Posted January 10, 2024 by FLAT28 COLLECTIVE
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FLAT28 is a collective of about 15 people who, during our spare time, set out to tell the story of a proletarian community in a new society, a new world. Given the big elephant in the room (lack of any kind of budget), it was immediately clear that an open world formula would have never worked.
How to deal with the harsh reality accordingly?
Our approach has been to work in the small context. Private property is an honest mirror of society
. The furnishing of a flat or its architecture are not just goods, but can be a means of storytelling.
Often in cRPGs interiors are just a point B between the journey from A to B. In Glasshouse, the apartment building is all that is left of a society in the throes of a nuclear revolution.
Wealdmaer, the player, finds himself in a lockdown situation forced by events he cannot escape.
We therefore took inspiration from the giants creators of "closed worlds" such as Resident Evil
and Haunting Ground, gaming experiences that were able to build a complex and intricate level design
from a single building.
Dormitory 73B is a privileged opportunity to get to know and touch the private sphere of Lundonstoch Feud society. The apartment building will provide unprecedented stimuli for exploration, between shared residential spaces, private flats and the underground network.
Like a Matryoshka doll, in fact, the architecture and furniture of Dormitory 73B can offer different levels of interaction
at various times during the main quest, whether it be dialogue options unlocked by certain tools
or codes for suitcases belonging abandoned by past housemates.
Thank you so much, that's all for today, see ya next time!
FLAT28 COLLECTIVE