South of midnightCompulsion Games’ upcoming Southern Gothic/dark fantasy adventure was highlighted during Xbox’s Developer Direct event on Thursday. The studio revealed that the game will come to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and PC on April 8.
As always, Game Pass Ultimate, Console, and PC subscribers will have access from day one. Those who purchase the premium edition can access it five days early.
This deep dive into South of midnight focused on the world, the combat and the story, which sees a hurricane tear apart the part of the Deep South where the main character Hazel and her mother live. The two have an argument which ends in disaster, as their house is swept away with Hazel’s mother still inside. As she searches for her mother, Hazel discovers that the hurricane has brought fantastical creatures, friendly and otherwise, to her corner of the world.
Our hero learns that she is a weaver, someone with magical abilities. A gold star for everyone who guessed that they could be used for traversal and in combat. Timing is said to be an essential part of battles, so you better make sure your reactions are on point. Speaking of time, Compulsion games said that South of midnight This should take most players between 10 and 12 hours to complete.
