Hi there everybody, I’m Kee Zhang from Hotta Studio. I’m extremely excited to introduce our model new title, Neverness to Everness, to PlayStation gamers at this time!
Neverness to Everness (NTE for brief) is a supernatural city open-world recreation set to launch without spending a dime on PS5. You’ll step into the sneakers of an Appraiser, embarking on a unprecedented supernatural journey within the bustling metropolis of Hethereau.
Let’s dive into what makes this recreation distinctive.
Welcome to Hethereau, a metropolis past the atypical
You’ve in all probability performed many city-based video games, however Neverness to Everness affords a Hethereau that’s each acquainted and weird, but convincingly actual. On this open world, each second is an journey as you discover and reside on this distinctive metropolis.
In Hethereau, you’ll encounter TV-headed otters, skate boarders creating graffiti on the road at midnight, and numerous supernatural phenomena we name Anomalies. The origins of those anomalies are diverse and stay unexplained. Encountering an anomaly in Hethereau is as frequent as respiratory—hopefully, your first encounter gained’t scare you.
Hethereau can be a dwelling metropolis.
Operational outlets and companies: An entire enterprise administration system helps you to buy autos and property to reinforce your metropolis life.
Dynamic NPCs: The streets are crammed with sensible pedestrians who’ve locations and real actions. Most NPCs observe visitors guidelines, however when you disrupt the order, anticipate completely different reactions from them.
Genuine autos: You may modify and drive them, wreak havoc on the roads, or take part in races.
Anomalies: gentle comedy with a twist
An incredible open-world recreation wants a compelling story, and Neverness to Everness revolves round these anomalies.
Because the protagonist, you’ll debut on this anomaly-filled metropolis as an appraiser on the vintage store “Eibon”, starting a unprecedented each day life by nullifying and containing varied anomalies.
Seeing anomalies within the metropolis is like listening to a discordant word in a symphony—they stand out and provide wealthy, explorative content material. We inform the story by way of episodic narratives with a light-weight comedic contact, aiming to ship vivid, nuanced storytelling and distinct character portrayals. Our purpose is to spark gamers’ curiosity, keep immersion, and drive a steady want for exploration.
Meet companions, battle with supernatural skills
Whereas exploring this city open world, you’ll meet companions with varied supernatural skills that will help you clear up upcoming occasions. These skills, generally known as Espers, are woke up powers in atypical people—some can make the most of anti-gravity to climb high-rise buildings, unlocking new city views, whereas others can destroy environments, enhancing immersive realism.
These skills additionally shine in fight, creating “Esper Reactions” which can be straightforward to grasp and make battles extra thrilling. With nice Esper comes nice accountability—the protection of Hethereau depends on you and your companions.
Constructing Hethereau with cutting-edge expertise
Hethereau combines cutting-edge expertise with the newest developments. To attain our desired results and make the town scenes extra sensible, we used Unreal Engine 5 to assemble the town’s framework and leveraged Nanite virtualized geometry expertise to considerably improve scene realism. We may also proceed optimizing for the PlayStation platform to make sure an distinctive participant expertise.
Neverness to Everness has been in growth for some time, and Hethereau has been constructed from scratch. This metropolis will proceed to develop, with extra residents and options added over time.
Thanks to each participant who has adopted our journey, keep tuned for extra information about Neverness to Everness.
