Arida: Backland's Awakening (tuxdb.com)

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The goat is the main animal of the backlands. On Trip to backlands / Make of Firminas goats, we talked about Firminas ones. Now, throughout this text we will talk about the village goats, which are not assigned to a quest, enriching the ambiance of the game and call attention when seen, always roaming the world. During the process of creating the Village level, we had the feeling that there was some aesthetic gap in that space. Somehow, it was necessary to think about elements (sound, visual or even compositional), which could give a balance between keeping the narrative proposal of the place aligned, while still giving more life and ambience to the level. The presence of goats circulating around the village grew in this process. We started to use more of their movements, positions, and characteristics, exploring the possibilities of artificial intelligence in a slightly more autonomous way, also allowing a comical side of these formidable animals (which we could verify in some goats we found during our research trip to the backlands). It is quite possible that when the player is exploring the village, suddenly: "Oops!", a goat appears performing its daily activities. And in this moment of unpredictability, our goats resemble the real backlands goats. And that is why we love them, as well as many people who play rida. rida is now available on Steam! Go get your copy and share with us your experience with the goats. But be aware that they may appear in the most unlikely places!

[ 2019-10-24 18:14:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Arida: Backland's Awakening

Aoca Game Lab Developer

Aoca Game Lab Publisher

2019-08-15 Release

Indie Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 41

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Very Positive (507 reviews)

http://www.aridagame.com

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Arida: Backland's Awakening Linux [666.33 M]
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Face the effects of drought in this historical single player game that blends elements of survival and adventure.

Join Cícera to live a journey of survival and adventure in the Brazilian backlands of the nineteenth century. Gather resources, build tools, learn to survive and interact with other characters. Be strong, have the faith and wisdom to explore the drought-stricken regions and find out more about her destiny.

Equipped to venture out

To survive in the backlands you will need some equipment. Use the machete and hoe for essential actions such as getting water, opening paths or cutting a corn crop. But do not forget to have a handful of grindstones because blunt equipment is of no use!

Get ready with recipes

To live in the backlands you need to be wise. The fauna and flora are unusual, so try to learn the recipes available for crafting with the typical items of the region. Maybe one day you need to cross the backlands ...

Interact to survive

Hunger and thirst can be very cruel in the backlands during the drought. Ask for help for the elders of your village and solve their quests to get some water and food.

Explore to know

Explore the aridest regions to learn more about the backlands and find the resources you need to stay on your way. A full inventory is always a good idea!

Stories to learn

The Brazilian Backlands is a special place, with many stories that would only happen there. Venture out to search for the collectible lost objects and find out more about the legends of the backlands.

The drought this time came much stronger and changed the daily life here in backlands. Many plantations were lost, animals died and families abandoned their homes. It is in this scenario that Cícera lives, a curious young girl who uses the advice of her grandfather and other villagers to learn how to survive and strengthen herself to face the drought and realize her greatest dream: exploring the backlands to reunite with her parents.

Arida: Backland's Awakening is the first of three games that will tell about Cicera's journey in the Brazilian Backlands of the nineteenth century. Follow our social networks of Aoca Game Lab to stay connected in the news of the Arida project. Come and build this story with us!

We are an indie team of 8 developers from Brazil. We deeply believe in the expressive power of games and are driven by the desire to communicate the values that we believe through the projects we develop. Arida is our first project and it is an immense pleasure for us to share it with you.

MINIMAL SETUPProcessor: 1 GhzMemory: 512 MB RAM
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
Storage: 700 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: The game is light and will run on most modern computers
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04 (32/64bit)
Processor: 2.5 GHzMemory: 1 GB RAM
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

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