{"id":14540,"date":"2022-08-02T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T04:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14540"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:15:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T04:15:44","slug":"20220802-14540","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220802-14540\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll through life in the action-adventure game WHY I was Born, coming to Steam in late August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220801-212585\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-08-01 15:18 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Japanese solo game developer Yuki Nakajima opened a Steam page for their upcoming title <strong><em>WHY I was Born<\/em> <\/strong>on August 1 (JST). The store page was opened along with the release of a trailer for the game which is scheduled to launch in late August.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300eWHY I was Born\u300f\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eBp8kXtqa6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>WHY I was Born<\/em> is a 3D action-adventure game that follows a man\u2019s life. The setting is a mixture of the memories of this ordinary man combined with dream-like sequences, with players taking on the role of a ball as they explore. Locations include areas such as a park, a school, a one-room apartment, a university, and an office. All of which played a part in the man\u2019s life. These places will give players a look at the man\u2019s personal relationships, dreams, and sorrows as he finds answers deep within his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mysterious world that players explore is divided into stages with each having their own assortment of mechanics and gimmicks matching the scenes that are presented. One stage will have you blasting between platforms with cannons while another will have you adding missing components to famous paintings. Some locations mimic reality while others look like bad dreams. Depending on the stage, puzzle or horror elements may be waiting as you travel through the man\u2019s happy memories and frightening experiences. According to the Steam page, <em>WHY I was Born<\/em> will take roughly 4 to 5 hours to complete.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"673\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-1068x599.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220801-212585-003-749x420.jpg 749w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>WHY I was Born<\/em> is being made by solo Japanese game developer Yuki Nakajima. Nakajima previously released an Android app in 2018 called <em>Tansaku Techou<\/em> (<em>Exploration Pocketbook<\/em>) which records real-life locations and helps users explore the world around them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Nakajima, <em>WHY I was Born<\/em> took around 3 years to make and is stuffed with locations they\u2019ve seen in their own life like the one-room apartment in Kobe, Japan they used to live in, a large factory in Osaka, and the college they attended. The game takes inspiration from titles like the free game <em>Yume Nikki<\/em>, the PlayStation game <em>LSD<\/em>, and the anime <em>Cat Soup<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WHY I was Born<\/em> is scheduled to release on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1919710\/WHY_I_was_Born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) in late August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHY I was Born is a 3D action-adventure game that follows a man\u2019s life. 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