Although Microids will publish a film-to-game adaptation developed by Pendulo Studios, this isn’t your typical „the game will launch on the same day as the film.”

 

„Of course, Alfred Hitchcock’s movie was a major inspiration source, whether it’s about the game’s themes, its narration, or even the visual techniques we used that mirror Hitchcock’s recurrent cinematographic techniques. Vertigo is not our only frame of reference. For instance, the fact that therapy is at the core of the narrative echoes Spellbound, and some characters resemble protagonists from Rebecca, Psycho, and many more,” said Pendulo Studios narrative designer Josue Monchan in a press release.

According to the press release, „In Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, dive into a new kind of psychological thriller and walk on a thin line between reality and fantasy. Writer Ed Miller came out unscathed from his car crash down into Brody Canyon, California. Even though no one was found inside the car wreckage, Ed insists that he was travelling with his wife and daughter. Traumatized by this event, he begins to suffer from severe vertigo. As he starts therapy, he will try to uncover what happened on that tragic day.

An exclusive, original story about obsession, memory, manipulation and madness, freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, Vertigo. Live a powerful narrative experience paying tribute to the visual and storytelling techniques of the thriller genre. Investigate through the vision of three characters: everyone has a different story to tell. Explore several timelines to cross-check the events and separate reality from deceptive memories,” Microids wrote. Vertigo is not acrophobia (fear of heights), it’s more of a spinning sensation, even though we are not sitting on a carousel for instance.

Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo will launch in late 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Source: Gematsu