Edge

Q&A

Founder, Hidden Fields

Are there influences from other games in Mandaan?

I didn’t look at specific games for inspiration but there are for sure elements in of games always resonated with me. Some of my favourite moments of that game were the quiet sequences of exploration and taking in the nature and scenery. There is some in I guess, what with driving a vehicle along a road, stopping to investigate a hut and then driving on. And maybe the dark, magical undertones I felt early games had when I played them as a child.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Edge

Edge7 min read
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Developer/publisher Capcom Format PC, PS5 (tested), Xbox Series Release Out now The road from Vernworth to Bakbattahl is scenic but arduous. Ignore the dawdling mobs of goblins, and duck beneath the chanting harpies that circle on the currents overhe
Edge7 min read
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Developer Troika Games Publisher Activision F ormat PC Release 2004 Being the first developer outside of Valve’s walls to make a game in the Source engine, and releasing the results the same day as Half-Life 2, is certainly one way to guarantee a p
Edge4 min read
Alone In The Dark
Developer Pieces Interactive Publisher THQ Nordic Format PC, PS5 (tested), Xbox Series Release Out now The psychiatric hospital housed in Derceto Manor may be filled with occult artefacts, haunted rooms and supernatural creatures, but its most perspe

Related Books & Audiobooks