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One Way Trip is now a PS4/Vita exclusive but remains a trippy hip-hop oddity

Your arms are cartoon dolphins

One Way Trip is now a PS4/Vita exclusive but remains a trippy hip-hop oddity
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You probably won't remember One Way Trip after I introduced you to it last year. At the time it was being built for iOS, but now it's coming exclusively to PS4 and Vita.

It's time to jolt your memory, then.

One Way Trip is one of the wackiest games currently in development. It follows you and your brother Barry after discovering the local water supply has been poisoned.

Not only will you die soon, but the poison causes you both to hallucinate. This gives One Way Trip's narrative a dose of humour to go along with its grim, existential conversations.

My favourite summation of the game comes from designer Michael Frauenhofer.

He said: "It’s an atmospheric exploration of what it would be like to find out that you and almost everyone you love is about to die, and then have to process that while your limbs turn into cartoon dolphins."

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You won't be able to experience everything in just one playthrough of One Way Trip's story mode. You'll have to make decisions and choose what's important to you.

On top of that, the game will adapt its scenarios to your playstyle.

Frauenhofer explains: "You could end up with anything from a surrealist action-movie-style romp complete with turret sequences to a quiet, meditative philosophical journey where you never fire a single shot."

There will also be another mode that focuses entirely on the game's combat system. It combines turn-based strategic RPG battles with wave-based shooters in dungeon crawler format.

You'll build a team, customise loadouts, and earn upgrades while fighting along to the game's popping hip-hop soundtrack.

One Way Trip isn't due for release until 2015, so just consider this a heads-up for now. It should be a very interesting experience for all.
Chris Priestman
Chris Priestman
Anything eccentric, macabre, or just plain weird, is what Chris is all about. He turns the spotlight on the games that fly under the radar.