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Decay Developer Explains Shift to Browser-Based Format

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, PC, PC News, xblig, XBLIG News | Leave a comment

shadows, neon, bathtub

We were a bit befuddled when Shining Gate Software announced rather innocuously that development on Decay Asylum shifted gears and the game was now being developed primarly as a browser-based game. We asked series co-creator Fredrik Westlund about the change of scenery, and he explained that it was simply a matter of getting the game in front of as many (terrified) eyes as possible. “We decided to focus on PC because we need to reach out to more players. XBLIG is not available in too many countries. And it’s difficult to reach out to players when they have to download the game on Xbox Live to be able to play at all,” he said.

Westlund said that the game will not have ads, but he wasn’t sure exactly what the pricing model would be yet. Don’t lose hope on playing a new Decay adventure on your fancy smancy TV. “If it’s successful as a web game, we will launch Asylum on XBLIG as well,” said Westlund. But, it might be a little while; Westlund was mum on a release date, but he confirmed that we won’t be seeing the new adventure this year.

Decay Asylum Morphs into an Online Browser Game, XBLIG Release Still Possible

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, PC, PC News, xblig, XBLIG News | Leave a comment

Things were never what they seemed in the world of Decay, and it appears as if the same can be said about the development of the series’ latest entry, Decay – Asylum. Shining Gate Software recently posted on Twitter that the latest game will be an online browser-based game, but that there was still the possibility for release on XBLIG in the future. The game was previously announced to be coming to XBLIG and later ported to PC, WP7, and Android. We’ve contact the developer for more details on the change and when we can expect to continue decaying.

Source: Shining Gate Software’s Twitter

Decay sequel skulking onto Xbox, PC, WP7, and Android

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, PC, PC News, xblig, XBLIG News | 1 Comment

You thought you escaped the bleak, oppressive world of Decay, didn’t you? You were finished with creepy dolls, diabolical puzzles and strange ghosts, right? No? Well, good, because Shining Gate Software is working on a sequel, tentatively titled Decay – Asylym, which will be a new adventure set in the same universe as the 4-part creep-fest. Details are about as murky as Decay’s dark corridors, but developer Fredrik Westlund said the game could wind up being “completely different compared to the previous installments.”

One obvious departure is that new title will most likely not be episodic, but Westlund said we can expect it to be first-person adventure with improved shadows and lighting. It will arrive on XBLIG first, and then it will be ported to PC, WP7, and Android. We’ll have more details as they’re available, but for now, we’re going to invest in some more candles.

Source: Decay Facebook

Decay – Part 4 review: Going out with a bang

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Mike Wall in Reviews, xblig, XBLIG Reviews | Leave a comment

umm...creepy?

Picking up right where Part 3 left off, Decay Part 4 faces the rather unenviable task of concluding an episodic mystery that narratively peaked at the conclusion of its predecessor. The curtain has been pulled back, and for the first time in the series, it’s apparent who you are, where you are and what you are supposed to be doing, a mystery that was a major draw for the previous entries. Now it’s merely a matter of tracking down and enacting revenge on that pernicious serial killer, and then the birds will start chirping and the sun will peer out from behind the clouds, right? Alright, slow down, Agent Booth, it’s never that easy is it?

Filling in the details of any mystery tends to make it less creepy, something that definitely works against Decay – Part 4. It just can’t quite match the consternation of previous entries where it felt as if something was lurking around the corner waiting to rip off my face, which is ironic since this is the first game in the series where you can actually die. In fact, Shining Gate Software made a few changes to the point-and-click formula, an impressive feat considering it’s the final act and they probably could have gotten away with plugging a few puzzles into a house, adding a ‘4’ to the title screen and calling it a day. So, while it might not be the scariest entry in the series, it is in many ways the most impressive and definitely the most robust adventure.

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Interview: Shining Gate Software sheds light on Decay’s conclusion and history

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Mike Wall in Interviews, xblig | 2 Comments

first images of decay 4 - comfortable sofa

Shining Gate Software reanimated the creepy point-and-click adventure genre with its disturbing series, Decay. With the final chapter nearing release, I spoke with its creators, Fredrik Westlund and Johannes Rae about what’s new in the fourth chapter and what’s next for the studio.

So where in the world did the whole idea for Decay come from?

Fredrik: This may sound like, weird, but I actually woke up in the middle of one night and couldn’t stop hearing the words “Fallen Angel” repeating in my head. I remember that I was on vacation with my girlfriend on a Swedish island called Gotland when it happened. The only thing I knew at that point was that we had to create something inspired by the 90’s point & click horror games 11th Hour and Phantasmagoria and that it should be titled Fallen Angel. The name was later changed to Decay.

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Xbox Indie Review: Decay – Part 3

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Mike Wall in Reviews, xblig | 5 Comments

the doll is back

The first two chapters of Decay introduced a twisted world illuminated by stark, neon lights, and featured a slowly unraveling, brooding story centered around an amnesiac suicide victim, ghosts, a serial killer and that unforgettable decrepit doll. It should come as no shock to anyone that Part 3 is a lot like the previous two, which means it has more of everything that made the first two parts so enjoyable, along with a bit of what made them occasionally gratingly frustrating.

For those unfamiliar with the series, Decay is essentially a point-and-click adventure game from the mid-90s that was somehow buried in a time capsule, exhumed, and is being released in episodic format. Being the third entry in a series, this would make a horrendously awful entry-point, so definitely investigate the the first part (which was recently reduced to a modest $1).

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Decay – Part 3 creeping onto Xbox this November

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Mike Wall in News | 8 Comments

Turn out the lights, crank up the volume and get ready to point and click like it’s 1995. Shining Gate Software has unveiled a trailer for the upcoming third segment of their episodic creep-fest, Decay. Although admittedly the new trailer doesn’t reveal a heck of a whole lot, it does convey the foreboding gloom that makes the series so eerily delightful. We also catch a glimpse of what could be a certain serial killer who has been looming in the background of the mythology. Hopefully some questions will be answered this November when the third chapter arrives.

Xbox Indie Review: Decay – Part 2

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Mike Wall in Reviews, xblig | 31 Comments

a ghost!

Decay – Part 1 was doing a dandy job of giving me the willys  and ensuring that I was unable to sleep at night until it concluded abruptly sans conclusion but with plenty of unanswered questions. Continuing right where Part 1 left off, our amnesia-plagued protagonist continues trekking on his search for identity and tries to discover why he attempted to turn himself into a cadaver and why in the world he is meandering around in such a creepy building.

Part deux picks up in an appropriately dank and depressing building with its own set of puzzles, ominous musical tones, mysterious apparitions and creepy dolls. When a game begins with the main character pulling himself out of a murky oily pool to find a note telling him to hurry the hell up, it’s a safe bet it’s going to be on the slightly demented side.

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