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And while the video didn't reveal much about the game, Xbox subsequently shared a few more details about Compulsion's upcoming project.

The South of Midnight teaser was CGI-only, which seemingly contradicted a recent promise from Xbox Games Marketing VP Aaron Greenberg, who said that there will be no such trailers from first-party Xbox studios at today's showcase. So, even though South of Midnight's art style seems reminiscent of Tim Burton's stop-motion animation, it would appear that the atmosphere of Compulsion's next game will also draw from both gospel blues and Southern Gothic fantasy.

Beforehand, the video opens on what looks like a giant corpse playing Death Don't Have No Mercy by Blind Gary Davis on a guitar.

RELATED: New Avowed Gameplay Revealed, Coming Day One to Game Pass in 2024Today's announcement of South of Midnight seemingly confirms that rumor, not least because the game's two-minute teaser ends with a giant monster shadow looming over its protagonist in a swampy Southern setting. Since then, the only insight into the company's activities came as part of a late 2021 report that suggested the We Happy Few developer is working on a dark fantasy game. South of Midnight is only Compulsion's third-ever game, but the studio's puzzle-platformer Contrast and BioShock-like FPS We Happy Few already generated enough buzz for Xbox Games Studios to acquire it back in 2018. The reveal was part of the June 11 Xbox Games Showcase that also featured in-game footage of Fable and the announcement of a new Fallout 76 Expedition, among dozens of other unveilings. Compulsion Games announced South of Midnight, its next project that's presumably been in development since the Canadian studio launched We Happy Few in 2018. Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN.

Currently, Compulsion Games' upcoming project does not yet have a release date.įor more from the developer, make sure to check out our review of We Happy Few where we awarded the game a 7.3/10. In contrast, Hadjas says that the next game 'is a story' and that the team knows where it is going from the beginning. While We Happy Few does have a traditional story, Hadjas notes that this wasn't the case in the beginning and that its inclusion only came after fans fell in love with the game's world and its characters. 'It’s not like a roguelike where you replay it multiple times and you need data to make sure the experience is fun.' “With our new game, a narrative, third person, story game, I don’t think we need any feedback,' says Hardjas.

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Unlike We Happy Few, the studio believes that its new project is unlikely to require an early access period prior to its full launch. According to Hadjas, the new game is currently in 'full development', although the PR and Community Developer did also note that she has 'no idea' when fans will get to see it. Despite its current lack of details or official title, the upcoming game from Compulsion is reported to have gone into production only a few months after the release of We Happy Few, which initially entered early access in 2016 before gaining a full release two years later.