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‘South of Midnight’ Writer Zaire Lanier On Creating A Relatable Human Story Through Black Girl Magic
Compulsion Games writer Zaire Lanier talks to Deadline about writing narrative for Southern Gothic action adventure game South of Midnight
The story follows a young woman named Hazel (voiced by Adriyan Rae, who also shared motion capture duties with Nona Parker), reeling after a hurricane devastated her hometown as she journeys through the highest peaks and the bayou to find her mother, who went missing during the flood. LANIER: There’s a whole extra layer of story where Hazel walks around and sees people being affected, factories that are closed down—basically, the final death throes of a small town. So, trying to walk the line between including these elements and feeling like we were respectful towards those realities while also giving Hazel time to process what she’s seeing because it is traumatic, and applies directly to her and her community.
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