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Hard-hitting teen drama packs a punch on PS5

As pitches go, ‘a playable, animated teen drama’ sounds ambitious but, thanks to PS5, it’s a goal within developer KO_OP’s reach. With assets drawn at higher-than-4K resolution and visual lighting effects running in real time, the console’s SSD serves up scenes without breaking a sweat. This leaves the developers to consider all the ways they can make you tear up on this emotional journey instead.

Already big fans of the DualSense’s haptic feedback, KO_OP’s team have told us they hope to use it to augment your emotional connection to what you’re doing in-game. So, say you’re faced with a difficult choice: picking either option will present resistance you’ll need to work through on the adaptive triggers. We’ll be choosing our own school adventure soon.