TLD Interviews, Articles, Reviews

[Raphael van Lierop]

That's crazy talk!

[ArrayKnight]

The Long Dark Could Have An Alternate Female Storyline

This could bring all sorts of interesting gameplay and moral questions into the game. I keep thinking back on the book One Second After, where female characters are having to deal with pregnancy, rape, prostitution, providing for family, and taking on roles typically reserved more for men.

[Bill Tarling]

Kill Screen - (Dec 2, 2013)

The Long Dark Brings Canada To Videogames

"I'd like to think that if [The Long Dark] is successful, we can inspire other developers to approach their projects from more of a thematic, emotional place, versus thinking about them like a product. Games are made by people, not robots. If you don't feel the presence of the creator in the work, you are missing something really profound from the experience."

[Bill Tarling]

Slim Gamer - (Oct 1 2013)

Interview with Hinterland Games, Developers of The Long Dark

"The entire team at Hinterland is unified around a mutual love of pancakes."

[Guest emily_hinterland]

As promised, our press page has been updated with some of the fantastic coverage on The Long Dark from around the world. Have a look!

http://hinterlandgames.com/press

[Bill Tarling]

Comox Valley Echo - (Oct 18 2013)

Hinterland closes out Kickstarter campaign with big finish

Nice little local [to the Hinterland studio] coverage about the Kickstarter blitz, and the emotional experience reboosting the funding blitz during the KS campaign

"Jennifer Hale actually reached out to us," van Lierop said. "Talent wants to work with talent."

[Bill Tarling]

GAMASUTRA - (Dec 16 2013)

Round Table: The Technobabble Trap

Seven game developers from various studios, including Bioware, Ubisoft, and Hinterland, compare the challenges of creating science fiction settings, and how that effects game design differently than other genres.

[Bill Tarling]

DualShockers - (Dec 18 2013)

Interview: Raphael Van Lierop on Creativity, Artistic Direction,

and Voice-Acting in The Long Dark

"I think the biggest challenge has been — and will continue to be — reigning in the tendency to design systems down to the very smallest detail, to try to strengthen the simulation. For example, the design spec for the Firestarting system is over 10 pages long."

[Bill Tarling]

Pixelvolt - (Dec 18 2013)

Indie Awareness: The Long Dark

"Even in this early stage, The Long Dark looks really interesting. Until its release, I will have to suppress the urge to turn myself into a lumberjack (or maybe Ron Swanson) and testing my luck living off the land for a bit."

[Bill Tarling]

ANTONYMPS - (Dec 21 2013)

A very nice (and detailed) recap of each stage of TLD throughout the Kickstarter campaign, including the challenges, competitive projects for funding at the same time, and the decisions taking place throughout the campaign. It's an excellent read, and those of us who found ourselves glued to watching every climbing pledge will really be able to relate to each detailed stage of the campaign.

[Bill Tarling]

STOPGAME - (Dec 23, 2013) - Russian

The Long Dark Game Preview

Так что теперь нам остается только дожидаться последнего квартала 2014-го, когда этот, без сомнения, необычный проект можно будет «пощупать». Если авторам удастся выполнить хотя бы половину обещанного, результат получится по меньшей мере весьма оригинальным.

[Bill Tarling]

Well, TLD continues to gain even a lot more excited anticipation as it makes Top Games To Watch lists all around the globe. Here are just a few of the recent lists The Long Dark has been included within some great company of titles:

Guide4GameS - (Jan 6, 2014)

Games You should Play in 2014: The Ultimate

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PC Gamer - (Jan 4, 2014)

The Best PC Games of 2014

"The stylised, minimalist visuals are particularly striking."

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Game Informer - (Jan 3, 2014)

25 Indie Games To Watch In 2014

"Another indie studio comprised of triple-A developers gone rogue, the Long Dark is an episodic first-person simulation that drops you in the ruthless Canadian wilderness in the wake of a massive geomagnetic disruption that knocks out all electrical devices."

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PBS Digital Studios - (Jan 2, 2014)

Most Exciting Games of 2014

TLD gets its mention around the 1:57 mark in the YouTube presentation.

"The Long Dark will prove to be, I am certain, the most Canadian game ever created..."

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Indie Statik - (Jan 1, 2014)

Top 100 Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2014

"The Pacific Northwest in the cold and quiet post-digital apocalypse is your survival grounds in The Long Dark."

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Gamasutra - (Dec 30, 2013)

"for my money, the most interesting gaming-related Kickstarter projects of 2013 were the smaller ventures, like The Long Dark"

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TwoDashStash - (Dec 21, 2013)

The Most Anticipated Indie Games Of 2014

"Without a doubt, one of the most anticipated Indie Games of 2014 is The Long Dark."

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Gameranx - (Nov 4, 2013)

The Best PC Games of 2014 - (The Long Dark is covered on page 12)

"an interesting concept and it will be exciting to see where this game ends up in a year"

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[Bill Tarling]

GTOGG - (Jan 6, 2014)

The Long Dark – Dark Philosophy

"The Long Dark: create situations that force the player to make difficult decisions and face moral dilemmas as well as the harsh fact that sometimes, one’s own humanity needs to be discarded for the sake of survival."

[Bill Tarling]

Douglas Magazine - (Dec/Jan 2014 Issue - TLD is on pg. 10)

Pushing The Frontiers Of Gaming

Digital Copy Of Magazine

Magazine Website

[Raphael van Lierop]

As always, thrilled to see this amount of anticipation for our humble little game.

[Dalec]

@Raph_Hinterland @Emily_Hinterland

and the Hinterland team (Jokingly)

With all the press and interviews, programing and design where do you guys find time to sleep and eat?!

[Bill Tarling]

With all the press and interviews, programing and design where do you guys find time to sleep and eat?!

I think they have permanent rooms and sleeping quarters at each & every

International House Of Pancakes ;oP

[Guest emily_hinterland]

@Dalec @BillTarling Pancakes laced with inordinate amounts of caffeine keep us going. They also double as pillows -- sweet, delicious pillows.

[Bill Tarling]

They also double as pillows -- sweet, delicious pillows.

But the maple syrup leaves such a mess in the hair in the morning when you wake up ;o(

[Guest emily_hinterland]

@BillTarling Haven't you heard? Maple syrup helps in growing a strong and healthy survival braid!

[dwonder]

"sweet, delicious pillows"

I love it!

[Bill Tarling]

Red Bull - (Jan 22, 2014)

10 Kickstarter games we'll be playing in 2014

"A true survival sim, you'll have to cannily balance competing needs to endure this end of the world."

[Bill Tarling]

Twinfinite - (Jan 22, 2014)

Developers Of Half-Life 2 Mod Raindrop Join The Long Dark

For those who wonder of Raindrop‘s future, van Lierop says this; “And as we move forward, we hope we can do even more to help Nihad and Max keep Raindrop alive.”

[shanthini]

I really like the fact that you're able to negotiate with the people you encounter and try and reason with them. It's as realistic as it gets!

[shanthini]

As always, thrilled to see this amount of anticipation for our humble little game.

Is it too early to ask approximately how many hours of gameplay will TLD have?