Monument Valley 3 Is Out Today On Netflix With A Live-Service Twist
Monument Valley 3, the third entry within the indie puzzle recreation sequence, is out in the present day, completely on Netflix Video games.
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, developer Ustwo spoke about its historical past with cell platforms and the way introducing live-service components to Monument Valley 3 was a pure transition. Usetwo is planning to launch new content material for Monument Valley 3 with each real-life season, together with new actions and puzzles regularly. Earlier video games within the sequence had DLC.
“However for Monument Valley, [we’ve] all the time finished downloadable content material. It is simply much less rhythmic, much less predictable, once they come out,” defined director Jennifer Estaris. “And so for me, it was about. How can we make {that a} wholesome behavior for gamers, the place they’ll know that one thing is coming and so they get enthusiastic about it? But additionally tied to the themes of the sport about caring for the world, not simply being a one-and-done expertise.”
Ustwo’s different video games have been on Netflix and Apple Arcade earlier than, together with Assemble with Care and Desta: The Recollections Between, so the developer is snug engaged on cell platforms. Monument Valley, in any case, is a sequence that began on cell gadgets earlier than coming to PC.
“Personally, I do not assume Monument Valley 3 can be a Monument Valley recreation if it needed to mould itself to the necessities of a free-to-play mannequin so as to survive,” stated lead producer Jonathan Lau. “So it might solely have survived on a subscription service, no matter who that was with.”
Up to now, Monument Valley 3 is sitting at round a 70 common on Metacritic with three opinions in. Each Monument Valley and its sequel can be found on Netflix as effectively. On condition that in addition they obtained PC variations in a while, it is doable Monument Valley 3 would possibly too, however as of now, it is unique to Netflix.
