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GribbleGrunger on 14 October 2015

Sandbox town-building game Astraea announced for PS4

A bucolic change of pace from the team at Norwind Interactive

Hello everyone, my name is Brandyn, and I’m the lead developer of Astraea. Astraea is an open-ended multiplayer sandbox game that allows you to build a town, run a farm, and make lots of friends!

We will be showing off Astraea on the PS4 for the first time ever at the Central Canada Comic Con this October. Our booth will feature exclusive PS4 gameplay with split screen co-op mode! We are very excited to announce that Astraea will be coming to the PS4 in early 2016!

Astraea is all about giving players the freedom to design their own towns by allowing buildings/structures/objects to be constructed wherever the player would like. When you’re not constructing your town, interact with the villagers to see their energy level and overall happiness, decorate your home, or even go shopping in the capital!

In Astraea, both you and the villagers will be able to plant/harvest crops, raise farm animals, and participate in activities and more. Relax in your town by spending the day fishing on a boat or docks, riding around on horseback, etc.

Another unique feature of Astraea is the ability to create and play mini-games in your town. Some examples of mini-games are: archery, racing, fishing tournaments, and more. You can invite your friends via PSN to enter your town to compete and play these mini-games. Astraea was designed to be an open ended game, so do not feel rushed when creating your town and let your imagination soar!

We are very excited to have the opportunity to show off Astraea at the 2015 Central Canada Comic Con! This will be the first time that Astraea has been displayed publicly on the PS4. The Central Canada Comic Con event runs from 30th October, 2015 to 1st November, 2015. The table for Astraea will be located at Indie Gamer Alley in the BaseLAN section. Be sure to come visit our table as we will be showing off new exclusive gameplay for the PS4 as well as split-screen multiplayer! Also, do not forget to fill out and drop off your ballot at our table as we will be raffling off some prizes!

We hope that you are excited about Astraea coming to the PS4. Astraea is a unique experience where not only can you invite your friends to visit your town but you can develop it together! Enjoy building your town, raising farm animals, planting crops, fishing, and other fun adventures with friends or by yourself!

Thank you for your interest and I hope to see you in Astraea in the future! Thanks for reading and feel free to post questions and thoughts in the comments below!

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2015/10/14/sandbox-town-building-game-astraea-announced-for-ps4/?emcid=social_20151014_53945186&adbid=654311142320291840&adbpl=tw&adbpr=36969785


 

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GribbleGrunger on 14 October 2015
BraLoD said:
Came to see if that was a big Disgaea typo.
Will leave disappointed.

Wierdo.

This reminds me a bit of that other game that I can't rember the name of. It was a bit like that Nintendo game that I can't remember the name of ... LOL

Animal Crossing?



 

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JRPGfan on 14 October 2015

"Astraea is all about giving players the freedom to design their own towns by allowing buildings/structures/objects to be constructed wherever the player would like. When you’re not constructing your town, interact with the villagers to see their energy level and overall happiness, decorate your home, or even go shopping in the capital!"

Nintendo has gone to long without makeing the game they needed to make, it sounds like.
I cant really spot a set "theme" within Astraea, but I feel like if it had one (obv. would have to be something other than animals), it would strengthen it.

That said this looks intresting.



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 14 October 2015

Your name is Brandyn?



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Normchacho on 14 October 2015

That name is odd...but the game seems interesting.



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Ali_16x on 14 October 2015

Man I love town building games, I hope it turns out well.



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LemonSlice on 14 October 2015
GribbleGrunger said:
BraLoD said:
Came to see if that was a big Disgaea typo.
Will leave disappointed.

Wierdo.

This reminds me a bit of that other game that I can't rember the name of. It was a bit like that Nintendo game that I can't remember the name of ... LOL

Animal Crossing?

Harvest Moon

Anyway the game looks a bit iffy, what with it's mismatched styles and hideous anti-cute character models.



GribbleGrunger on 15 October 2015
LemonSlice said:

Harvest Moon

Anyway the game looks a bit iffy, what with it's mismatched styles and hideous anti-cute character models.

I like the combination of the two styles.



 

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