One of many largest advantages of all that energy within the {hardware} is giving builders the flexibility to make video games which can be Xbox Collection X|S Optimized. Which means that they’ve taken full benefit of the distinctive capabilities of Xbox Collection X|S, each for brand spanking new titles constructed natively utilizing the Xbox Collection X|S growth atmosphere in addition to beforehand launched titles which have been rebuilt particularly for the console.
In our Inside Xbox Collection X|S Optimized collection, these creators will share the behind-the-scenes accounts of how they’re optimizing their titles for Xbox Collection X|S and what which means for the way forward for gaming. Right now, we’ll be chatting with Martin Gauvreau, Lead Programmer and Director at Cococucumber about optimizing Ravenlok for Xbox Collection X|S.
Q: What excites you most about growing and bringing Ravenlok to life on this era of {hardware}?
A: One of the crucial thrilling issues for us was to carry to life the magical world of Ravenlok at 4K decision and 60fps on the Xbox Collection X and at 1440p decision and 60fps on Xbox Collection S. This enables our signature voxel artwork fashion to look sharp, and gamers are handled to visuals with a lot greater ranges of element and immersion than on earlier gen {hardware}. At 60fps, Ravenlok runs very easily so the general expertise just isn’t solely visually gorgeous, but additionally responsive throughout real-time fight.
Q: Along with benefiting from the facility and efficiency of Xbox Collection X|S for faster load instances and so on. what Xbox Collection X|S options have been you most excited to discover leveraging within the growth of Ravenlok?
A: Since Ravenlok is about in a stylized fairy story world, our objective was to completely immerse the participant within the gorgeous environments, charming characters, and heartfelt story. We have been enthusiastic about with the ability to push our ranges past our earlier capabilities with the brand new energy and efficiency whereas staying above the goal body charge and cargo instances. Because the construction of Ravenlok is designed to be a collection of ranges that join to one another, we leveraged the SSD know-how within the Xbox Collection X|S to create seamless transitions between ranges. We all know that nobody likes loading instances, so we’re glad to offer gamers a extra steady and immersive expertise.
Q: How will these enhancements affect a participant’s expertise with Ravenlok?
A: Gamers adore it! For Ravenlok, we’re cautious to hit sure benchmarks for the body charge on the present gen, Xbox Collection X|S, in addition to earlier gen consoles like Xbox One X, Xbox One S and Xbox One. On the Xbox Collection X, gamers are plunged into the colourful and detailed environments in full 4K decision. On each Xbox Collection X and Xbox Collection S, the gameplay feels clean at 60fps and with just about no load instances between ranges, they’ll absolutely expertise the fantastical world and benefit from the sport at its highest visible high quality.
Q: What’s it prefer to have over half 1,000,000 individuals enjoying Ravenlok?
A: It’s a dream come true for us to have so many individuals enjoying Ravenlok on Sport Go. With over 500,000 gamers in six weeks, that is an unimaginable milestone and we’re grateful to all Ravenlok gamers and followers on Xbox. Thanks for enjoying Ravenlok, we hope that you simply get pleasure from your journey!
Q: Why did your crew select to give attention to greater decision and body charges as enhancement areas for Ravenlok?
A: Despite the fact that Ravenlok has a really nostalgic really feel with its fairytale setting and voxel artwork fashion, we needed to ensure that it is usually balanced with a contemporary gameplay expertise and quick, responsive fight. With 4K decision, gamers can see all the main points that we now have crafted into the atmosphere and the excessive body charge makes it a pleasure to play. Epic boss fights are an enormous a part of the fight expertise in Ravenlok, and with the ability to defeat a towering boss at clean 60fps feels extraordinarily satisfying.
Q: How do you count on followers of Ravenlok will reply to enjoying it on Xbox Collection X|S with these enhancements? A: Numerous what we do on the tech and optimization aspect is usually invisible — when it really works, and works nicely, the participant shouldn’t discover it in any respect. We hope that followers might be absolutely immersed on the planet of Ravenlok, following their curiosity to discover all of the corners of the world and happening an unimaginable journey. This has at all times been our objective for Ravenlok and we hope that the enhancements like greater decision and body charges on the Xbox Collection X|S serves this nicely.
Q: What’s it like growing on Xbox Collection X|S?
A: The tech and options within the Xbox Collection X|S open up a variety of prospects throughout sport growth, however in addition they demand that we rethink a few of our earlier approaches to make full use of the console’s capabilities. We’re at all times studying and attempting new concepts, so it’s extremely rewarding to see our imaginative and prescient for Ravenlok come to life in ways in which weren’t attainable earlier than.
Since Ravenlok is the ultimate title in our Voxel Trilogy [also including Echo Generation and Riverbond], we now have improved our pipeline to work with the Xbox Collection X|S. This has saved us appreciable time throughout manufacturing and QA, permitting us to give attention to making the sport higher as a substitute of preventing with technical limitations.
Q: What does Good Supply imply on your sport and the way you’re bringing Ravenlok to followers?
A: Since Ravenlok helps all generations of consoles from Xbox One to Xbox Collection X, we will actually leverage Good Supply to ship the most effective accessible model of the sport to the participant. If a participant began Ravenlok on the Xbox One and later decides to modify to enjoying on the Xbox Collection X, they’ll proceed enjoying with out having to purchase any further copies of the sport, whereas holding their save sport and achievements. We love that followers can have this expertise and never be restricted in getting fingers on with the most effective model of Ravenlok.
Q: What does Xbox Collection X|S growth allow in present or future initiatives that you possibly can not have achieved with the earlier era of consoles?
A: As sport builders, we’re frequently pushing the boundaries of what we’re able to by way of efficiency and options, but additionally by our creativity. With the Xbox Collection X|S, we will create bigger, extra detailed and dynamic sport worlds, implement extra superior AI, and ship smoother gameplay with greater body charges to meet the imaginative and prescient that we now have for our sport. Trying into the longer term, we’re excited for the trajectory and to proceed to innovate and produce much more immersive, artistic, and enjoyable video games to our followers!
Ravenlok
Cococucumber
$24.99
$22.49
PC Sport Go
Xbox Sport Go
Embark on a fascinating journey in Ravenlok, an action-packed fairytale journey a couple of younger heroine destined to meet a deadly prophecy.
Upon encountering a mystical mirror, Ravenlok is whisked away to a whimsical world stricken by the sinister darkness of a tyrannical queen. Future awaits all in an unforgettable and heartfelt journey.
THRILLING ACTION ADVENTURE
Battles towards fearsome beasts and formidable monsters utilizing real-time fight. Wield your sword and protect, and use the magical abilities bestowed to you, together with an arsenal of bombs, to conquer foes in epic boss encounters!
ENCHANTED WORLD
Meet curious creatures and assist them with their troubles to combat again towards the encroaching darkness. Uncover the whimsical Mushroom Forest, sort out puzzles within the Masks Mansion and unravel the mysteries of the Labyrinth in an exquisite world turned the other way up!
GRAND FINALE
By the creators of critically-acclaimed journey “Echo Era”, this enchanting fairytale marks the grand finale of the Cococucumber Voxel Trilogy. Immerse in a pleasant and fascinating indie sport full of coronary heart.
