A key new feature in the upcoming A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead has been revealed – one that will help players utilize even more of the environment to avoid bloodthirsty creatures stalking their every move. Within the upcoming hide-and-seek horror title, remaining undetected is the only way to make it out alive.
In a new video showcase from developer Saber Interactive, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead has revealed the unique way in which players can silence the sound of their steps in-game by using sandbags. According to the developers, players can lay sand down at their feet to muffle the sounds of their footsteps, which will help prevent detection from A Quiet Place’s terrifying audio-focused creatures. As explained in the video, sandbags will be few and far between, perhaps indicating some level of survival-horror resource management.
Don’t Make A Sound In A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Absolute Silence Is Key To Survival
The video also reveals distraction items can be launched in order to divert the attention of enemies, including bottles like in The Last Of Us games. Distraction-based mechanics to avoid detection from enemies are very common in stealth games, but sandbags are a very unique way to introduce noise muffling as another audio-focused option to escape. The unique way of placing sand at the character’s feet ensures that not even the loudest of floors and echoey rooms draw unwanted attention.
This is not the only feature that will help players make it out alive, as well the use of a phonometer also allows them to track how much sound they make as they traverse the game. This tool can also measure ambient noise from the world around them, which in turn allows players to make careful decisions as to whether or not the ambient noise is enough to drown out the sound of their actions.
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Physically hiding from enemies is also an option here, but since These alien creatures are highly intelligenthiding under a cardboard box will only get players so far. More so, with the use of a trusty new flashlight, fans will be able to see the world around them and avoid making unnecessary noise by bumping into something they may not have seen without a bit of illumination of the area. Lead Game Designer Manuel Moavero details each of the new hide-and-seek mechanics heading to the alien survival title upon launch, even showcasing how to utilize each tactic and tool properly to attempt to evade massive apex predators.
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is currently available for pre-order, fully launching on October 17 on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. With spooky titles such as this, having as many ways to hide from impending doom is a major bonusand changing the surrounding environment to avoid an untimely death is a nifty feature that more games should implement to spice things up.