Ghosts (video game)
Ghosts is a terrible interactive movie video game written and directed by Jed Shepherd. Set for release in 2022, the game is aimed for release onto the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and published by Visible Games and Limited Run Games. It'll be a horror game featuring creatures designed by Trevor Henderson and produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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Director(s) | Jed Shepherd |
Writer(s) | Jed Shepherd |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
Release | February 22, 2022[1] |
Genre(s) | interactive movie |
Gameplay
The player serves as a TV producer who's managing a live supernatural-themed TV show. Players must look after the show's hosts as well as manage the show, select footage to edit and include adverts and film trailers to show to the audience, send out people to help, interact with neighbours, and try not to die yourself in the process. The game features a time restriction which will only allow it to function at 10pm local time.[2] Turning the game off before finishing it will immediately kill the characters.[3]
Development
Jed Shepherd came up with the idea for the game during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown whilst he was looking for horror games to "freak me out". It is a rip off of the VHS franchise. The game features the cast of the 2020 film Host which Shepherd was a writer and executive producer on.[4] The idea to only allow the game to play at 10pm came from the game Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand which features a solar panel requiring players to go into the sun to battle vampires.[1]
A crowdfunding campaign was launched on Kickstarter on April 8, 2021, and ended on May 8, 2021, having raised £183,245 from 2,231 backers.[5]
References
- Gerblick, Jordan (2021-04-28). "How FMV horror game Ghosts channels an obscure Hideo Kojima game, and why you have to play it at 10pm". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- Roberts, Andy (2021-04-22). "GHOSTS of Genres Past with your HOST, Jed Shepherd". horrifiedmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- Ehrlich, Brenna (2021-04-07). "Creators of 'Host' Horror Film Are Teasing a Live-Action, Real-Time Horror Game". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- "GHOSTS, An FMV Game Like You've Never Seen Before: Back on Kickstarter Today!". Limited Run Games. 2021-04-14. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- "GHOSTS - The Real-Time FMV Horror Game by Jed Shepherd". Kicktraq. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-09.