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Press release:
The Italy-based indie games publisher Fantastico Studio and indie games developer Julian Palacios Gechtman today announced with great joy and excitement that their sentimental adventure game “Promesa” is coming to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One on June 11th, and the Nintendo Switch on June 25th (Promesa is already available on PC via Steam and the PS5/PS4 via PSN as of right now).

Born from a conversation between a grandfather and his grandchild, IGF nominated Promesa is a personal project that offers a different kind of videogame experience.

From memories of homes and streets to surreal visions of imaginary places, in Promesa you wander through a series of scenes and vignettes, images that can feel haunting and dreamlike as much as nostalgic and almost real.

Like in an inner flow of dreams and memories, the order of the scenes is different with each playthrough, creating an open narrative.

Being a slow experience with a simple exploration gameplay, Promesa asks the player to relax and enjoy the journey with it’s stunning mix of low-resolution graphics and realistic lighting.

Features:
– A slow and relaxing experience focused on contemplative exploration.
– Every playthrough (of approximately 45 minutes) is different and it takes more than one to see all the scenes.
– A distinct visual style that mixes pixel graphics with high-def light.
– Visit dreamlike environments inspired by Argentinian and Italian cities.
– A personal project born after a few conversations I had with my grandfather and made by a small team of 4 people.
– An acoustic soundtrack that uses many different instruments: from piano and double-bass, to zither and harmonium.