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When we first started out making the game, we knew we wanted it to be tough вЂ“ not just because we like difficult games, but because it ties directly into the narrative. JB: No, we donвЂ™t have any difficulty options. Will Tails of Iron include any difficulty options for players who want to experience the game without the challenge? What other accessibility options will the game feature? WP: Accessibility is an important feature of any game these days. Every boss for example has its own unique execution animation based on the weapon youвЂ™re using. Secondly, combat also has very visually brutal executions. Firstly, it has that soulslike difficulty to it, so you really have to focus and learn the enemiesвЂ™ attack patterns to overcome them. In terms of its brutality вЂ“ that comes in two ways. For example, red attacks will require you to dodge to evade the attack whilst yellow attacks will require you to parry it with your trusty shield. All attacks have different coloured combat markers that will require the player to react differently. JB: I would point you towards God of War as an example of how the combat will work in Tails of Iron.

Can you explain how combat will work? What about it makes it brutal? WP: The combat in Tails of Iron is touted as being inspired by the Souls genre and вЂњpunishingly brutalвЂќ.

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The whole studio are big fans of The Witcher series of games so working with Doug is an absolute career highlight for us! When we were first thinking of having a narrator in Tails of Iron, Doug was our first choice and luckily, United Label (our publisher) was able to arrange that for us! In terms of his role as the narrator, he is describing everything thatвЂ™s going on in RedgiвЂ™s story throughout the game вЂ“ he really helps to bring the world to life! JB: ItвЂ™s amazing to be working with Doug. How did that come about and how big of a role does the narrator play in the game? WP: Your recent trailer revealed that Doug Cockle (Geralt) will be narrating the game. The cuteness often draws the player into the world and the story but they then start to get this uneasy feeling and begin to question everything, which is a good way to keep the player intrigued and enjoying the game. ItвЂ™s a good way to get the player to actually think about the game theyвЂ™re playing. That cute but creepy feeling is something we try to replicate in all our games. Like I was saying, GrimmвЂ™s Fairy Tales are big inspirations for us. Is this something the team was aiming for? WP: Combining both the story and art style, Tails of Iron feels somewhat like a dark fairy tale. We really enjoy the way in which those stories appear cute on the outside but have these creepy dark undertones which we try to replicate. In addition to this, the dark moody atmosphere we like to create in our levels is inspired by the tones of GrimmвЂ™s Fairy Tales. The thick black lines that are present on both the environments and the characters is something thatвЂ™s heavily inspired by Eastern European wood carvings. JB: Our art director Martin is from the Czech Republic so this obviously plays a big role in his environments. WP: Tails of Iron features a beautiful art style. Games like Hollow Knight, Salt and Sanctuary and The Witcher showed us that people really enjoy a dark, detailed story set in a world filled with interesting and charming characters. JB: There were other indirect inspirations for Tails of Iron.

WP: What else inspired the idea for the gameвЂ™s premise? It was entertaining to create this world and explore the conflicts between its different factions. This was a really fun idea to explore and to build a world and story around. The main thing they really highlighted to us was that people really seem to enjoy the idea of an anthropomorphised creature in a вЂcivilisedвЂ™ society. Jack Bennett: Yeah of course! Things like Redwall, Mouse Guard and Wind in the Willows were all inspirations for us.

WellPlayed: The gameвЂ™s premise looks heavily inspired by the Redwall book series.

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