Surgent Studios, the developer of Tales of Kenzera: Zau – which launched earlier this yr – has supplied particulars on what its subsequent mission can be. Talking with VGC, founder and studio head Abubakar Salim revealed that Surgent Studios’ subsequent recreation is an RPG.
Particularly, the studio’s subsequent title is described as a afro-gothic isometric motion RPG. As per Salim, the sport is being developed below the identify Challenge Uso, and goes to be set in the identical universe as Tales of Kenzera: Zau.
Billed as a “darker, extra visceral, [and] gritty” recreation than the studio’s sidescrolling Metroidvania debut, the sport is impressed by Planescape: Torment. Salim says Surgent Studios is at the moment “on the lookout for a funding companion to deliver it to life.”
Speaking concerning the recreation, Salim revealed that gamers will play as an android cradling the spirit of Eshu, the God of Chaos.
“The story (with Zau) is that as a shaman you’re difficult the God of Loss of life as a method of trying on the concept of wholesome dealing with grief, so I got here up with the concept of what if one reader is impressed to defy dying itself, so that they create this android which is long-established to cradle the spirits of the useless,” he stated. “And what if that spirit isn’t a human being, it’s a God, Eshu, the God of Chaos, so now you’ve bought these two mentalities in a single body? That’s one thing I assumed could be actually cool to discover.”
In keeping with Salim, Challenge Uso will characteristic real-time fight, and also will use a brand new system dubbed the “Crucible” system that may see gamers rolling in opposition to themselves.
“We need to actually focus our time and a spotlight on the mechanics, on the gameplay on the texture of it as a complete, as a result of I believe that’s what’s actually key,” he stated. “That’s what will make it actually sing.
“As passionate Dungeons and Dragons gamers, the Surgent workforce and I knew we needed to strive our hand at creating our personal RPG system. As a strategy to give Challenge Uso a fast-paced, real-time really feel, we created the Crucible system, which requires gamers to roll in opposition to themselves.”
Surgent Studios has additionally shared idea pictures for the title. You possibly can view them beneath.
