Somber Echoes is a dark fantasy Metroidvania filled with exploration and cosmic horrors.
The teams from Rock Pocket Games and Lav Games have produced a Greco-Roman tragedy with a science-fiction twist, and looked to our team to help bring the game’s mood and gameplay to the screen for their launch trailer.
We aimed to present a high paced and action packed trailer to complement the slower, voice-acted PC launch trailer from earlier in the year, and leaned heavily towards a concept of match-cutting as much of the action as possible and preserve optical flow throughout.
In addition to the organic gameplay, we dived into the UE5 project files to create multiple bespoke cinematics with focus on the hero Adrestia, and the game’s amazing bosses.
Most teams are probably too close to the project to have the perspective needed for producing a trailer for their game. Ragdoll not only has the understanding of the art form of trailer making and video games to exceed the expectations, but also has the technical experience to do the work without too much input from the developer. That can be a huge plus for the right project. Their process has passion when needed, while retaining focus on what matters.
Jarle Hrafn Grindhaug | COO, Rock Pocket Games