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Sir, You Are Being Hunted

January 23, 2023

Sir, You Are Being Hunted (alternatively titled Madam, You Are Being Hunted)[1] is an open world survival horror stealth video game developed by Big Robot for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. An alpha version of the game was made available on 19 August 2013. After years of no updates, in September 2021 the game was updated to version 1.5 by the external Dutch game development studio Den of Thieves Games.[2]

Gameplay

 
The player hides from robots patrolling a town, watching them from afar using binoculars.

In Sir, You Are Being Hunted, players have to survive from 'Hunters' (robots dressed as Victorian gentlemen) who are trying to track down and kill them, whilst attempting to escape from an island. Players are required to scavenge towns and villages for items such as food and weapons to help them survive whilst collecting parts of an exploded machine in order to escape the island. If the robots find a part, they set up sentries around it to defend it from the player.[3] The game's enemies utilise dogs and balloons in order to find the player.[4]

The island played on is procedurally generated, meaning that every playthrough will generate a different landscape.[5] It is populated with villages, towns and other areas where the player can find essential supplies.[4]

Robots

As of "The February update", nine AI robot models are in-game; the upper-class Hunter, middle-class Squire, lower-class Poacher, along with the Dogs, Scarecrows, Bog Monster, Balloons, Riders, mechanical-horse riding fox-hunters, and the Landowner, a huge, aristocratic robot.

Development

After Sir, You Are Being Hunted had been in development for six months, a Kickstarter campaign was launched in November 2012 to crowd fund the game, with a £40,000 goal. Funding ended in December, with a total of £92,551 raised towards game development.[6][7] This amount fell short of the £100,000 that would allow character creation and customization, but Big Robot stated that they would "endeavour to get some aspects of it into the game."[8]

Big Robot founder Jim Rossignol said that the development team wanted to make a game that was "desperate and scary, but without being straight-faced,"[9] and "kitschy but with a genuine underlying threat."[3] Jim stated that the team "had a vision to take what was kind of bleak and frightening about the British landscape and put it into a game", going on to say that they had focused heavily on audio in the game, describing it as "one of those differences that people won't really notice explicitly while they are playing but they will get a lot back from it."[3]

In May 2013 new gameplay videos showcased mountain biomes which had recently been added. These biomes are remote mountainous and rocky areas away from lootable buildings.[10]

On September 1 2021, Big Robot announced they had been collaborating with Dutch game development studio Den of Thieves Games B.V. to update Sir, You Are Being Hunted to version 1.5 bringing various bug fixes, engine upgrades, and a revival of the multiplayer mode which until that point had been broken. [2]

Marketing and release

In April 2013, two gameplay videos were released, showing a developer playing an early version of the game.[11]

Kickstarter backers were allowed to play an alpha version of the game before the full release,[12][13] with it being reported that around 900 players had early access.[3]

On 19 August 2013, the alpha version was made available for Kickstarter backers and purchase through Steam or the Humble Store.[14]

On 1 May 2014, chap hop artist Professor Elemental released the song "Being Hunted" as a cross-promotion with the game's release date on the following day.[15]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16]

References

  1. ^ BR (7 November 2012). "Update #4 - What Funding Means, Where Stretch Goals Can Take Us". Kickstarter. Kickstarter, PBC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sir, You Are Being Hunted: 1.5 Update, And Some Big News!". Steam. Valve Corporation. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Pitcher, Jenna (17 July 2013). "The horror of being hunted by chattering, gentrified robots". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Dean, Paul (17 July 2013). "On the Run from Robots in Tweed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ^ Hinkle, David (20 November 2012). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted by Stealthy Alpha Footage". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Sir, You Are Being Hunted". Kickstarter. Kickstarter, PBC. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ Wilde, Tyler (17 April 2013). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted pre-orders earn early access this summer". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ Conditt, Jessica (2 December 2012). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted Kickstarter closes with a bang". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ Stuart, Keith (7 November 2012). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted – the world's first tweedy robot stealth game?". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  10. ^ Birnbaum, Ian (24 May 2013). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted video shows off new fog-shrouded mountain biome". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ^ Rossignol, Jim (19 April 2013). "Sir, You Are Being Revealed In A New Video Series". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ Rossignol, Jim (24 May 2013). "Sir, You Are Hiking In The Mountains". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  13. ^ Pitcher, Jenna (16 April 2013). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted available for $20 pre-order". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  14. ^ Conditt, Jessica (12 August 2013). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted lines up on Steam, Humble Store on Aug. 19". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  15. ^ iammoog (1 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted - Professor Elemental - Dir: Moog". YouTube. Alphabet Inc.
  16. ^ a b "Sir, You Are Being Hunted for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  17. ^ Krosta, Michael (8 May 2014). "Test: Sir, You Are Being Hunted". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  18. ^ Duncan, Alasdair (2 July 2014). "Review: Sir, You Are Being Hunted". Destructoid. Enthusiast Gaming. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  19. ^ Edge staff (29 May 2014). . Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  20. ^ Whitehead, Dan (12 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Sir, You Are Being Hunted". GamesMaster. Future plc. August 2014. p. 79.
  22. ^ Capozzoli, Nick (14 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Sir, You Are Being Hunted". GamesTM. No. 149. Future plc. July 2014. p. 116.
  24. ^ Stapleton, Dan (1 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  25. ^ Griffin, Ben (16 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted review". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  26. ^ Peel, Jeremy (9 June 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted review". PCGamesN. Network N. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  27. ^ Hargreaves, Roger (13 May 2014). "Sir, You Are Being Hunted review - the most dangerous game". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

