![]() ![]() It takes a while to make a paper model, but once I’m into modelling trance, it’s quite fun. Would you take the same path if you started creating the game all over again, with all the experience you now have? Would you adjust the process so it takes less time? Papetura is simply beautiful Your game looks stunning, it took hundreds or maybe even thousands of hours to create it. Only exceptions are wires and glue, because I play a lot with LED lights to illuminate some crucial paper elements. That variety was enough to explore, and I stick only with this one medium. Paper comes in many different forms and structures, from modern printing paper to hand-made fibre papers, so there are many kinds to experiment with. I’ve tried to incorporate it as a world-building medium and turned out to be quite delightful material. Paper was part of my life since architecture studies, and use of paper in architectural models. Why did you choose paper in particular? Were there other materials you tried to use for the game? Papetura is a game made entirely of paper, which is very unique. He will walk us through the whole process of creating Papetura, share his sources of inspiration, explain how studies of architecture helped him in the development, and how Amanita games (czech based developer studio) helped to start his game-designer career. I really like such original games, so I asked Tomasz for an interview. Tomasz had to build it from paper first, then arrange all the lights, make photographs, post-process them in Photoshop and then transfer them to the game engine, where the whole world came to life thanks to animations. Yes - every single level, all the characters, every corner of the game was built from a real paper models. What makes Papetura so original is obvious at the first glance: it’s made completely out of paper. Tomasz has been developing the game by himself for several years now (see official website and Steam page). And I also appreciate when the game is accompanied with a beautiful soundtrack (see Soundtrack Monday for Machinarium, Gris, Seasons After Fall and Unravel).Īll these features are present in a new game called Papetura from a Polish game designer and developer Tomasz Ostafin. In some cases, the paper was hand-made to give the surfaces different textures and properties.Gris, Unravel, Machinarium, Seasons After Fall… In recent years, I’ve been cherry-picking videogames a lot and they have several features in common: they have beautiful game-design and usually are simple platformers or point-and-click adventures. The one thing that ‘paints’ paper models is the light. Not because of a budget, but to emphasize a pure form of paper models. Mostly one type of paper was used – the cheap printing one. It loves light, depending on the type of paper – it reflects light or passes it through, revealing beautiful translucent patterns. It’s easy to manipulate, it can be cut, molded, torn, and easily glued together. Paper was used due to its unique properties. There are strange and different creatures and locations. The story is told by animation and strange noises, there are no dialogues. Puzzles are blended into the world and narrative-driven. He’s also famous on the music scene for many successful albums like “Pocustone” (2001), “Zorya” (2011), Gone EP (2014) and latest A Portrait Of John Doe (2018). The music is made by Floex, the famous, award-wining composer, known in the world of games for soundtracks to Machinarium and Samorost series. Real physical paper models were used to make the fantasy world more believable. Everything in the game is handcrafted out of paper. Together they will face darkness, fire, and monsters that will try to burn down their beloved paper world. One day Pape escapes and finds little Tura, a magical being that he’ll take care of. ![]() Together with beautiful music made by Floex, it creates a mysterious paper world, covered in light and darkness.Ī lonely creature, named Pape, lives in a flower prison, away from the rest of the world. ![]() Papetura is an atmospheric puzzle adventure game, in which everything is made entirely out of animated paper.įrom tiny bugs, strange creatures, monsters and unique locations, everything is cut and glued together by hand. ![]()
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