Non si vive di sola gamification, dopo una lunga assenza dall’industria dei videogiochi ho ritrovato le forze ed un team straordinario per provare a raccontare sentimenti universali e lo scorrere del tempo attraverso un gioco scaricabile gratuitamente su App Store e Google Play. Father and Son è il primo videogioco al mondo pubblicato da un museo archeologico ed apre le porte ad un nuovo modo di fare storytelling attraverso un gioco.
L’accoglienza è stata straordinaria: Apple lo ha scelto come gioco vetrina in Italia e come gioco selezionato in decine di paesi nel mondo, la media voto è altissima, abbiamo oltre 30.000 download dopo i primi 10 giorni. Un sogno che non sarebbe nato senza il direttore del Museo Archeologico Nazionaledi Napoli Paolo Giulierino ed il prof. Ludovico Solima.
The Archeological Museum of Naples, among the most visited in the world, and full of exclusive collections such as those of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as the Farnese and the wonderful Egyptian collection, announced the release of “ Father and Son”, available for free on App Store and Google Play Store .
The game has been featured by Apple in the category “games we love” and reached the top spots in the adventure category.
Father and Son is a 2D side scrolling narrative game that explores the feelings of love, dreams, fear and the passing of time through the story of an archaeologist and the son he never knew. Throughout the game, the main character crosses the lives of people from different historical eras: Ancient Rome, Egypt and Bourbon Naples. What begins as a personal experience, becomes a universal and timeless story where the present and the past are a set of meaningful choices.
The peculiarity of ‘Father and Son’ is that all of the game content have been designed together with the Director of MANN Paolo Giulierini and Professor Ludovico Solima.
The game has been developed by TuoMuseo, an innovative no profit organization active in the intersection between cultural heritage and videogames made up of a team with years of experience in the industry: Fabio Viola (Electronic Arts Mobile, Vivendi Games Mobile,), Sean Wenham (Ubisoft, Sony), Alessandro Salvati (author of ADON Project and Anxiety Attacks), Arkadiusz Reikowski (composer of music Kholat and Layers of Fear) and Joan Vegas.
The game
In this wonderful game, narration and story are the two main protagonists. Players will assume the role of Michael: after receiving a letter from his archaeologist father he never knew, the protagonist goes to MANN to find out more. The player will thus be able to explore the streets of Naples, along the halls of the museum and interact with the stories through the ages.
In Father and Son, each player’s choice will affect the story and lead to different endings. Michael will interact with different characters and will have to make important decisions that can influence the entire narrative. The aim is to fill in gaps not only about his father’s life, but also the characters he meets along the way. And only at the end, will Michael be able to rediscover himself, thanks to meetings with characters from the past and present.
The National Archaeological Museum of Naples, which will also offer a line of products for Father and Son players, has a crucial role in developing the game. Among the features that had not yet been revealed during the preview, there is indeed the “check-in” function, which ties the digital content of the video game and the physical space of the museum: the system makes it possible to register at the museum directly in the game to unlock new clothes of the characters and a new gaming location!
Main features:
- First videogame in the world produced by an archaeological museum
- Become part of a journey through different historical eras
- 2D graphics with handmade drawings
- The player’s choices change the ending
- Original soundtrack, which immerses the player in the game emotions
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To download Father and Son from the App Store visit: App Store ;
Official Website: www.fatherandsongame.com