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It’s been a hell of a journey getting Papa II ready for release, but we are nearly there and it is sounding immense. We are pleased to announce that we have secured the Game of Thrones and Lord of The Rings star Sean Bean as the main guide through the game. And if you know Sean Bean, you’ll guess Papa II isn’t Mexican but very very British.
Sean Bean is the voice of our new audio adventure game Papa Sangre 2, coming to the app store this autumn
The Papa Sangre sequel is one of our heralded ‘video games with no video’, a first person thriller created entirely in 3D audio.You the player are dead, you are trapped in the museum of memories, and your mission is to get back to the world of the living – using only your ears.Coming Soon to an IOS device near you…Papa Sangre II – Powered by Your Fear.
Hello. This is Nicky from the Papa Sangre team. It's really useful to see all of your comments on this site and we really value your support of our audio games.A longer trailer which reveals a bit more is coming very soon. We are really excited about the game, and feel it is a good step on from both Papa 1 and The Nightjar - Sean Bean is excellent in it. I am happy to talk more about the game here and answer any questions you have.
Binaural dancingIt looks like Tai Chi, but it is actually sound engineer Nick re-recording some of the Papa Sangre II music into binaural in ear microphones. — bij Somethin' Else.
We’re incredibly excited (and a little bit terrified) to announce a pre-screening of Papa Sangre II, on the evening of Wednesday 23 October, in very spooky circumstances, in collaboration with Somethin’ Else, Near Now, and Playground Publishing. You can be the first to play Papa Sangre II on a midnight jaunt through one of the UK’s most haunted buildings, The Galleries of Justice Museum!
To be a part of this special event you’ll need to do a few things:•Own/borrow an iPhone – Papa Sangre II is compatible with iPhone 4S or later.•Sign up for a ticket here: papamidnight.eventbrite.co.uk•Come along to an exclusive ticket holder only event on Wednesday 23, 9.00pm, Antenna, Beck Street, NG1 1EQ, where you’ll receive a download code for Papa Sangre II•Follow our guides to The Galleries of Justice Museum where a unique experience awaits you at midnight.
Just finished filming the launch of a Sean Bean narrated game in the nottingham dungeons. I've never bean so scared.
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The audio-only game is played on smartphones. The action is driven through sounds heard in the player's headphones. pic.twitter.com/S0p45qyALM
Here's Marc Cieslak playing audio-only game Papa Sangre at last night's launch #r4today pic.twitter.com/eylRikAOGl
What I love is the fact that Papa Sangre has gone from being kind of Mexican Day of the Dead to very British with Sean in it,” said Birch. “And lots of the references now are very British, so there’s lots of discussion about kind of ‘end of the pier,’ which is I think a very British thing here — walking down the pier on the seaside.”At eight hours, Papa Sangre 2 is a surprisingly long walk, with 18 levels to explore.
Happy Halloween! Our Audio Horror game, Papa Sangre II, starring the one & only Sean Bean, is in the App Store now! http://goo.gl/YrDB14
." It's the kind of narrator who you can never quite trust. "You don't know if he's your friend, if he's trying to help you, or if he's trying to lead you into a trap or into danger," Bean explains. "It was a neutral, unbiased, impartial kind of voice, so it was up to the player try to figure out whether I was their friend or not." "It's very hard to imagine what it's all about," says Bean. That was true even after he had read the script and talked to the game's producer. It wasn't until he actually played the game that he understood. "Because it's something purely audio, it's much more scary, and there's much more tension," he says. "It's terrifying having a go at it."
148 Apps: What feedback have you received for Papa Sangre II? Do you feel the involvement of Sean Bean as narrator has made a huge difference to the success of the game?NB: We have been overwhelmed with the response for Papa Sangre II – both in blog reviews and also player reviews. At the time of this interview, Papa Sangre II is the highest rated British iOS game of all time (and also the highest rated across the world this year). So that is a real honor and a fantastic response to our team’s passion and commitment to pushing creative and technical boundaries. Having Sean on board has helped that to an extent as he has fans across the world who know him from his movie work and Game of Thrones. Also when you play the game you can hear how great Sean plays his role and his first class performance adds a real edge to the drama.
An exquisite lesson in utilising binaural audio to create a sense of place, Papa Sangre surrounds you with tinkling objectives you must find your way to, the terrifying chatter of mind-lice and the smooth Yorkshire baritone of Sean Bean. Few examples of sound design are strong enough to create such tension. Even fewer games are brave enough to hang their entire sense of being on it.
Papa Sangre II, the wildly popular audio game, will be free to download in the app store for one day on Thursday, March 27, 2014 local time.Somethin Else, the developers behind Papa Sangre II and The Nightjar, recently announced that last week, Papa Sangre II won the “Excellence in Sound Design” award at the 2014 International Mobile Gaming Awards. Papa Sangre II was also rated the #1 iOS game of 2013 by MetaCritic.In celebration, the developers at Somethin Else are making Papa Sangre II available for one day on Thursday, March 27, 2014 local time; this game usually sells for $4.99. Below is the full text of their media release, along with a link to an exclusive interview with VO actor Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings):"Exciting news from the world of Papa Sangre: Last week Papa Sangre II, took home the award for ‘Excellence in Sound Design’ at the esteemed 2014 International Mobile Gaming Awards. Papa Sangre II is also the #1 rated iOS game on MetaCritic of 2013.Today, Thursday Mar 27th, we celebrate by offering the full game for free for one day! And we release a never before seen interview with Sean Bean where he speaks about his involvement in the game development: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep_k7EgdiHw