Mediterranea Inferno
Mediterranea Inferno is a 2023 video game created by independent developer Eyeguys and published by Santa Ragione. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, and won the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.
Mediterranea Inferno
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Santa Ragione
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- adventure video game
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Mediterranea Inferno is a 2023 video game created by independent developer Eyeguys and published by Santa Ragione. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, and won the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Mediterranea Inferno • Released — Windows, Mac 24 August 2023 Switch, PlayStation, Xbox 5 March 2024 • Developer — Eyeguys • Publisher — Santa Ragione • Designer — Lorenzo Redaelli • Genre — Visual Novel • Platforms — * Windows • Macintosh • Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Xbox One • Xbox Series • Modes — Single-player
Development
Development
Eyeguys, whose real name is Lorenzo Redaelli, wanted to deconstruct the image of a typical Italian summer holiday. He used Milan as the backdrop for his story and set it in a period shortly after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Italy.
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2023
Mediterranea Inferno published.
2023
Mediterranea Inferno is recorded as published in 2023.
Reception
According to review aggregator Metacritic, Mediterranea Inferno received "generally favorable" reviews, receiving positive coverage from critics. Eurogamer named the game as the fifth best game of 2023. Mediterranea Inferno won the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival, and received a nomination for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Nuovo Award.
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- 1.Wales, Matt. Milky Way Prince dev's dark, stylish summer adventure Mediterranea Inferno arrives this month. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 11 August 2023.
- 2.Wales, Matt. Mediterranea Inferno's dazzling, pulverising Italian summer horror is out now on consoles. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 6 March 2024.
- 3.Couture, Joel. Exploring broken identities with a steamy post-pandemic vacation in Mediterranea Inferno. Game Developer. March 28, 2024.
- 4.Mediterranea Inferno. Metacritic.
- 5.Mediterranea Inferno. Edge. 390. 135. December 2023.
- 6.Wales, Matt. Mediterranea Inferno review - a bruising, intensely stylish post-COVID nightmare. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 11 September 2023.
- 7.Watts, Rachel. Mediterranea Inferno - Thirsty for revenge. Official PlayStation Magazine UK. 96. May 2024.
- 8.Magistrelli, Claudio. Mediterranea Inferno. The Games Machine. Aktia SRL. 23 August 2023.
- 9.Resa, Cristina. Mediterranea Inferno - Review. IGN Italia. IGN Entertainment. 13 December 2023.
- 10.Tagliaferri, Simone. Mediterranea Inferno, the review of a high-impact Italian visual novel. Multiplayer.it. Netaddiction Srl. 24 August 2023.
- 11.Musgrave, Shaun. SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Mediterranea Inferno', Plus Today's New Releases and Sales. TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. 5 March 2024.
- 12.Bell, Alice. Mediterranea Inferno takes you on a beautiful hallucinogenic anxiety holiday. Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. 28 August 2023.
- 13.Eurogamer Staff. Here are Eurogamer's favourite games of 2023. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 24 December 2023.
- 14.Purchese, Robert. Our personal top-five games of 2023. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 24 December 2023.
- 15.Independent Games Festival. 2024 Independent Games Festival Finalists & Winners. 20 August 2024.
- 16.Castle, Katharine. IGF 2024 finalists are yet again more proof that RPS is right about everything. Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. 11 January 2024.
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