Former Irrational Games Devs Create The Flame In The Flood

<p>After Irrational <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;former-irational-games-devs-create-flame-flood&sol;">Games <&sol;a> was downsized earlier this year&comma; former employees are now starting to reveal their first post-Bioshock projects&period; The group have named themselves the Molasses Flood and their first title is a survival game where players use a raft to traverse a bleak apocalyptic landscape&period; It’s called The Flame in the Flood and it features colorful graphics&comma; an isometric view point and a soundtrack of country music by Chuck Ragan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Molasses Flood said that the inspiration for the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;former-irational-games-devs-create-flame-flood&sol;">game <&sol;a> was Huckleberry Finn&comma; Life on the Mississippi&comma; Heart of Darkness&comma; Mud&comma; and Beasts of the Southern Wild&period; The studio wants to convert the adventure and melancholy of these works into a video game The Flame in the Flood is being funded via Kickstarter and has a target of raising &dollar;150&comma;000 by November 6&comma; As well as a copy of the game&comma; backers can also earn an art book and a copy of the soundtrack depending on how much they pledge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Flame in the Flood is expected to release in July 2015&period; You can help fund the game <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kickstarter&period;com&sol;projects&sol;molassesflood&sol;the-flame-in-the-flood&quest;ref&equals;newest">here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gameinformer&period;com&sol;b&sol;features&sol;archive&sol;2014&sol;10&sol;07&sol;without-a-net-bioshock-vets-face-life-after-irrational-with-the-flame-in-the-flood&period;aspx">Game Informer<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;