![]() ![]() You'll spend a lot of time creeping through Bachman School - a nod to Stephen King, Silent Hill, or both, perhaps? - its walls scratched and clawed with spiteful insults and childish name-calling. You'll see echoes of the seminal psychological horror Silent Hill flickering throughout much of the game, from the splintered dead-end roads to the main character Sally's surname, Kauffman. ![]() Boasting a tense atmosphere, a striking style and a sublime score that recalls Danny Elfman's work with Tim Burton, Gylt has the power to be deeply unsettling. You're not ever going to mistake Gylt for P.T., but don't let that mislead you. Even the enemies seemed a little unremarkable to start with. The cutesy design and uncomplicated mechanics lulled me into a false sense of security. But developer Tequila Works has done a number on me. The trailers had us thinking the game, which is exclusive to Google's Stadia streaming service, was a horror-lite title, something for kids and the easily spooked. I'd glanced over the game's bumf and screenshots with curiosity but met its Teen rating with a derisory chuckle. I'm ashamed to say I came into Gylt a little smug. This world may look sweet and innocent with its Play-Doh colours and cartoonish aesthetics, but - as I'm belatedly realising - it's anything but. Not for the first time, I realise I'm not entirely sure what's going on. I realise there's nowhere else to go, and the panic intensifies. I grab my flashlight and wave it vaguely in its direction - I say vaguely because it's leaping about a lot and I'm panicking here - but it's ineffectual. Screeching with delight, it launches itself at me, face splitting in two to reveal a horrifying, pulsing void as it scurries after me, trying to suck me in. I risk peering over the top and instantly regret it: I've been spotted. "Come here," it adds in its sweet, musical voice. It lurches drunkenly from side to side, eyes glowing in the inky blackness of the room, head spinning at unnatural angles as it scans the space, primed for the slightest flicker of movement. "You can trust me," it says, as I tip-toe as swiftly as I dare into a dark corner, concealing myself - I hope - against a pile of damp, forgotten boxes. Announced games for the streaming service include Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Mortal Kombat 11, and DOOM: Eternal – games that definitely put Stadia through its paces straight out of the gate.Tequila Works' teen-rated horror might surprise you with its shocks and creepy atmosphere, but it's a little thin. Google has already secured a number of key partnerships with some of the industry’s biggest publisher on board such as Ubisoft, Sega, Square Enix, 2K, Bethesda, and Warner Bros. Stadia’ lineup of games has been another area of discussion. Naturally there have been some concerns and criticisms, especially when it comes to connectivity and whether certain regions will have the online infrastructure required to get that optimum Stadia experience. When Google Stadia was announced back in March, we got our first glimpse into the tech’s giant plans for a cloud gaming takeover. It was recently revealed that games on Stadia will cost the same as those on PC and consoles, you can read more about that story here. ![]() If you’ve been reading TSA for any length of time you will recognise the evasive language as that used by a developer who has a timed exclusivity deal. So there you go, they can’t tell us the game is exclusive (even though Google said it was), they can’t confirm it’s a timed exclusive, they can’t confirm it’s coming to other platforms, but everyone will be able to play it. Today is not the time to answer that question but rest assured, everyone will be able to play the game.” I guess it’s not a design question, it’s more of a business question. “Of course, we will try to make Gylt accessible for everyone. “We haven’t answered that yet and I cannot answer yet” is the reply. “OK we haven’t confirmed that it’s an exclusive yet,” he said “that’s a question we cannot answer”. Eurogamer spoke to Raúl Rubio Munárriz, co-founder and creative director of Tequila Works and asked for clarification as, until way in to 2020, the only way to play Gylt is to fork out £120 on the Google Stadia Founder Edition package and that seems rather limiting. ![]()
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