![]() In the span of a minute, it rolls you up in the atmosphere WolfEye's seeking to create, with the help of Colantonio and Gore's music and the eerily evocative sights of its namesake genre. Colantonio also sheds a bit of light on the role that prolific game writer Chris Avellone had earlier in Weird West's development, which ended before multiple women came forward to accuse Avellone of sexual misconduct last month.įirst, if you haven't seen it already, take a moment to watch the reveal trailer for Weird West. I spoke with Colantonio after the Devolver showcase to dive into the ways in which Weird West does differ from his work at Arkane: how he's adjusting to WolfEye's distributed team, embracing a focus on consequences for player actions, and what it means for Colantonio, personally, to also be making music for the game with his bandmate Ava Gore. Also, when a co-creator of Dishonored says "it's not inherent to the immersive sim that they're first-person," it's hard to argue otherwise. If you're not convinced of the shared DNA between Weird West and the projects Colatonio led at Arkane, from Arx Fatalis to 2017's Prey, then his invitation to fight him might be for you.Ī new, short gameplay reel from this past weekend's Devolver Direct may be proof enough, however, that WolfEye is indeed making an immersive sim, albeit from a perspective that differs a bit from the norm. In recent days, though, Colantonio has stressed that Weird West is an immersive sim at its core. At a glance, you might take it for an isometric RPG one where the Old West meets the Old Ones. At least, that's what he said on Twitter recently in a reference to Weird West, the upcoming debut title from his new studio WolfEye.Ĭolantonio and fellow ex-Arkane dev Julian Roby revealed their new team to the world last November, and announced Weird West at The Game Awards a month later. Raphael Colantonio, founder and former President of Arkane, wants to fight. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team. All Rights Reserved.This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. ![]() Immersive Sim: Weird West supports different styles of play in a simulated sandbox world where characters, factions, and even places react to a player's descisions.Ĭopyright 2021 Wolfeye.Bespoke Experience: Each playthrough is unique as the game tailors the story to the player's actions and past choices for an ideal dramatic arc.Intertwined Destinies: Discover the world through origin stories of different characters, moving from one character's journey to the next until all converge in a final chapter.Weird West: Dark Fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures, each playing with their own rules and their own peculiar motives.Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken - a series of high stakes adventures where everything counts and the world reacts to the choices you make. Journey through the story of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. ![]() Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an immersive sim from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.ĭiscover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. ![]()
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