Review Fix Exclusive: Inside Tenebrae – Twilight of the Gods

Review Fix chats with Luciano Iurino, Tech Artist / Programmer @Troglobytes, who discusses the developer’s new game, “Tenebrae – Twilight of the Gods.” Fueled by a love of ‘80s and ‘90s games, it’s a modern-day tribute to some of your favorite games.

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Review Fix: What games inspired this one?

Luciano Iurino: There are quite a few titles that inspired ‘Tenebrae’. Mostly, ‘80s/’90s era classics, such as Ghost n’ Goblins, Golden Axe, Rastan Saga. We can’t deny though that the major source of inspiration are old Metroidvania games.

Review Fix: What has development been like?

Iurino: We started being serious about this game’s development about 1 year ago; before that we were just working on a prototype and studying Unreal Engine 4.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why must someone play this game?

Iurino: We think that ARPG and Metroidvania lovers will really enjoy this game. If you’re in for some dungeon exploration and some RPG action, this game is for you! Also, if you like backtracking and ‘replayability’, secret stages and treasure hunting, you won’t be disappointed.

Review Fix: How do you want this game to be remembered?

Iurino: We’d like our game to be remembered as a whole, but we also like to keep our feet on the ground, so honestly we think most people will remember it for its huge and graphically detailed dungeons. We’d also like people to remember the storyline. We put a lot of effort into it, and we’re pretty much sure its twists and “WTF” moments won’t easily be forgotten!

Review Fix: What are your goals for this game?

Iurino: We are currently working on a vertical slice of the game. Being indies and totally self-funded, it’s not been an easy road up here, so we’ll need to carefully plan a strategy for the rest of the development.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Iurino: At this stage, we can’t really see anything else but our game and the huge amount of work that’s still to be done! There are plenty of ideas though, both for this game and other projects. We’ll see!

Review Fix: Anything else you want to say?

Iurino: People, please give indie games a chance! It’s the future of gaming!

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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