minute session on theGDCshow floor.
Then, in a more leisurely hour-long session with some of its developers at Loric Games.
That said, the pitch is extremely cool.
Building A Hangar In The Sky
“It’s about surviving on the airship.
He gives one example that sets my mind racing.
“Eventually you might build a ship that doesn’t actually move.
I was still in the Link running around in his underwear or Steve punching trees for wood phase.
I flew around with my glider, falling to recharge its thrusters.
I fought bots and collected their parts.
I found blue crystals and converted them into fuel to keep the ship’s furnace burning.
It was the basic stuff you do at the beginning of a survival game.
Echoes of Elysium is only a year-and-a-half into development, and it feels like it at times.
Ai is going to change gaming in amazing and terrifying ways.
