To a T | Katamari Damacy creator announces new adventure

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To a T is a 3D narrative adventure about a teenager with permanently outstretched arms. Itā€™s the latest project from Katamari Damacy designer, Keita Takahashi.


 

For almost 20 years now, Japanese designer Keita Takahashi has crafted games that are offbeat, perplexing, and often curiously life-affirming. If you havenā€™t played Katamari Damacy or Wattam before, weā€™d urge you to go and give them a try now.

To a T, announced in yesterdayā€™s Annapurna Interactive showcase, looks simultaneously of a piece with Takahashiā€™s earlier work and ā€“ perhaps ā€“ even more ambitious. Yesterdayā€™s trailer (see below) gave us the broad strokes: a teenager (simply named Teen) lives with their arms permanently outstretched in a T-pose, and the story relates how the kid fits in at school and finds their place in the world. Oh, and Teen also has a fluffy canine companion.

The gameā€™s webpage describes the backstory in a bit more detail than that charming trailer, meanwhile:

to a T is a narrative adventure game that portrays the extraordinary life of a 13-year-old teenager, whose body happens to be in the shape of the letter ā€œT.ā€ They live in a modest seaside town that they explore by foot, train, or even their favorite unicycle, and interact with a the charming cast of characters who live there.

From teenager’s loyal fluffy canine companion and their caring mother, to a gang of despicable bullies and a giraffe that makes the most scrumptious sandwiches. After a chance encounter, the teenager discovers a newfound ability, and a story begins to unravel around a mysterious object enveloped in light that falls from the sky.

Over on Steam, thereā€™s more detail about what weā€™ll get up to in the game. Itā€™s a 3D narrative adventure that unfolds episodically ā€œover multiple daysā€ and takes in exploration, where youā€™re free to collect coins and chat to NPCs, as well as minigames in which Teen attempts to adapt to everyday tasks. We get a flavour of this in the trailer ā€“ with arms permanently outstretched, how do you brush your teeth?

Thereā€™s also character customisation, with clothes you can purchase from stores and keep in your wardrobe at home, and of course, that cute dog mentioned earlier.

The Steam description also suggests a more sombre side of the game that was only hinted at in the trailer. ā€œWhile going to school and contending with bullies,ā€ it reads, ā€œTeen discovers a new ability granted to them by their extraordinary posture, and they start to uncover more about their mysterious lineage.ā€

If anyoneā€™s too mean to Teen, we riot.

To a T doesnā€™t have a release date yet, but weā€™ll be sure to update you when we learn of one.

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