1428: Shadows over Silesia

1428: Shadows over Silesia
Developer(s)KUBI Games
Designer(s)Petr Kubíček
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release4 October 2022
Genre(s)Action-adventure game
Mode(s)Single player

1428: Shadows Over Silesia is a Dark fantasy Action-adventure game developed by KUBI Games set during Hussite Wars.[2] It is the first Czech video game that is fully blind accessible.[3]

Development

1428: Shadows over Silesia was announced on 18 February 2020 after the project left pre-production phase.[4] Due to lack of finances developers launched crowdfunding campaign through HitHit platform on 7 September 2021 asking for 500,000 CZK.[5][6] Crowdfunding campaign successfully concluded on 7 October 2021.[7][8] It had gathered 606,670 CZK.[9] On 7 February 2022 demo was released while release date was set for late Summer 2022.[10]

Developers announced on 21 March 2022 that the game will be fully blind accessible.[11] Kubi Games worked with blind programmer Lukáš Hosnedl during development.[12] The game features navigational sonar and recitation of written texts to allow blind players playing the game.[13]

Release date was later set for 6 September 2022 but later delayed for 4 October 2022.[14] The game was released on 4 October on Steam. Xzone released physical copy of the game.[15]

Plot

The game is set during 1428 Hussite campaign in Silesia. Story is told through eyes of rude Hussite Hauptmann Hynek and Knight Hospitaller Lothar whose fates get intertwined. Question is if they remain enemies or join forces to face a bigger threat.

Gameplay

1428: Shadows over Silesia storyline progresses through 13 chapters during which player takes role of hussite Hynek and Knight Lothar. Storyline is linear with emphasis on story.[16] Gameplay combines various genres including Adventure, Stealth game and Action game with swordplays. Fights are tactical with emphasis on realism. Player has to defend himself during fights and time his strikes well to win. If player is outnumbered he has to use advantageous position. Player has to often use stealth instead of facing enemies directly. Some parts focus on adventure aspect of the game with player gathering various objects for use to advance further (such as keys) and solving logical puzzles. Player also finds various texts on his way that expand lore of the game. Some texts are written in cipher which player has to solve in a logical Minigame. Another Minigame are Dices[16][17]

Reception

At the 2022 Czech Game of the Year Awards, 1428: Shadows over Silesia won the Czech game of the year award.[18]

References

  1. ^ Napsal, Spoock. "Česká hra 1428: Shadows over Silesia má demo". www.vortex.cz. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Vydejte se za husity ve hře 1428: Shadows over Silesia". Gamesmag.cz (in Czech). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Vychází temná česká adventura 1428: Shadows over Silesia". indian-tv.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Česká akční adventura 1428: Shadows over Silesia se odehrává ve Slezsku během husitských válek". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Česká hra 1428: Shadows over Silesia spustila crowdfundingovú kampaň". www.czechgamer.com (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Podpořte českou akční adventuru s husity 1428: Shadows over Silesia. Vypadá skvěle". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Česká akční adventura 1428: Shadows over Silesia dosáhla svého cíle". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Česká hra 1428: Shadows over Silesia uspěla na Hithitu » Vortex". www.vortex.cz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Hithit - Nová česká počítačová hra - 1428: Shadows over Silesia". Hithit (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Co čekat od české hry 1428: Shadows over Silesia, která vyjde s koncem léta?". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ^ napsal, Kwej. "Nová česká hra bude plně přístupná pro nevidomé » Vortex". www.vortex.cz. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ^ Brejlová, Iva (21 March 2022). "Programovat umí poslepu. Nevidomý vývojář spolupracuje na klasických videohrách, tvoří i vlastní". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  13. ^ Mančař, Michal (5 October 2022). "Ktož jsú boží bojovníci... Česká hra o husitech vyrazila na spanilou jízdu a už sklízí vysoké známky". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Česká adventura 1428: Shadows over Silesia byla odložena". www.vortex.cz. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Česká středověká adventura 1428: Shadows over Silesia vychází ve fyzické podobě". visiongame.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b "1428: Shadows over Silesia – recenze husitského dobrodružství". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  17. ^ "RECENZE: 1428: Shadows over Silesia je vynikající česká husitská hra". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  18. ^ Hrušovský, Jan. "Česká hra roku: Triumf slaví husité a strategie o legionářích, kterou by Rusové nejraději zakázali". CNN Prima NEWS (in Czech). Retrieved 18 December 2024.