Indie horror The Path launches News

PC News by Robert Purchese

19 March, 2009

Indie outfit Tale of Tales has released its PC horror game, The Path.

The Path can be picked up for USD 10 (GBP 7) from the Tale of Tales website, Steam or Direct2Drive.

The Path, inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, follows the journeys of six girls sent to their grandmother's house, one by one. Alone on the errand, exploration of the forest soon tempts the girls, and plenty of rewards await the curious. But within each forest lives a wolf - one whose appearance and intent will not always be apparent.

Tale of Tales describes The Path as "a calm and introverted computer game that finds itself a cosy place in the dark corners of your soul". Apparently The Path explores the artistic potential of the medium, focusing on slow and considered options rather than fast and frantic reactions. The arty screenshots and videos look promising.

Head over to The Path gamepage to find out more.

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ZuluHero

19/03/09 @ 12:26

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im kinda interested - will EG be reviewing this at all?

menage

19/03/09 @ 12:31

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I love the looks of it. Do want to know if it's shit or not.

Farfarer

19/03/09 @ 12:33

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Already bought my deluxe edition version :D Tale of Tales rock.

And seeing as the deluxe ones aren't posted out until the 30th, I just bought it on Steam, too...

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jellyhead

19/03/09 @ 12:41

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I've been following it for a while, it's one of those "Journey greater than the destination" games. I'm interested but i want a demo or trial version first before buying.

Tomo

19/03/09 @ 13:14

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Looks good... might have to give this a try.

Eraysor

19/03/09 @ 13:21

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I'm really tempted to buy this without any reviews just so nothing gets spoiled. And �7 isn't that much.

Reihn

19/03/09 @ 13:33

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That -sounds- awesome! Reminiscent of Angela Carter's 'Company of Wolves'. Could be right up my alley.

If only I had something to play it on.. (I lead a Mac/360/DS/iPhone lifestyle - my Pentium II PC died years ago.) Please to be reviewing, EG??

peak_performance

19/03/09 @ 13:38

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$10 is a price I feel I can pay purely to see what the game is like after liking the videos and screens - so I bought it directly from their site. I really like the presentation of it so far, without spoiling anything the game boots up to a character selection screen at once without prompting you for anything at all. Now that itself is a feeling I like and that the games industry itself never seem to warm up to, always telling you to do this and that :)

It's plenty beautiful as well.

Eraysor

19/03/09 @ 13:41

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Bought it, it's very stylish. And disturbing. I need a faster PC though >_

Wastelander

19/03/09 @ 13:53

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Oh, not heard of this. Worth a purchase?

the_mtfr

19/03/09 @ 14:18

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I live in the same city with the devs ^^

Waldo

19/03/09 @ 14:21

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will EG be reviewing this at all?

It screams "art," so a 9/10 EG review is assured. ;)

peak_performance

19/03/09 @ 14:25

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@Eraysor, what's your Post Processing Effects set to in options? I got a huge framerate boost turning it down one step from High to Low, way more than I would have thought.

Eraysor

19/03/09 @ 15:51

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Will do, Peak. Thanks :) (you are incredibly aptly named for the advice you give!)

MattyD

19/03/09 @ 16:46

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I just downloaded it, it's pretty awesome if you liked Ico or Silent Hill 2, or the 'arty' styling in Braid.

Malek86

19/03/09 @ 18:03

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Alright, I got it (when it finishes downloading, I mean). Hopefully I won't have to turn down the details by much... 8600GT isn't exactly a beast, but from the screens, it doesn't look like a beasty game either.

Oh-Bollox

19/03/09 @ 18:11

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I'm intrigued. I may very well splash out on the collector's edition.

Malek86

19/03/09 @ 21:16

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My, my, what a nice game we have here. One sequence was especially creepy, the likes of which I hadn't seen in a long time. For 7.90� feels like a good deal, especially because I've only played with one girl for now.

Had to put post-processing to medium, but it's still good.

Reihn

20/03/09 @ 02:46

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Just checked the website, and it says that a MacOS version is coming "by late April". Fantastic news, as it sounds like I'd really dig this game, but I don't know anyone with a PC anymore.. Which is odd considering I spent my early teens building custom Doom levels and obsessively playing Xcom: Enemy Unknown! ; )

I'll be buying it for sure!

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