1978 (video game)
| 1978 | |
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| Developer(s) | V.J. Sur |
| Publisher(s) | V.J. La'Libertad |
| Designer(s) | Xavier Torres Valdéz Rodrigo Fuentes Fuentes Jorge Árbenz López |
| Programmer(s) | Alexander Yagüe Nuñez José Hidalgo Ureña Oswaldo Ulloa Molina |
| Artist(s) | Hugo Dávalos Cortez Samuel Lindo Barrie Federico Azaña Armas |
| Writer(s) | Rubén Álvarez Pérez Héctor Salinas Mena |
| Composer(s) | Gustavo Rosales Tejón |
| Series | 1900s |
| Engine | Moteur Irréel 3 |
| Platform(s) | LujánOS AmicOS |
| Release | 13 November 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
1978 is a first-person psychological horror survival video game developed by V.J. La'Libertad and published by V.J. Sur. It is the fourth installment of the 1900s series, being released in 2017. It follows Llaksa Meléndez Ñaupari, a half-Creeperian half-Senvarian young adult trying to escape the violence of the 1978 San Juan race riots. His family is killed in an attack by government forces, and during his attempts to escape San Juan to Sonsatepan while coming under threat of attacks from government forces, Creeperian and Deltinian civilians, rebel groups, and death squads.
After the popularity of 1946 in 2013, V.J. Sur announced that a fourth installment of the 1900s series would be released in late-2017. The first trailer was released in early-2016 with gameplay footage being released in late-2016. A demo for the game was released on 14 April 2017 and the full game was released on 13 November 2017. The game is compatible on the LujánOS and AmicOS platforms.
The game was met with mostly positive reviews upon release for its graphics, sound design, atmosphere, story, and gameplay design. Criticisms were given for its difficulty and heavy amounts of gore. The game was originally supposed to take place during the 1968 San Juan race riots but it was changed to the 1978 race riots for unknown reasons.
Gameplay
1978 is a first-person survival horror game, and like its predecessors 1980 (2005), 1946 (2009), 1956 (2013), it is a single-player game with purchasable downloadable content. The game is set in northern San Juan near the border of Sonsatepan. The player controls Llaksa Meléndez Ñaupari who is attempting to escape the department for Sonsatepan.
Meléndez Ñaupari cannot fight enemies except for in scripted scenes and cutscenes. He needs to hide from government forces, Creeperian and Deltinian civilians, rebel groups, and death squads. The player can walk, run, jump, crouch, slide, climb, and hide in barrels, under beds, in tall grass, in water, and inside of buildings. The player has a limited stamina meter which will slow the player overtime. The game takes place over the course of three days and three night towards the beginning of the race riots. The game features dialogue in Creeperian, Deltinian, and Senvarian, and it has subtitles for various languages.
Plot
Development
Soundtrack
The game's soundtrack was composed by Gustavo Rosales Tejón. The soundtrack features 12 original tracks and performances of songs from the Militarist Nationalist Front death squad.
Release
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVJC | 8.9/10 |
The game was met with mostly positive reviews upon release.
See also
- 1928 – set in San Salvador during the Crisis of 1928
- 1946 – set in San Salvador during the Siege of San Salvador
- 1980 – set in Tuxtla Martínez during the killings of the Mejía Legion
