Exodus is a coming sci-fi RPG that stars Matthew McConaughey in his first video-game function, which he introduced finally yr’s Recreation Awards.
Since then we’ve solely had the unique announcement trailer to go on, however a current sequence of movies as a part of a Q&A with Archetype’s co-founders, James Ohlen and Chad Robertson revealed much more about what’s to come back with Exodus.
Particulars like the truth that the protagonist will probably be voiced, and won’t be a silent function. That with regards to the sport’s narrative, Ohlen says “we’re actually specializing in selection and penalties,” with a number of endings potential relying on these decisions.
Ohlen and Robertson additionally spoke about inspirations for Exodus, with Interstellar being a transparent one because of the video games deal with time dilation, together with Frank Herbet’s Dune, Star Wars, and different influences that have been left unsaid, lest they spoil narrative particulars that’ll come later this month.
One other attention-grabbing level was how Ohlen and Robertson emphasised that on the science half of this science-fiction, the crew is taking each ingredient very severely.
Ohlen additionally teased that the crew is working with “a few of the finest science fiction authors on the earth, a few of the administrators and idea artists,” and that who precisely these folks can also be coming later this month.
“We’ve taken the event of this science-fiction universe very severely, and the science behind any of the options throughout the universe is one thing we’ve undoubtedly thought of.
However extra importantly, we’ve been working with a few of the finest science-fiction authors on the earth, a few of the finest administrators and idea artists, and we’re gonna speak extra about that in January truly, who these persons are.”
Ohlen and Robertson additionally confirmed that Exodus is certainly set within the Omega Centauri cluster, the place People discover themselves having nowhere close to the dominance they do on Earth the truth is the are the “very backside of the meals chain.”
On McConaughey’s character, with out precisely revealing the character’s identify, we do know that he’ll be a mentor in your character.
“He’s going to play considerably of a mentorship function to you, and form of provide you with perception into the alternatives you’ve made, after which finally, in all probability affect the selections you make going forward in the remainder of the sport trigger you’re going to have perception from him that you just wouldn’t in any other case have.”
Supply – [Archetype Entertainment]