Software:Degrees of Separation
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| Developer(s) | Moondrop |
| Publisher(s) | Modus Games |
| Designer(s) | Stig-Owe Sandvik |
| Programmer(s) | Alejandro Ruiz Temina |
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| Composer(s) | Kristian Brastein |
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| Release | February 14, 2019 |
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| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Degrees of Separation is a 2019 puzzle video game developed by the Norwegian studio Moondrop and published by Modus Games.
Release
In September 2018, Modus Games announced that they would publish the game in February 2019.[1] It was released on February 14, 2019, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and for Windows via Steam.[2]
Story and Gameplay
The game revolves around two characters - Ember, a girl from a kingdom that thrives off of heat and Rime, a boy from a kingdom that thrives off of ice - who must use their powers of heat and ice in order to discover what has led to the downfall of their respective kingdoms.[3] The game is a co-operative platformer, and has both local and online multiplayer.[4]
Reception
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The PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions of the game all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7][8] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 37% of critics.[9] Reviewing the game for Nintendo World Report, James Jones praised the story while criticizing the number of bugs.[10]
References
- ↑ "Degrees of Separation Coming to Consoles and PC" (in en-US). 2018-09-26. https://modusgames.com/news/degrees-of-separation-to-consoles-and-pc/.
- ↑ "Degrees of Separation Is Out Today – All Your Base Online". 2019-02-14. https://aybonline.com/degrees-of-separation-is-out-today/.
- ↑ Ahern, Colm (2019-02-11). "Chris Avellone on Degrees of Separation and how to write games" (in en-US). https://www.videogamer.com/features/chris-avellone-on-degrees-of-separation-and-how-to-write-games/.
- ↑ "Degrees of Separation Online Multiplayer is Now Live" (in en-GB). 2019-11-06. https://www.gamespew.com/2019/11/degrees-of-separation-online-multiplayer-is-now-live/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Degrees of Separation PC Critic Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Degrees of Separation Xbox One Critic Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Degrees of Separation PlayStation 4 Critic Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Degrees of Separation" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/degrees-of-separation/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Degrees of Separation". OpenCritic. https://opencritic.com/game/7260/degrees-of-separation.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jones, James (March 18, 2019). "Degrees of Separation (Switch) Review". https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/49917/degrees-of-separation-switch-review.
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