{"id":3047,"date":"2020-12-10T12:06:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2020-12-10T12:06:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:06:55","slug":"eastward-winter-development-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chucklefish.org\/blog\/eastward-winter-development-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastward Winter Development Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New screenshots galore!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you\u2019re all staying nice and cosy as we edge into December, or chilling out in the sunshine for those of you in the Southern hemisphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a hot minute since we last updated you about the progress of Eastward<\/a><\/strong> and it\u2019s no secret that this year has been a tough one for everyone, including the developers at Pixpil<\/a><\/strong>. The team in Shanghai lost access to their server for quite some time at the beginning of the year, with the power cut to their office and no way to enter the building at all due to quarantine restrictions, which of course had some knock-on implications to the development schedule. However fantastic progress has been made despite these challenges throughout the year, and Pixpil are now working on Eastward\u2019s final chapter segment, tightening some loose ends and brushing up a few boss battles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all super exciting stuff, and we can\u2019t wait to show you more in the coming months. Even though we won\u2019t have the game ready before the end of 2020, we\u2019ll be ramping up our communication about the game as it gets closer to release – there\u2019s certainly plenty<\/em> to talk about! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kick off this new blog series we wanted to show you all a few new screenshots and introduce you to a little more of the weird and wonderful world of Eastward. If you\u2019re dead set on avoiding spoilers then look away now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, still here? Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Please note: Some place & item names may change)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In John\u2019s mining hometown of Potcrock Isle, inhabitants have spent their whole lives beneath the earth\u2019s surface with no knowledge of the outside world! In front of Hello Grocery store you can see a gacha machine and Earth Born arcade unit, where you\u2019ll be able to play Sam\u2019s favourite monster-collecting JRPG. We\u2019ll show you more of that soon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to Greenberg, a laid-back idyllic village tucked away in the middle of a forest. You\u2019ll pass through these golden fields during the annual harvest time, and get the chance to meet some friendly locals! I\u2019m personally a huge fan of how each of the village homes are constructed from rusting landlocked ships, some complete with their own majestic duck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not long after arriving in Damhill, the city\u2019s food market will open, giving you access to a variety of exotic cooking ingredients (sandrupes and fire mints anyone?) as well as a notorious sewage system. Cooking is an integral part of Eastward\u2019s gameplay, with lots of delicacies to discover and strange recipes to try out with various health, power and other secret bonuses – we\u2019ll post a blog in the future to explain more about how it works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout their adventure, Sam and John will be boarding a cross-country railway as they travel eastward (hehe)<\/em> through the decaying landscape. But some stations and tracks need a little fixing up before they\u2019re fully operational… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you need to take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life in Damhill you can always take the train to this beautiful old bath house for a quick and relaxing dip. It\u2019s run by a cute older couple who seem like they may also moonlight as passionate tomato farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastward was also recently shown in a Japanese INDIE Live Expo II video showcase<\/a> alongside many other fantastic indies – check out the video that was shown below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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