"Season. In a letter to the future, you play the role of a young woman from a remote village who explores the world on a bicycle for the first time and collects memories before an accident destroys everything. Your journey takes you to a strange valley where the seeds of the next season have been sown. One day before release, you meet the remaining inhabitants. The secret of the valley in the final season. Every conversation, every scene makes you understand what this season is and why it's ending.
Why history?
Most seasons. A letter to the future is an expression of our present anxiety. We are moving into a future that we know will be worse than the present. As this becomes clear, an even darker idea comes up. These terrible years are also good times. The story is to give poetic expression to these thoughts and feelings (poetry means barely controlled, unconscious laws), to separate them, separate them and reunite them in the imaginary world. There is another important metaphor in this story: the five senses.
Feelings or how things feel
The game often draws attention to your emotions. The screen often fades to black as the character closes his eyes to listen to the sounds. Research often describes the taste, feel, or smell of things. This theme finds strong expression in a number of features that are only available on PlayStation 5. How do you feel about riding a bike? Adaptive starters allow us to change the resistance based on speed or road level, so going uphill feels like lifting. Haptic feedback changes as you drive over different terrains. You'll hear the sound when you play a recording, but you'll feel the shape in the vibrations of the DualSense controller.
Season uses Tempest 3D AudioTech to add deeper detail to the spatial dimensions of sound. The world is full of sounds that are pleasing to the ear and should be carefully studied. Music is not only in the score, but in one part of the world the instruments you play, the tunes on the radio, the strange birdsong, the song of the bamboo wind. These are rich details, but given the importance of the theme of the game on our emotions, they will have more meaning.
Connect with the world and people
You will meet many people during your adventure in the world of seasons. When you meet them, each of them will prepare the change of season in their own way. Join their last moments at home and record their stories.
Coty, the boy, takes you for a bike ride in the canyon the day before a storm hits. Explore the home he grew up in as he prepares for his final farewell.
Outdoor artist Maithora records the history of the valley through his sculptures. The last part is you are the only witness.
Molber is the last monk in the Ting Valley. Abandoned by teachers and friends, he waits alone for the change of season without a prayer until you arrive.
You lead them through times of security crisis. The changes in the world in his life are not subtle, they are fast. You are trying to find a way to survive, survive and survive. When you remember him, put them in your diary.
- Amazing bike ride . Ride through beautiful landscapes on your bike. Slow down and marvel at one unforgettable sight after another.
- Explore the mysterious world, meeting different characters along the way that will change the course of your story. The land of Tieng Valley is open to explore, explore and discover the past and future of this place.
- Document, photograph and record. Make memories, capture and solve mysteries before this season ends. Your daily life is the key to understanding this world.
- Beautiful soundtrack. Listen to obsessive music on the go, the perfect companion for your journey.
- An important opportunity. Live in history, look around and decide the end of the season. Choose the questions you ask your characters carefully, because these choices will affect your relationships and the way they see the world. Remember to harvest leftovers next season.
Season: The Letter of the Future is a game focused on exploring, copying, meeting others, and discovering the strange world around you. Ride your bike through amazing landscapes. You can jump off the bike and pull the recording device out of your pocket at any time. Each part is different. Voices and music, art and architecture, voices of strangers, lost religious rituals and traces of ancient times. Your tools help you see the world up close until you understand the culture, history and ecology behind it. Season: A Letter to the Future will be available digitally on January 31st for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. You can order now or add to your wishlist.