3 months ago
Amy Sedaris is simply a comedian, actor, writer — and now, a video crippled designer.
Sedaris helped create a civilization level successful “What nan Car?”, an absurdist racing crippled exclusively disposable connected Apple Arcade created by developers who don’t ain cars (see screenshots beneath from nan level, “Amy Sedaris Can’t Drive”). Of course, Sedaris is simply a New Yorker who can’t thrust and doesn’t play video games. So erstwhile nan game’s developer, Triband, reached retired astir nan “What nan Car?” task via Sedaris’ supplier astatine UTA, she initially was confused.
“I’m not a crippled player. But I spot group connected trains playing games — and they look exhausted,” Sedaris said. “I don’t drive. It gives maine excessively overmuch anxiety. And I’m successful New York, truthful you don’t request to drive.” But “once they said, ‘It’s for group who don’t play games and don’t drive,’ I instantly sewage it!”
In “What nan Car?”, players return connected nan domiciled of an unconventional title car pinch perpetually changing features, specified arsenic legs, wings and moreover nan communal cold. Triband is nan indie workplace down nan likewise quirky crippled “What nan Golf?” (also an Apple Arcade exclusive).
The “Amy Sedaris Can’t Drive” level, disposable to Apple Arcade subscribers starting June 22, features ludicrous and delightful creation and props inspired by Sedaris’ hobbies and projects – specified arsenic bunny ears for her emotion of bunnies, crafts supplies galore arsenic a motion to her show “At Home With Amy Sedaris,” and an abundance of cheeseballs arsenic she’s a notable cheeseballs enthusiast.
“It’s a batch of fun, this level. There’s truthful overmuch to look at!” Sedaris said. “There are nary instructions — you benignant of fig it retired connected your own.
“Reckless driving is fun,” she said, quickly adding, “In crippled form.”
“What nan Car?” lets anyone tin make their ain civilization quirky levels, stock pinch friends and family. Players will besides beryllium capable to usage props from “Amy Sedaris Can’t Drive” successful their ain levels.
“We created this crippled to make people laugh, and we wanted to induce personification who makes america laughter arsenic as much, to create a level that brings successful their unsocial sound and zaniness,” said Tim Garbos, Triband’s imaginative director. “Naturally we each thought Amy Sedaris would beryllium nan cleanable choice. We were already fans of her work, and connected apical of that, to find retired she besides doesn’t drive, we instantly knew this was meant to be.”
The Apple Arcade crippled subscription work ($4.99/month) offers unlimited entree to much than 200 titles. It doesn’t person ads aliases in-app purchases.
Watch a video pinch Sedaris explaining her crippled level:
Here are screengrabs from “Amy Sedaris Can’t Drive” successful “What nan Car?”:
