Gaze Into Fate: Interview

 1. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GAME THAT YOU'VE PLAYED THAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH GAMING?

 It must be Populous: The Beginning. It’s the first PC game I ever played and it blew my mind!

2. HOW DID YOU GET INTO GAME DEVELOPMENT? 

I started to mod existing games like Thief 2: The Metal Age, Doom 3, The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Jedi Knight, … and so on. I create games since I was 10 or so.

3. GIVE US A BACKSTORY ON HOW YOUR STUDIO CAME TOGETHER? 

We are actually a advertising agency. The people who are working there are very passionate about games like myself so the idea came to mind, to develop our very first own game as a proof of concept project. Thats how Gaze Into Fate started to become real.

4. WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE NAME GAZE INTO FATE? 

Gaze into fate is not a so called ‚serious game‘ in a traditional way but the war in the ukraine made us ask questions about our position in this conflict.  Everyone has to find his own place in this world of conflicts and so does Tiiyao, the main character of our game. In the end, he will gaze into his fate as well …

5.WHAT IT THE ENGINE THAT YOU ARE USING FOR THIS GAME? We are using the unity game engine.

6. GIVE US THE BACKSTORY BEHIND THE SETTING OF THE GAME? In Gaze Into Fate you will help Tiiyao, a shaman who left his tribe, to find answers and knowledge by communicate to his ancestors in the sky. The world called „The Wilds“ are an endless repeating cycle of wars. Tribes are fighting each other and this is how the world is going since forever. After each cycle, the world is starting all over again. Tiiyao should lead his tribe to war but he is looking for a different path instead ..

7.WHO IS THE PROTAGINST IN THE GAME? It’s Tiiyao, a young shaman. See number 6.

8. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAMEPLAY SO TO THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW GIVE
US THE BACKSTORY ON THE GAMEPLAY?

 Well, at the very core it’s a story driven game. We call it a game-experience instead just a game. At the first glance it’s a relaxing puzzle game, challenging but not frustrating. But the story is getting deeper than some might think. It will try to make you ask question about our real world as well without saying what is right and what is wrong. This is up to yourself to decide that. So you will putting Tiiyaos belongings in his fireplace to ask the question. Then, the camera will move up into to sky where you have to connect the stars to get an answer from your ancestors. Between the chapters will be some other kind of gameplay mechanics as well.

9. DO YOU BATTLE ENEMIES IN THE GAME? 

Nope.

10. WHAT TYPE OF PUZZLES SHOULD YOU EXPECT TO DO IN THE GAME? 

See number 8.

11. HOW HEAVY IS THE STORYTELLING IN THE GAME?

 See number 8

12. WHY SHOULD WE WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME DAY ONE?

 Because it’s 100% free to play. No microtransaction. No DLCs. No won’t regret it. It’s just about 45 to 60 minutes in lenght so why not?

13. WHEN WILL GAZE INTO FATE RERELEASE AND WHAT PLATFORM WILL IT BE ON? 

Gaze Into Fate will be avaible holiday 2022 for Windows PC and Android devices.

14. WHERE CAN THEY FIND YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA? We appriciate the support our followers give us on social media. You can find us on twitter, tiktok, instagram and Youtube. Just look for IKOUYOrocks or visit our website ikouyo.rocks.