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Yonder The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Announced
BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND - Nov. 30, in the year of our
Lord 2016 - Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, an
open-world adventure across a beautiful, vibrant island, will
plant its roots on PlayStation 4 and PC in Q2 2017. Developed by
Prideful Sloth, a veteran team led by a trio who were formerly
an Activision producer, a Rocksteady artist and a Rocksteady
senior programmer, Yonder will make its public debut at
PlayStation Experience 2016 in booth B2502.
Yonder is set on the massive island of Gemea, a lush frontier
with eight distinct environments ranging from sunny tropical
beaches to frigid snowcapped summits. Each location has its own
flora and fauna, along with changing seasons and a day-night
cycle. Gemea, once a paradise, still maintains the appearance of
one, yet an evil murkhas enshrouded the land and its people in
despair.
The hero of Yonder will explore the island, uncovering its
secrets and the mysteries within them self as they embarks on a
journey of self-discovery, while saving Gemea and its people. On
the quest to become the island's champion, he or she will join
forces with natives and Sprites, ethereal creatures whom are the
only thing capable of dispersing the murk.
The towns of Gemea are filled with kind-hearted residents who
have faced many difficulties since the arrival of the murk. By
contributing to the island through talents like farming,
crafting, cooking, fishing and brewing, relationships can be
built with the locals, who offer everything from resources to a
new farm as rewards.
"Yonder features exploration and adventure inspired by classic
fantasy franchises, and blends them with fully fleshed out but
entirely optional farming gameplay," said Cheryl Vance,
co-founder and lead designer, Prideful Sloth. "Adventure fans
will instantly recognize Yonder's mechanics, which are unified
in a wholly original way, while finding themselves enraptured in
the gorgeous animated world."