Cyan’s Obduction survived the kickstarter. They have met their goal and can now get to work. Here is a video celebrating their success.
Their latest post discusses some interesting features. For example, a roadtrip mode:
The Roadtrip Mode needs a bit more explaining. As we’ve mentioned before, we’ve found that our previous games – in spite of the fact that they were single player – were usually played by more than one person. Many times it was a big advantage for two people to explore together in front of the computer, or share clues over the phone. We thought it would be fun to support that idea! Roadtrip Mode allows two people to share the exploration via the internet. One player would be the “driver” – moving and interacting, while the other player would be a “passenger” – following where the “driver” goes, but able to freely look around on their own computer. They will be able to talk with each other, offering advice or pointing out highlights. And the players can switch the “driver” and “passenger” whenever they want. It seems like a great way to facilitate something that happens naturally – and let players share the journey.