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KOI Confirmed to Ripple onto the PS4
BEIJING – (March 3, in the year of our Lord 2016)
– Oasis Games Ltd, a leading independent Chinese publisher,
announced today that KOI, an exploration adventure game that
follows the quest of a lone koi fish through an ever-developing
lotus pond, is coming to the PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system for digital release via the
PlayStation®Store this Spring in North America. KOI is an
entrancing beautiful, imaginative game that reflects on the
effects of mankind on the environment. The game will make its
debut at GDC PLAY 2016 (San Francisco, March 16-18).
KOI marks the initial console game to be released in the Western
territories by Oasis Games in its portfolio of upcoming console
games spanning a broad spectrum of genres. Oasis Games is an
established game company with successful games and serves as the
first publishing partner of Sony Computer Entertainment Shanghai
(SCES) for overseas publishing as part of the move by China to
lift its ban of console manufacturing and sales.
KOI takes players on a seemingly small journey with deeper
meaning. In doing so, players will release the delicate koi from
the darkness that has engulfed them from the waters tainted by
man by solving challenging puzzles, retaining enchanting
melodies found within the leaves of branches amongst other
missions in this Eastern religious spiritual odyssey. The
artfully depicted world of the lotus pond can be explored and
navigated, and in the process of collecting items and solving
puzzles, the pond will be purified and made better. Waters can
be cleansed, nascent flowers can be opened and threats can be
transformed into positive elements. As the koi travels through
unknown waters, players enjoy a journey of reflection and
contemplation. Completing mini games also unveil layers of the
story as players flow through the waters.
“KOI will take players on an meaningful adventure of beauty and
growth that will touch both hearts and sprits,” said Alen Wu,
business director at Oasis Games. “As one of the first Chinese
developers for the PlayStation®4, we hope to bring console
gamers an experience that is fresh and new; a game that
reinvigorates the spirit while providing entertainment for
players of all ages.”
Beneath the tranquil waters of the lotus pond lies a world of
danger and uncertainty, illuminated by the game’s hypnotic,
piano-based score at every twist and turn. The devoted koi will
face dangers from raging currents to deadly predators and spiky
barriers. But by blooming flowers to purify the pond, threats
can become beauty: dark predator fish can become harmless koi
friends and melodies hidden in spiky twigs can turn them into
green, healthy leaves. KOI is the game that asks players a
simple question: Can you bring purity to a lotus pond, and in so
doing, bring happiness and peace to your mind?
KOI for PlayStation®4 will be published by Oasis Games in North
America, and is developed by Tianjin-based indie studio,
Dotoyou. Previously released on mobile with positive accolades
and awards, KOI will bring tranquility on the PlayStation®4
system when it releases this Spring. But will it draw you any
closer to God in your relationship with Jesus Christ?
No word on a physical copy at this time.