The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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| Studio | The astronauts | ||
| Publisher |
Nordic Games The Astronauts (digital) |
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| Senior Developer | Adrian Chmielarz Krzysztof Justyński |
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| composer | Mikołaj Stroiński | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Microsoft Windows : September 26, 2014 PlayStation 4 : July 15, 2015 Xbox One : January 19, 2018 Nintendo Switch : August 15, 2019 |
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| platform | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch | ||
| Game engine |
Unreal Engine 3 Unreal Engine 4 (Redux) |
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| genre | Adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| medium | Download , DVD-ROM | ||
| language | English, Polish | ||
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter ( "The disappearance of Ethan Carter") is an Adventure - Computer game of the Polish development studio The Astronauts, the September 26, 2014 Microsoft Windows was released. In 2015 the technically improved new edition The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows, and in early 2018 also for Xbox One . A virtual reality version for HTC Vive , Oculus Rift and Valve Index has been available on Steam since March 31, 2016 .
action
Paul Prospero, a detective with supernatural abilities, receives a letter from little boy Ethan Carter who is worried about something supernatural. The letter takes the detective to the fictional Red Creek Valley in Wisconsin , USA , where Ethan's family lives. Paul quickly discovers that Ethan, like everyone else in the town, has disappeared, so he investigates the Red Creek Valley. He finds out that Ethan had released a being called "The Sleeper" who could drive into people's bodies, make them docile and turn against Ethan's family. As the plot progresses, the story takes a drastic turn when Prospero finds out that the Sleeper, like Prospero himself, only exists in the imagination of the boy Ethan.
Game principle and technology
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter takes place in an expansive game world in which the player can move freely and explore it at will. Paul's paranormal powers are used, for example, to find important objects and to put the murder stories in the right order. The game's photo - realistic graphics were achieved through the use of 3D photogrammetry technology . The Vanishing of Ethan Carter was developed on the basis of Unreal Engine 3 , for the Redux version published in 2015 it was reissued in the successor generation Unreal Engine 4 .
reception
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter received almost entirely positive reviews. The review database Metacritic aggregates 66 reviews to an average of 82. Julian Aidan from Hardcore Gamer gave the game 4 out of 5 points due to the good graphics and the exciting story. Chip Online described the game as a “breathtakingly beautiful thriller” and GameStar gave it a very good rating of 81 points .
Web links
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter" Explains Photogrammetry on indiehangover.com (accessed July 14, 2019)
- ^ A b The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - PC . In: GameStar . Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ GameRankings.com: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Retrieved June 26, 2018 .
- ^ A b Metacritic.com: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Retrieved June 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Julian Aidan: Review: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter . In: Hardcore Gamer . September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: A Thriller to Play . In: Chip Online . October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
