Hi! My name is Pablo Abraham and I am Game Director at Wondernaut Studio. We are a small Brazilian team in the south of this vast country and we have something in common Aspire: Ina’s story, an atmospheric, but delicately twisted 2D adventure. Consider GRAY meets limbo. In our game you play Ina, a brave heroine who escapes from a living tower that once locked her in an eternal sleep and nourished her with her dreams. When she suddenly wakes up, she embarks on a journey of freedom and discovery.
Along the way you will meet various eclectic and bizarre residents of the tower. Some are also prisoners and need your help to be released. Others are connected to the tower to serve it. Through these characters you will discover both the history of the tower and your own. because the tower lives and breathes, but also feeds on hopes, dreams and imagination. Will Ina stay a dreamer or will she wake up and be more?
You will also solve a variety of puzzles by using Ina’s astral powers to manipulate ghosts that alter the properties of objects around you. Manipulate lights and objects to recreate the obstacles in your path. Sometimes you will also have to rely on your timing and precision to overcome the tower’s obstacles.
And finally the music for Aspire: Ina’s story has been carefully composed to create a true journey of sounds and emotions. It incorporates elements from a wide variety of musical genres and styles, with an orchestra and traditional Asian ethnic instruments mixed with synthesized and mystical sounds.
So if you like creative, story-based games with a penchant for flashy art that you can finish in a few sessions, our little creation might be the next game for you.
Aspire: Ina’s Tale is available now for $ 12.99 on Xbox.