The developers of Oxenfree are working on another game, and it sounds just as unique and interested as their previous title. According to IGN – who announced the game as part of their IGN first program – Afterparty is an adventure game set around one crazy night of a pub crawl in Hell, where your ultimate goal is to make it to Satan’s exclusive afterparty, challenge him to a drink-off, and then defeat the ruler of all Evil in the drink-off.
Crazy premise aside, the game will put players in the shoes of Lola and Milo, (you’ll hop between the two as you progress through Hell), two friends who unexpectedly die and find themselves in Hell. Once inside, they learn that one of the only ways to escape Hell is to best Satan – who the developers describe as a “Rocky Horro Kanye West” – in a drinking contest. That sets off the adventure, and the pair will then have to wander the streets of Hell, exploring the various bars and stops along the way. Once inside a bar, players can choose to chat up the various demons inside, partake in some karaoke, or grab a drink. There’s some more information to be found over at IGN, and with the game not coming until 2019, you’ll want to soak up as much information as possible now.
For more on Night School Studio’s last game, Oxenfree, make sure to check out our review:
Rounding out what has clearly been a labor of love by the development team is a slew of different documentary videos. These are selectable in the main menu, and go pretty in-depth on the voice actors that brought the characters to life, and the game’s development process. It’s a great extra, and it’s something I hope more developers will do in the future. The more people that realize games take a lot of work to come to fruition, the more understanding there hopefully will be from gamers whenever a game is delayed or turns out poorly.
Oxenfree deals with some heavy topics in just a few hours, and manages to do something genuinely interesting with them. A phenomenal conversation system anchors most of the experience, but there’s many mysteries for dedicated players to solve. Oxenfree is a game that rewards players that go the extra mile, and how much you get out of it is directly tied to how much you put in.
Afterparty is set to launch sometime in 2019.
[Source: IGN]
