{"id":1690,"date":"2021-09-03T19:35:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2021-09-03T23:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T14:09:08","slug":"20210903-1690","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210903-1690\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20210903-174610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-09-03 17:39(JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On September 2, indie developer Sherida Halatoe announced that their adventure game <em><strong>Beyond Eyes<\/strong><\/em> is scheduled to end its distribution soon. Halatoe has chosen not to renew their contract with Team17, the publisher of the game. The specific date of termination is unknown.<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=\"Beyond Eyes Launch Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTVXH3VTV5w?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>Beyond Eyes<\/em> is an adventure game about a young blind girl named Rae. She lost her eyesight in an accident and became reluctant to leave the protection of her family home. One day, her pet cat Nani goes missing, and Rae sets out on an adventure to find her precious best friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world of <em>Beyond Eyes <\/em>resembles that of a watercolor painting on a white canvas. Although Rae is blind, she has excellent hearing. The watercolor visualization is based on what she perceives from the various sounds coming from around her. Therefore, distant places that are unrecognized by her remain a white blank. The scenery changes as you move and approach certain locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most of the world is depicted in vivid colors, objects that Rae finds frightening are represented in black and white. Rae is required to avoid or eliminate such threats. To sum up, the player will listen to and feel Rae\u2019s surroundings and venture through the beautiful but partially threatening watercolor world.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SheridaEH\/status\/1433375536781398020?\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In 2013, developer Sherida Halatoe launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for the development of the game, but failed to reach the initial goal. However, Team17 came on board as the publisher and Halatoe was able to continue the development. <em>Beyond Eyes<\/em> was released for PC\/PS4\/Xbox One in 2015 and has been on sale for six years. Now, Halatoe has decided to not renew the publishing agreement, \u201cmeaning the game won\u2019t be available after.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, Halatoe didn\u2019t have a good relationship with Team17. Halatoe tweeted out saying \u201cI wish I could say it was a pleasure working with them but it would be a lie.\u201d In a reply to a fan, they said that Team17 had redefined parts of the agreement without consent after the release of the game. Halatoe also mentions that the lack of communication was the main reason for their decision. They added, \u201cIt seemed a common frustration with developers who were part of their lineup around the same time that I was.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-1068x600.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210903-174610-001-748x420.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, since the game was developed with the help of Team17, it is unlikely that Halatoe will be able to redistribute <em>Beyond Eyes<\/em> on their own. At the time of writing, <em>Beyond Eyes<\/em> is still available for PC (Steam) and PS4\/Xbox One. There is no word on when the game will leave the stores, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/356050\/Beyond_Eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam version<\/a> is offering an 80% discount until September 6. If you\u2019re interested, this may be a good (and potentially the last) chance to grab the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team17 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210903-1690\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indie adventure Beyond Eyes will end its distribution soon, as the developer decides to not renew the contract with the publisher Team17 - 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