External links

  • Official website
  • Sir, You Are Being Hunted at MobyGames

January 23, 2023
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Sir You Are Being Hunted alternatively titled Madam You Are Being Hunted 1 is an open world survival horror stealth video game developed by Big Robot for Microsoft Windows macOS and Linux An alpha version of the game was made available on 19 August 2013 After years of no updates in September 2021 the game was updated to version 1 5 by the external Dutch game development studio Den of Thieves Games 2 Sir You Are Being HuntedDeveloper s Big RobotDesigner s Jim RossignolEngineUnityPlatform s Microsoft Windows Mac OS X LinuxRelease2 May 2014Genre s Survival horror stealthMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Robots 3 Development 4 Marketing and release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksGameplay Edit The player hides from robots patrolling a town watching them from afar using binoculars In Sir You Are Being Hunted players have to survive from Hunters robots dressed as Victorian gentlemen who are trying to track down and kill them whilst attempting to escape from an island Players are required to scavenge towns and villages for items such as food and weapons to help them survive whilst collecting parts of an exploded machine in order to escape the island If the robots find a part they set up sentries around it to defend it from the player 3 The game s enemies utilise dogs and balloons in order to find the player 4 The island played on is procedurally generated meaning that every playthrough will generate a different landscape 5 It is populated with villages towns and other areas where the player can find essential supplies 4 Robots EditAs of The February update nine AI robot models are in game the upper class Hunter middle class Squire lower class Poacher along with the Dogs Scarecrows Bog Monster Balloons Riders mechanical horse riding fox hunters and the Landowner a huge aristocratic robot Development EditAfter Sir You Are Being Hunted had been in development for six months a Kickstarter campaign was launched in November 2012 to crowd fund the game with a 40 000 goal Funding ended in December with a total of 92 551 raised towards game development 6 7 This amount fell short of the 100 000 that would allow character creation and customization but Big Robot stated that they would endeavour to get some aspects of it into the game 8 Big Robot founder Jim Rossignol said that the development team wanted to make a game that was desperate and scary but without being straight faced 9 and kitschy but with a genuine underlying threat 3 Jim stated that the team had a vision to take what was kind of bleak and frightening about the British landscape and put it into a game going on to say that they had focused heavily on audio in the game describing it as one of those differences that people won t really notice explicitly while they are playing but they will get a lot back from it 3 In May 2013 new gameplay videos showcased mountain biomes which had recently been added These biomes are remote mountainous and rocky areas away from lootable buildings 10 On September 1 2021 Big Robot announced they had been collaborating with Dutch game development studio Den of Thieves Games B V to update Sir You Are Being Hunted to version 1 5 bringing various bug fixes engine upgrades and a revival of the multiplayer mode which until that point had been broken 2 Marketing and release EditIn April 2013 two gameplay videos were released showing a developer playing an early version of the game 11 Kickstarter backers were allowed to play an alpha version of the game before the full release 12 13 with it being reported that around 900 players had early access 3 On 19 August 2013 the alpha version was made available for Kickstarter backers and purchase through Steam or the Humble Store 14 On 1 May 2014 chap hop artist Professor Elemental released the song Being Hunted as a cross promotion with the game s release date on the following day 15 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic63 100 16 Review scoresPublicationScore4Players49 17 Destructoid7 10 18 Edge6 10 19 Eurogamer7 10 20 GamesMaster72 21 GameSpot4 10 22 GamesTM4 10 23 IGN7 7 10 24 PC Gamer UK 63 25 PCGamesN7 10 26 Metro6 10 27 The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 16 References Edit BR 7 November 2012 Update 4 What Funding Means Where Stretch Goals Can Take Us Kickstarter Kickstarter PBC Retrieved 10 December 2014 a b Sir You Are Being Hunted 1 5 Update And Some Big News Steam Valve Corporation 1 September 2021 Retrieved 1 September 2021 a b c d Pitcher Jenna 17 July 2013 The horror of being hunted by chattering gentrified robots Polygon Vox Media Retrieved 17 July 2013 a b Dean Paul 17 July 2013 On the Run from Robots in Tweed IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 17 July 2013 Hinkle David 20 November 2012 Sir You Are Being Hunted by Stealthy Alpha Footage Engadget Joystiq Yahoo Archived from the original on 18 November 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2022 Sir You Are Being Hunted Kickstarter Kickstarter PBC Retrieved 20 April 2013 Wilde Tyler 17 April 2013 Sir You Are Being Hunted pre orders earn early access this summer PC Gamer UK Future plc Retrieved 6 July 2018 Conditt Jessica 2 December 2012 Sir You Are Being Hunted Kickstarter closes with a bang Engadget Joystiq Yahoo Archived from the original on 18 November 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2022 Stuart Keith 7 November 2012 Sir You Are Being Hunted the world s first tweedy robot stealth game The Guardian Retrieved 21 April 2013 Birnbaum Ian 24 May 2013 Sir You Are Being Hunted video shows off new fog shrouded mountain biome PC Gamer UK Future plc Retrieved 6 July 2018 Rossignol Jim 19 April 2013 Sir You Are Being Revealed In A New Video Series Rock Paper Shotgun Gamer Network Retrieved 29 July 2022 Rossignol Jim 24 May 2013 Sir You Are Hiking In The Mountains Rock Paper Shotgun Gamer Network Retrieved 29 July 2022 Pitcher Jenna 16 April 2013 Sir You Are Being Hunted available for 20 pre order Polygon Vox Media Retrieved 20 April 2013 Conditt Jessica 12 August 2013 Sir You Are Being Hunted lines up on Steam Humble Store on Aug 19 Engadget Joystiq Yahoo Archived from the original on 15 March 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2022 iammoog 1 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted Professor Elemental Dir Moog YouTube Alphabet Inc a b Sir You Are Being Hunted for PC Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved 6 July 2018 Krosta Michael 8 May 2014 Test Sir You Are Being Hunted 4Players in German 4Players GmbH Retrieved 29 July 2022 Duncan Alasdair 2 July 2014 Review Sir You Are Being Hunted Destructoid Enthusiast Gaming Retrieved 29 July 2022 Edge staff 29 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted review Edge Future plc Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 Retrieved 6 July 2018 Whitehead Dan 12 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted review Eurogamer Gamer Network Retrieved 29 July 2022 Sir You Are Being Hunted GamesMaster Future plc August 2014 p 79 Capozzoli Nick 14 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted Review GameSpot Red Ventures Retrieved 6 July 2018 Sir You Are Being Hunted GamesTM No 149 Future plc July 2014 p 116 Stapleton Dan 1 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted Review IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 6 July 2018 Griffin Ben 16 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted review PC Gamer UK Future plc Retrieved 6 July 2018 Peel Jeremy 9 June 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted review PCGamesN Network N Retrieved 29 July 2022 Hargreaves Roger 13 May 2014 Sir You Are Being Hunted review the most dangerous game Metro DMG Media Retrieved 6 July 2018 External links EditOfficial website Sir You Are Being Hunted at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir You Are Being Hunted amp oldid 1105493946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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