Concrete Genie, the newest game from Entwined developer Pixelopus, was first announced at 2017’s Paris Games Week. The game’s showing at PlayStation Experience put it on the map, though. A beautifully realized world accompanies an equally stunning soundtrack. What brings players into the world is a dark force, overpowering a small fishing town. An environmental disaster has brought the town, Denska, to its knees and many of its residents have already fled. It’s up to Ash, a young boy with an incredible artistic ability, to revitalize his hometown.
After months of silence, E3 2018 has Pixelopus ready to go more in depth on Concrete Genie’s compelling concept. During the PlayStation live show, a few developers talked through a demo of the game. Not only are fans given further insight, another lengthy look shows off the game’s beautiful visuals. To save the town of Denska, Ash uses magical paint to bring it back to life. These paintings cover the walls and players can stylize each work of art to their liking. Landscapes and creatures are the primary options, with the latter acting as secondary characters of a sort. In the demo, Ash draws a red furry creature. No player’s red furry friend will look like another. Attachments such as antlers, tails, and horns give them personalities. Meanwhile, the color of a creature represents their innate abilities. For instance, red creatures have fire abilities. Later in the demo, Ash’s red companio...