Supermassive Games is set to Re-Release ‘UNTIL DAWN’ this fall

Back in 2015 ‘UNTIL DAWN’ was released by Supermassive Games as an indie sleeper hit and quickly became popular for it’s witty dialogue, QTE’s (Quick Time Events) and original storyline as well as it’s beautiful snowy setting with butterfly effect decisions that made you second guess every choice you’d make. The remaster or remake as some are calling it will have plenty of updates for fans new and old.

“As a team of Until Dawn fans and horror lovers, our intention has not been to alter the events of that fateful night,” explains Neil McEwan, Creative Director at Ballistic Moon. “Instead, we have focused on giving the original game a cinematic update, offering the player a more intimate experience by enhancing the visual storytelling.”

The Until Dawn remaster has been “built from the ground up” using Unreal Engine 5, with updated character models, environments, interactable props, visual effects, and animations.

“One of our key visual improvements for Until Dawn has been around revisiting the character models and bringing them in line with modern advances in character modeling and rendering. Improvements to textures, materials, rendering and animation performance have all contributed to higher fidelity characters who we hope will resonate with both new players and existing fans of the game.”

In addition, the remaster will feature a combination of fixed and over-the-shoulder camera views, placing new emphasis on important moments and telling the story from a view closer to the characters. The Prologue has also received a bit of a rework to its narrative pacing, giving the Washingtons extra screen time “to explore their close family bond and get to know them a little better.”

Lastly, there are new totems to collect that hold “a different kind of vision to the others.” The original totems have also had their locations switched up to give veterans an excuse to collect them all over again.

Meanwhile, the Until Dawn film adaptation set to be directed by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle Creation, Shazam) recently had a few cast additions, including Peter Stormare reprising his role from the game.

Article by: Krystina Alfonso