A Blind Legend is an upcoming mobile game, we met the creator Pierre-Alain Gagne and we had the opportunity to make him an interview. Let’s hear some questions about the game. Enjoy!
First of all we want to thank you for sparing some time and spent it with us Pierre. Now please present yourself to Stay Nerd public
I’m General Manager of DOWiNO a start-up specialized in serious games. I co-created the company last year with Nordine Ghachi (Technical and Creative Manager) and Jérôme Cattenot (Artistic Manager).
Where Did you got the idea of video games for blind people?
We noticed that video games were the most important cultural industry in the world and that it was the only one almost not accessible to the blind people. NordineGhachi had this idea a few years ago but it was not technologically possible at that time. Now it is and we are convinced that it will be also an innovative sensorial experience for traditional gamers too!
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The online demo is in french but you have plans for english translation. Will you translate the game in other languages? If yes, which one?
We plan to develop the game in French, English and Spanish. Demo is also available in English on our website www.ablindlegend.com/demo!
In A Blind Legend we will control Blake, can you share something about the character creation and his background?
Blake is a knight who was injured during a fight against Thork is vile enemy. He will then go through the whole kingdom to get his wife Dame Caroline back. He will be guided by his daughter Louise who will be the ‘funny’ and engaging character compared to the rough behavior of her father.
In A Blind Legend the player will choose how to move, will the story change accordingly with the player choice? Will be there any alternative endings?
For the moment, we don’t plan any alternative endings. We are currently writing the script so we don’t even know how it will end. And we work on it collaboratively with one of our backer.
The game supports binaural sounds, how this technology will affect the game experience?
This technology allows creating a very precise 3D sound environment. It will then be easy to locate, move, discover, hit… if you don’t know it, listen to our trailer :https://soundcloud.com/a-blind-legend/a-blind-legend-audio-teaser
At first we will have five lives, that will regenerate every 20 minutes otherwise you can buy them in the store. Do you have the prices already?
Prices are still under review but we think it will be around 2€ for 10 lifes.
How will you support the game after the launch?
We will continue to work on promotion thanks to our community of more than 1000 backers. We hope they will share the word and make the buzz!
Mobile gaming market is full bloomed, and thanks to products like yours, the audience is growing very fast. What do you think about the relationship between mobile gaming and pc/consoles ? Do you think that in a near future people will drop desktop and home console to play only on mobile devices?
No, I think these are two complementary devices and that mobile gaming is very different of pc/console gaming in terms of game time, game play, game design, scriptwriting etc… I also think users are different as average age of mobile gamers is ~40 years old (in France).
Any upcoming project?
A Blind Legend release! First trimester 2015! Keep posted on our Facebook page
That’s all Pierre! We wish you the best of the luck for Blind Legend and we will support any future project of yours. Thanks for your kind availability!
