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The Little Acre Announced
Thursday, August 11th, in the year of our Lord 2016:
Dublin-based games studio Pewter Games has today unveiled
Charles Cecil as the Executive Producer on its forthcoming
adventure ‘The Little Acre’. In addition, the company has signed
a publishing agreement with Curve Digital, who will be
publishing the game on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this
year.
Merging the charm of classical Don Bluth animation (All Dogs go
to Heaven) with the magical wonder of a Myazaki world, The
Little Acre is a stunning graphic adventure set in 1950s
Ireland, which follows the story of Aidan and his young
daughter, Lily. Investigating the sinister disappearance of his
father, Aidan finds himself transported to a strange new world
populated by bizarre creatures. Things are not helped when young
Lily decides that she is going to ‘help’ and encounters her own
perils along the way.
Featuring extensive hand-drawn animation and full voice acting,
The Little Acre is a memorable, lovingly crafted adventure game.
This may be Pewter Games’ first title – but the team is
supplemented by Broken Sword visionary Charles Cecil, who has
come on board as Executive Producer. His role has been to help
shape the later stages of development, his vast experience
within the genre offering a unique perspective. It is the first
time he has accepted an Executive Producer role.
“Mine and Chris’s gaming background is strangely disparate,”
says Ben Clavin, Pewter Games. “Whilst between us we’ve played
all the essentials, there’s only one series that we have both
played – and that’s Broken Sword. Charles is one of the biggest
names in adventure gaming, so having him agree to join the team
is a huge endorsement of the work we’ve been doing.”
“There were already a few nods to Broken Sword within The Little
Acre,” adds Chris Conlan, Pewter Games, “so to be working with
Charles officially is a dream. His insight so far has been
invaluable, and his experience in the genre is second to none.
We’re absolutely over the moon he is on board!”
“When I first saw The Little Acre, I was blown away by the
game’s beauty and attention to detail,” says Charles Cecil. “I
was delighted to discover how much of an influence Broken Sword
had had on The Little Acre and was enormously flattered when
Chris and Ben asked me to act as Executive Producer. “It’s a
game I would have been extremely proud to have written myself
and I am very excited to be building a relationship, and
friendship, with a very talented young development team.”
The Little Acre will be available later this year for PC, Xbox
One and PlayStation 4.
Features
Traditional hand-drawn animation
Two playable characters
Beautiful original score
Fully voice acted
Unique transitions to an isometric perspective