mood Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 The Medium: Everything we know about the upcoming horror game Release date, gameplay, and the story. Here are all the details we know about Bloober Team’s new game the Medium (Image credit: Bloober Team) One of the surprise highlights of last year's Inside Xbox presentation, which showcased a bunch of new games coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, was Bloober Team's The Medium. The studio behind games like Layers of Fear, Observer, and the 2019 Blair Witch game is working on a brand new psychological horror game that stars Troy Baker as a nightmarish entity with a voice you'll beg to have scrubbed from your nightmares. The Medium will send players through the portal that divides the worlds of the living and the dead in order to solve the mysteries hanging around a great tragedy. It's one of the more intriguing horror games in development at the moment, and we've only got a few more weeks before we can check it out. Until then, here's everything we know about The Medium, from the January release date to the latest trailer and more. The Medium release date The Medium was recently delayed from its original December 10, 2020 release date to January 28, 2021. The Medium trailer Bloober Team has shown off a few different trailers for The Medium, but the most recent gives an extended look at gameplay - a full 14 minutes to be precise. The footage sees protagonist Marianne exploring a haunted hotel and gradually unraveling the story behind a number of tragic deaths. Eventually the medium comes across the spirit of a masked young girl named Sadness, who will play a key role in the story. The game's spine-tingling soundtrack, produced by famed Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka, is also on display in the above trailer. Do check it out. The Medium story (Image credit: Bloober Team) The Medium is set in Krakow, Poland, in the late 90s. You’ll play as, you guessed it, a medium named Marianne. After being haunted by her visions, Marianne decides to go to an abandoned hotel in Krakow where she’s set to discover the mysteries behind a terrible tragedy that happened years ago. You’ll have to use your ability to travel between the real world, and the spirit world to uncover mysteries and find out what’s going on. According to The Medium’s official website, we’ve only seen half so far, although it feels like we’ve seen less than that. We don’t know much about the story or how we are involved in it. Bloober Team is really good at hiding the real meaning of their games until much later into the story, so we shouldn’t expect to find out more about Marianne, her visions, and the tragedy that happened in Krakow. That being said, we do know The Medium will focus on perspective and duality. We’re not only talking about Marianne’s ability to travel between worlds, but the story as a whole is meant to give you different perspectives on what you know and what you think it’s the truth. As they say, there are two sides to every story. The Medium is coming to Xbox Series X, Series X, and PC as well (Image credit: Microsoft) As of right now, The Medium will only be available on the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S, and PC. Sadly, the game won’t be coming to the current-gen consoles. In an Inside Xbox interview, Jacek Zieba, The Medium Game Producer, explains how the power of the upcoming Xbox consoles had the necessary power they needed to fulfill their vision. Fortunately for PC gamers., The Medium will also come to PC and is already listed on Steam. The Medium brings back Silent Hill memories Image credit: Bloober Team) Many people thought about Silent Hill when The Medium was first revealed. The unsettling atmosphere and eerie music that reminded you of the Silent Hill series aren’t just a coincidence. During an interview with Bloober Team’s Wojciech Piejko and Jacek Zieba, they explain how most people from their team are inspired by the Silent Hill series, and how The Medium is like a love letter to Silent Hill. Not only that but the legendary Akira Yamaoka, famous Silent Hill composer, is also in charge of The Medium soundtrack alongside Arkadiusz Reikowski from Bloober Team. That being said, they also explain how The Medium is a completely different game. It has its own story while still bringing a Silent Hill vibe. The Medium will introduce a unique Dual-Reality gameplay (Image credit: Bloober Team) The main premise of The Medium is the ability to travel between worlds. You’ll be able to explore the real world, and the spirit world at the same time. Bloober Team is calling this Dual-Reality gameplay. It’s a unique feature that’ll let you be in both worlds at the same time. We first saw this game mechanic in action during a gameplay Showcase video. When playing in Dual-Reality, the game will show Marianne, in both the real world and the spirit world. You’ll move in both worlds at the same time, exploring the differences between them, and interacting with different objects to solve puzzles. Both worlds are intertwined, so some things you do in the real world will affect the spirit world and vice versa. Besides changing hair color, Marianne also has different abilities in the Spirit World. One of them is her Out of Body ability, which lets her leave her physical body behind to explore the spirit world. You can only do this for a certain amount of time or it’ll start affecting your physical body. Also, Marianne has other psychic abilities inside the Spirit World, such as Spirit Blasts which you can use to attack spirits or use it to interact with objects in the Spirit World that might also affect the real world. These abilities are not infinite, and Marianne will have to “recharge” with the help of energy Spots. 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mood Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 The Medium PC specs and new trailer have dropped Heading to Steam and Game Pass next week Something to look forward to: The Medium arrives in just over one week, and the good news for Xbox Game Pass for PC subscribers is that the psychological horror will be available on the service from launch day—January 28. With that date fast approaching, developer Blooper Team has released a new trailer and an updated PC requirements list. The trailer explains that protagonist Marianne has heightened senses that allow her to discover hidden objects, such as a switch hidden behind a wall. She can also examine items to learn about a place or event from the past. Crossing into the spirit world—The Medium’s flagship feature—Marianne can reconstruct soul fragments to find out what the soul said or thought at that exact moment. She can also communicate with the lost souls on this plane. Additionally, the trailer shows Troy Baker-voiced antagonist The Maw make an (invisible) appearance in the real world. As for specs, the game follows the current trend of listing multiple options, including ray tracing. You might notice that they all target 30 fps, but Blooper Team says users will be able to unlock the framerate from the graphics menu. Minimum (1080p/30 fps, low preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 GPU: GeForce 1650 Super or GTX 1060, or AMD R9 390X RAM: 8GB Storage: 50GB HDD DirectX: 11 Recommended (1080p/30 fps, medium preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 3700 X GPU: GeForce GTX 1660 Super or AMD RX 5600XT 6GB RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 11 High (1440p/30 fps, high present) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD 3700 X GPU: GeForce RTX 2060 Super or AMD 5700 XT RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 11 Ultra (2160p/30 fps, high preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700 X GPU: GeForce RTX 2080 8GB or RTX 3060 Ti, or AMD RX 6800 16GB RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 11 Raytracing Minimum (1080p/30 fps, Medium preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700 X GPU: GeForce RTX 2060 Super 8GB or AMD RX 6800 16GB RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 12 Raytracing Recommended (1440p/30 fpx, high preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700 X GPU: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 2080 8GB, or AMD RX 6800 16GB RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 12 Raytracing high (2160p/30 fps, high preset) OS: Windows 10 64 bit CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700 X GPU: GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD RX 6800 XT 16GB RAM: 16GB Storage: 50GB SSD DirectX: 11 The Medium launches on PC and Xbox Series X/S on January 28. Check out the live-action trailer below to get you in the mood. Source: The Medium PC specs and new trailer have dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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