August 27, 2008
Culpa Innata II: Chaos Rising –
Release Date: Fall 2009
Momentum AS proudly announces the
widely anticipated sequel to Culpa Innata and the continued adventures of
Phoenix Wallis.
Welcome to the Resistance and the
Dark World of…
Odessa, 2047
In Culpa Innata, gamers first met a
young ambitious peace officer, Phoenix Wallis. While investigating the murder of
a World Union citizen, Vassily Bogdanov, she not only identified the murderer,
but also discovered a strange Virtual Reality (VR) device at the heart of a vast
criminal enterprise. One that began in the vast reaches of the Rogue States,
reaching deeply into the World Union. At the end of Culpa 1, the success she had
always craved was near. But life and events are rarely that simple. Faced with
growing disillusions with the World Union, lingering questions about her past,
and ultimately her future in this perfect society Phoenix arrives at a decisive
point in her life. What of the mysterious Renovators and other strange events?
And then there are the increasing nightmares, clouding her mind with unanswered
questions about her past. What does it all mean?
Case closed? Not for this intrepid
young woman.
Culpa Innata 2: Chaos Rising begins
with Phoenix’s journey to the heart of chaos and resistance, the Rogue States,
armed by a deceptively simple mandate. Meet the Russian detective in charge of
the case, take custody of the captured murderer and transport him to the World
Union to face ultimate justice. But Phoenix is not the same young woman who
started this investigation and what began in Adrianopolis follows a wild and
unpredictable path to surprising conclusions.
Play as both Anatoly Pavlov, the
cynical survivor of societal collapse and the disillusioned yet politically
naive Phoenix Wallis. Deeply bound by mysterious events, Anatoly and Phoenix
will encounter obstacles far more challenging than ever before, testing their
courage, determination and wits as they seek the truth hidden beneath the worlds
that they know.
Phoenix Wallis Anatoly Pavlov
Culpa Innata II: Chaos Rising, the
sequel to Culpa Innata I, is built with Momentum’s newly designed in house 3D
engine. Our newest facial and movement animation technologies utilizes prior
patented work, new innovations and blend shape techniques to excellent use, as
the game features 75 plus, personable characters that players will frequently
engage in dialogue and interactions throughout their personalized gamepath.
Inspired by critical and player
enthusiasm for the unique dialogue based challenges of Culpa Innata I, we have
pushed the creative envelope to expand our use of such challenges in new ways
that create a unique character driven intimacy and emotive connection for
gamers. We have created unique challenges that push the creative envelope and
explore a deeper range of possible gameplay dynamics between two playable
characters.
The game will also feature
additional organic obstacles ranging from logic puzzles to hi-tech gadget
manipulation, inventory challenges, multi-solve and crypto-puzzling.
Choice driven non-linear gameplay is
center stage in Culpa Innata II: Chaos Rising, supported by flexible pacing and
accessible perception of choice impact.
Wide-open environments for
exploration, 65 plus unique in game locations & a wide variety of plot relevant
side quests are added to help create a unique player-built gaming experience.
At a Glance Game Features:
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Two playable characters
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Integrated challenges including:
Uniquely designed dialog based challenges, inventory applications, high tech
gadgetry, & game wide integrated complex puzzling. -
Intuitive dialog system, featuring
player directed branching paths -
Click and go character control,
user friendly mouse driven interface • Interactive smart cursor, dedicated
exits -
Interactive map
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Gameplay Created In Game Journal &
Hints Guide -
Non linear gameplay: in-game
actions affect future outcomes and give each player a unique experience -
Detailed optional player
activities & side quests -
Intuitive choice driven game
events -
Professional Recordings, Mastering
and Voice actors -
Fully integrated Environmental 3D
audio and sound effects -
Original sound-track
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Choice driven Alternate Endings
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Additional Technical Features
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Dynamic Enhanced Cinematic
Experience
New Advanced player friendly camera
movement / animation (cinematic) In-game engine rendered cinematics for seamless
graphics integration 16-9, 4-3 resolution support (including laptops)
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Enhanced Character Animation
Natural lip-sync with Language
Independent Speech Novel Emotion Recognition system: Facial expression animation
driven by automatic emotion recognition from speech Multi layered Facial
Animation System Realistic Facial Expression Animation Cloth and Hair Animation
Motion Capture Character Animation Hardware-accelerated Skinning and Blendshape
Animation State of the art human skin shading featuring:
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Parallax Occlusion Mapping
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Advanced Subsurface Scattering for
Hair and Skin Shading -
Graphical Engine Highlights
Multi Processor/core support LOD
(Level of detail) for maximum performance. Several point/spot lights and
directional lights affect shaded objects and cast shadows. High Dynamic Range
rendering and post processing effects such as bloom and depth-of-field. High
quality real-time shadow rendering, using proprietary shadow map
resolution-boost method. Real-time, in game light shaft rendering with soft
shadows & reflection rendering. Transparency handling with alpha-blending and
sorting. Pixel based Motion Blurring Parallax and Normal Mapping
Windows-based tools have also been
developed and updated to efficiently author PC games, game-based learning and
entertainment systems. Their design is based on the experience gained during the
development of their game project, Culpa Innata now taken to a whole new level
with their new project, Culpa Innata 2: Chaos Rising, due to release Fall 2009.
Culpa Innata 2: Chaos Rising ~
Release Date: Fall 2009
