{"id":23876,"date":"2023-12-08T17:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23876"},"modified":"2023-12-08T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:13:00","slug":"20231208-23876","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231208-23876\/","title":{"rendered":"Relive the cozy charm of retro anime in upcoming adventure game Vivarium\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Players can look forward to being immersed in an old-school anime in the upcoming adventure game Vivarium. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vivarium is an adventure game with a distinctive hand-drawn art style that takes inspiration from old Japanese anime. It is set in a rural village located inside a terrarium. It seems people live inside this miniature secret world that no-one knows about. The player must explore this charming, riddle-filled world. In the game, you will meet various anthropomorphic characters, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Vivarium_Game\/status\/1616942078428340224?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking dog<\/a> called Yulia. From the trailer, it seems that there will be an in-game clock and tools that you can equip.&nbsp;<\/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=\"Vivarium Announcement Trailer | Wholesome Snack 2023\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hh7Sf6mnpJw?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>Vivarium is the brainchild of New York based freelance animator <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelfegreus.com\/game-development#\/vivarium-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Fegreus<\/a>. On X, he has been chronicling the game\u2019s development, beginning with concept art posted back in April 2017. It seems that Vivarium was originally going to be a 3D game until the developer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Vivarium_Game\/status\/1110285999400275969?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decided to switch to 2D<\/a> in order to better convey the handcrafted feel he wanted the game to have.\u00a0<\/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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the inspirations for this location was from this painting by animator John Canemaker.<br>And another one was this bridge in Chulip where Dan Yamada tells you about his job as a public school teacher. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDqeTzkx8t\">pic.twitter.com\/JDqeTzkx8t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Vivarium Dev (@Vivarium_Game) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vivarium_Game\/status\/1550525537814208513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game\u2019s aesthetic aims to recreate hand-drawn cel animation, with its inspiration coming from 70s cartoons made in the US and Japan. The Vivarium Dev account has mentioned a wide range of Japanese anime that have influenced the game\u2019s development, including Studio Ghibli\u2019s Panda! Go, Panda! (1972), Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974) and even Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present). In addition, Punchline\u2019s Playstation 2 release Chulip (2002) also appears to have a big influence on the creator.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh yeah and as far as layout and paint, I referenced Mimiko\u2019s house in Panda Go Panda, and Heidi\u2019s Swiss cottage as well. \ud83d\ude42<br><br>Not all of the anime refs will be Takahata, Otsuka, Kotabe, and the other Studio A Pro affiliated artists, its more like just the foundation for Vivarium. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2VFobv7CC\">pic.twitter.com\/l2VFobv7CC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Vivarium Dev (@Vivarium_Game) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vivarium_Game\/status\/1616959437448826880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An announcement trailer for Vivarium was released on December 7, but the game\u2019s release date and supported platforms have yet to be revealed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Verity Townsend based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231207-275043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-12-07 14:59&nbsp;JST)<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivarium will use hand drawn 2D cel animation to realize a charming minature world inside a terranium. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":23881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,18],"class_list":["post-23876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Relive the cozy charm of retro anime in upcoming adventure game Vivarium\u00a0 - 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