FAR: Changing Tides NextFest demo and Games Done Quick special Hotfix charity stream event
As a three year development journey for Okomotive nears the end of its voyage, FAR: Changing Tides is celebrating the upcoming launch. Ahead of its 1st March release, today sees a demo for PC players on Steam NextFest and tomorrow (22nd) a GDQ Hotfix livestream hosted by Awesome Games Done Quick called The First Step raising funds for the San Francisco Monterey Bay Aquarium.
From 21st – 28th February, test your own sailing skills with FAR: Changing Tides in the Steam NextFest and experience a meditative journey across a flooded world as you tackle land based puzzles and dive beneath the waves in a mighty vessel.
On 22nd February, join GDQ’s Hotfix show The First Step and donate toward Monterey Bay’s ongoing ocean conservation and preservation efforts as runners and marine biologists play all of FAR: Lone Sails and part of FAR: Changing Tides back to back starting at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US). Tune in at http://twitch.tv/gamesdonequick to watch the stream and donate to a wonderful cause.
About This Game
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins in a beautifully realised, flooded world.
AN ALL-NEW COMPANION TITLE
Expanding on the desolate setting seen in FAR: Lone Sails, Changing Tides swaps sun scorched, dusty planes for stormy skies and high seas. With new environments, puzzles and ship mechanics, the world of FAR: Changing Tides brings an exciting experience to fans of this beloved series and new players alike with a bigger, deeper challenge.
A NEW HOME
Overcome the elements as new protagonist, Toe, who awakens to find themselves alone, stranded in a flooded world. What once was home is transformed into an unfamiliar and sometimes hostile environment. You must navigate Toe on an adventure to traverse the ruins of a once great society in search of a new beginning.
CAPTAIN YOUR SHIP
Experience the thrill of captaining a distinctive seafaring vessel. Together you’ll brave high seas, navigate intense storms, and plumb the perils of a briny deep. Along the way, you’ll need to keep things functioning by unlocking parts, fixing faults and searching the watery depths for precious fuel and salvage. The farther you travel, the more you’ll learn about your ship’s fascinating complexities.
A MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCE
FAR: Changing Tides’ moments of peril and intrigue are delivered by environmental dangers and puzzles to overcome, but these feed into the solitary, almost meditative approach to gameplay. Captaining your extraordinary ship, raise the mast, hoist and angle the sails, light the furnace and more as you learn to sail the ocean while mourning the loss of your home.
SOUNDS OF THE OCEAN
A dynamic soundtrack reacts to player and environmental actions, amplifying key moments in the game and heightening the atmosphere, meaning pulse pounding crescendos, serene moments of reflection and everything in between are created by, rather than scripted for, the player.
