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Dark Train is a puzzle adventure game by Paperash Studio. It was released on 25 October 2016. Dark Train is described as an atmospheric adventure game with unconventional game mechanics. The game uses elements of steampunk and noir fiction mixed with fantasy elements.
The game is controlled by a mouse. The mouse cursor is represented by a mechanical squid, Ann 2.35f. Ann 2.35f controls the eponymous Dark Train which is described by developers as a mechanical "Tamagotchi." The player's task is to get the train to the client. Every wagon of the train represents a certain world. Players can change their order which affects the train. The player is to explore the behavior of the train and its secrets. Players can also find small creatures that they can raise, which will help them with the train. Players will eventually face consequences of their actions during the game when the train reaches its destination. The player will eventually get through three worlds that feature slightly different gameplay.
The story of the game is told visually without spoken or written dialogue. The game centers on the eponymous Dark Train. It is the last creation of genius inventor D. W. Tagrezbung. The train was ordered by a mysterious client. The client wanted a functional model of the human world but without humans. Tagrezbung worked on it by day and night and finally finished the job. The train consists of wagons and each wagon represents an environment on its own. Tagrezbung died on the day he finished the train. The story follows Ann 2.35f on her journey to get the Dark train to the Client.
Ann 2.35f is a mechanical squid and the protagonist of the game. She represents the cursor but also has her "own head." She can get scared and in such case she hides or waits. She has multiple abilities. She can enter the inventory, camouflage, and learn to emulate various shapes and objects to which she may subsequently transform. Her eyes serve as an indicator. Their glow can signal a warning or inform the player about changes in the status of the train. She can be repaired in her engine room.
Players can also meet her "sisters" during the game. They have their own heads and interests and are not always friendly towards Ann.
The player starts in the World of the Inventor. This world serves as a place where the player learns to control the train and game mechanics. The player later gets to the World of Transparent lands. It uses a different scale and takes place outside of the train. There are many threats and players must use their knowledge of the train to succeed. There are also new ways to control the train. The player ends their journey in the World of the Client. There are different rules and conditions. Game mechanics here are different than those from the other worlds.
Dark Train was an idea of Vojtěch Vaněk's Prague-based indie studio Paperash Studio. The studio previously made some animation projects with similar technics that were later used in Dark Train. Paperash were in contact with experienced developers from other Czech studios such as Bohemia Interactive, Madfinger Games or CBE Software. They helped with programming of the game. The game was announced in November 2014. The game was developed with use of the Unity engine.
The graphics use cut-out animation. It is cut from the paper at first. It is then pen drawn and in the end it is digitalized and post produced. Developers mentioned that the game's world grew together with its model in the real world. Developers noted that they continue the tradition of Czech animation and that they themselves previously created two short animated films, Strap and Box.
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Dark Train
Dark Train is a puzzle adventure game by Paperash Studio. It was released on 25 October 2016. Dark Train is described as an atmospheric adventure game with unconventional game mechanics. The game uses elements of steampunk and noir fiction mixed with fantasy elements.
The game is controlled by a mouse. The mouse cursor is represented by a mechanical squid, Ann 2.35f. Ann 2.35f controls the eponymous Dark Train which is described by developers as a mechanical "Tamagotchi." The player's task is to get the train to the client. Every wagon of the train represents a certain world. Players can change their order which affects the train. The player is to explore the behavior of the train and its secrets. Players can also find small creatures that they can raise, which will help them with the train. Players will eventually face consequences of their actions during the game when the train reaches its destination. The player will eventually get through three worlds that feature slightly different gameplay.
The story of the game is told visually without spoken or written dialogue. The game centers on the eponymous Dark Train. It is the last creation of genius inventor D. W. Tagrezbung. The train was ordered by a mysterious client. The client wanted a functional model of the human world but without humans. Tagrezbung worked on it by day and night and finally finished the job. The train consists of wagons and each wagon represents an environment on its own. Tagrezbung died on the day he finished the train. The story follows Ann 2.35f on her journey to get the Dark train to the Client.
Ann 2.35f is a mechanical squid and the protagonist of the game. She represents the cursor but also has her "own head." She can get scared and in such case she hides or waits. She has multiple abilities. She can enter the inventory, camouflage, and learn to emulate various shapes and objects to which she may subsequently transform. Her eyes serve as an indicator. Their glow can signal a warning or inform the player about changes in the status of the train. She can be repaired in her engine room.
Players can also meet her "sisters" during the game. They have their own heads and interests and are not always friendly towards Ann.
The player starts in the World of the Inventor. This world serves as a place where the player learns to control the train and game mechanics. The player later gets to the World of Transparent lands. It uses a different scale and takes place outside of the train. There are many threats and players must use their knowledge of the train to succeed. There are also new ways to control the train. The player ends their journey in the World of the Client. There are different rules and conditions. Game mechanics here are different than those from the other worlds.
Dark Train was an idea of Vojtěch Vaněk's Prague-based indie studio Paperash Studio. The studio previously made some animation projects with similar technics that were later used in Dark Train. Paperash were in contact with experienced developers from other Czech studios such as Bohemia Interactive, Madfinger Games or CBE Software. They helped with programming of the game. The game was announced in November 2014. The game was developed with use of the Unity engine.
The graphics use cut-out animation. It is cut from the paper at first. It is then pen drawn and in the end it is digitalized and post produced. Developers mentioned that the game's world grew together with its model in the real world. Developers noted that they continue the tradition of Czech animation and that they themselves previously created two short animated films, Strap and Box.