The Medium (video game)

The Medium is an upcoming psychological horror video game developed by Bloober Team.

The Medium
Developer(s)Bloober Team
Producer(s)Jack Zieba[1]
Designer(s)Wojciech Piejko
Writer(s)Andrzej Mądrzak[2]
Composer(s)
EngineUnreal Engine 4[3]
Platform(s)
Release
    • WW: Q4 2020
Genre(s)Psychological horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The Medium is a psychological horror game played in third-person as Marianne, a medium who can travel into the spirit realm.[4][5]

Development and release

The Medium is developed by Bloober Team,[4] who came up with the idea in 2012.[6] Bloober meant to enhance the immersion by changing their traditional perspective from first- to third-person and taking advantage of Xbox Series X's background streaming.[5] They modelled the spirit world after Zdzisław Beksiński's dystopian surrealist artwork.[6] Lead designer Wojciech Piejko said The Medium imparts the message that "there is no universal truth".[5] Composers Arkadiusz Reikowski and Akira Yamaoka were tasked with scoring the physical and spiritual plane, respectively.[4][7] Yamaoka worked on the Silent Hill franchise, which inspired the game,[2] including its fixed camera angles. He was persuaded to take on the music when Piejko approached him with a gameplay demonstration.[7]

The Medium was originally announced for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U in 2012, but for want of better technology,[5] reappeared in May 2020 as a Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X title, scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of the year.[4]

References
  1. Romano, Nick (7 May 2020). "Xbox Series X game trailers revealed: Assassin's Creed, psychological horror, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  2. Woolsey, Cameron (7 May 2020). "Bloober Team shows off its next spooky game, The Medium". PC Invasion. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  3. Thang, Jimmy (7 May 2020). "Inside Xbox event reveals wave of new Unreal Engine-powered games". Unreal Engine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020.
  4. Takahashi, Dean (7 May 2020). "The Medium is a next-gen psychological horror game from Blair Witch maker Bloober". GamesBeat. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  5. Wales, Matt (7 May 2020). "Layers of Fear dev Bloober talks its Xbox Series X survival horror throwback The Medium". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  6. Watts, Steve (7 May 2020). "Upcoming Horror Game's Key Feature Impossible Without Xbox Series X, Developer Teases". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020.
  7. Higham, Michael (8 May 2020). "How Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka Got On Xbox Series X-Exclusive The Medium". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020.
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