Ugens Trailer: Reset

Det er lørdag morgen, og jeg sidder med en velfortjent kop kaffe oven på en hård uge. Faktisk er det middag, og jeg sidder med en kop tynd kaffe, som mest af alt blot minder om mørkt vand med kaffesmag. Lørdag er ikke blot dagen i ugen, hvor man kan sove længe og nyde tynd kaffe: Det er også dagen, hvor vi fejrer Ugens Trailer!

I denne uge faldt jeg over en yderst charmerende trailer, som vakte en rørt gamer i mig. Den er imponerende godt lavet, fortæller en historie uden at have et egentlig narrativ, den er atmosfærisk og rig på følelser. Musikken sidder lige i øjet og er toneangivende i skabelsen af trailerens dystre og melankolske stemning. Jeg taler her om spillet, Reset, som er udviklet af Theory Interactive.

Theory Interactive siger selv på hjemmesiden, at "Everything you see in the trailer is straight from the in-game engine, no up-ressed textures, geometry or effects. What you see is what you will get. Except hopefully a little bit better since we’re not even in alpha yet." Not even in alpha yet, og dette er resultatet? Jeg er fuldstændigt målløs over, at dette muligvis kan blive spillets grafik! Det overgår min forstand!

Men lad os snakke om traileren: I traileren stifter vi bekendtskab med endnu et postapokalyptisk landskab under en tung, og ærligt talt, veludført regn. Vandeffekterne er detaljerede og mageløse. Vi får følelsen af, at dette er enden på alting takket være musikkens melankolske klaverspil, men trailerens visuelle side lader os alligevel føle, at noget godt kan komme ud af alt dette. Der er konstant en dualitet kørende i traileren, som er vanskelig at finde i nutidens action-stærke trailere, og dens langsomme og rolige rytme kombineret med en følelse af tab gør denne trailer til noget enestående. Tjek den ud nedenfor og se for dig selv. Det er ganske enkelt en af de mest smukke trailere, jeg nogensinde har set. Spillet, Reset, udkommer til PC og har en ukendt udgivelsesdato.




English version:

It's saturday morning and I'm sitting around with a nice cup of coffee. Well actually it's noon and I'm drinking coffee that just seems to resemble the real thing but mostly just looks like black water. But saturday is about other things than getting out of bed late and drinking black water: It's the day where we celebrate the Trailer of the Week!

I stumbled upon this absolutely charming piece of a trailer this week, and it really got to me. It's very impressive and tells a story without having an actual narrative, and it's rich in both atmosphere and emotions. The music hits all the right nodes and is imperative in creating the dark and melancholic setting this trailer depicts. I am talking about the game, Reset, developed by Theory Interactive.

Theory Interactive says about the trailer that "Everything you see in the trailer is straight from the in-game engine, no up-ressed textures, geometry or effects. What you see is what you will get. Except hopefully a little bit better since we’re not even in alpha yet." Not even in alpha yet and this is the result? I am amazed! To think that this might be the game's actual graphics is just mindblowing!

But we should talk about the trailer a bit. Here we get acquainted with yet another post-apocalyptic landscape during an, admittedly, excellent done rainfall. We get the feeling that this is the end of everything thanks to the musical tone, but the visual side of the trailer allows us to think that there might be something good coming out of all this. There is a constant duality in this trailer which is hard to find in the action heavy trailers of today. The steady and calm rhythm combined with the feeling of loss makes this a unique trailer truly worthy of appreciation. Check it out for yourself. It is simply one of the most beautiful trailers I have ever seen. The game, Reset, will be released on PC but the releasedate has yet to be announced.