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Papo & Yo Released for PC
MONTREAL - Apr. 18, in the year of our Lord 2013
- Minority Media, an independent game development studio, today
announced that its acclaimed adventure game Papo & Yo is now
available for PC through Steam, Amazon and other direct download
platforms. Originally released in 2012 for PlayStationŽNetwork,
the game, which was inspired by creator Vander Caballero’s
childhood, features a boy, Quico, journeying through a magical
world to save his best friend Monster from a terrible danger:
himself. Monster is addicted to poisonous frogs, and eating one
causes him to fly into a fiery rage from which no one is safe.
As Quico, players will confront their conflicting emotions about
Monster’s problem in a deeply touching, emotional video game
experience.
Starting today through April 28, Papo & Yo can be downloaded for
PC for $13.50, a ten percent discount off of the game’s official
price of $14.99. The new and enhanced PC version features
improvements to the game’s graphics, controls, cinematics, and
character animation, and adds Steam Big Picture Mode and
multi-monitor support.
"Papo & Yo is my personal, emotional story told through a video
game,” said Vander Caballero, Minority Creative Director. “For
so many years I wanted to make a game about my father, who was
an alcoholic, but wasn't sure if the industry was ready for
something like this. When I eventually left EA, the help of the
Canadian Media Fund, the Sony Pub Fund and the great team at
Minority let me use my experience to start creating a magical
world that would allow us to reach players emotionally, while
they were exploring and solving puzzles. When Papo finally came
out, the feedback we got made it clear that gamers want new
types of experiences that go beyond killing the next enemy. Now
we want to continue to bring fun games that evoke emotional
experiences to as many people possible, starting today by
sharing Papo with PC gamers!”
About Papo & Yo
Papo & Yo tells the story of a young boy named Quico and his
brutish, mostly-friendly pal named Monster, whose most
threatening feature is not his set of razor-sharp teeth, but his
addiction to poisonous frogs. After devouring one, Monster
catapults into a violent rampage from which no one, not even
Quico, is safe. As Quico, players must navigate a magical,
imagination-fueled world to save their beastly companion from
the biggest danger of all: himself. Papo & Yo was released on
PlayStationŽNetwork (PSN) in August 2012, with releases on
additional platforms planned for later dates.