Tonight throughout Sony’s massive PlayStation 5 stream, Square Enix introduced a shock game codenamed Project Athia. Details are hazy (heck, even the identify is hazy) nevertheless it appears to be like like an action-adventure game with magical powers, massive monsters, and the flexibility to parkour at nice velocity over fairly landscapes. I’m in. While the preliminary announcement solely talked about PS5, Squeenix have since confirmed it’s coming to PC too. See the swish trailer beneath.
Square Enix say Athia “will transport players to a world filled with beauty and dismay as they set upon a thrilling story-led, action-packed adventure which can be twisted, tempestuous and forbidding.” That’s how I describe my on a regular basis life too. They’re a bit extra imprecise on what it’s however I’m broadly up for leaping round actual quick, getting stared at by large eyes within the woods, and beating folks up with roots. And within the game and so forth.
It’s being made by Luminous Productions, a Squeenix studio constructed upon former members of the Final Fantasy XV workforce. You would possibly bear in mind them from their current raytracing tech demo.
Project Athia does have a website nevertheless it doesn’t say a lot.
Gary Whitta, who was story advisor on Telltale’s first season of The Walking Dead, says on Twitter that he “led a crack team of A-list writers from the worlds of film, TV, games, and fantasy literature who helped create this immense new universe”.
Whatever you name it, hit our E3 2020 tag for extra from this summer season’s blast of gaming bulletins, trailers, and miscellaneous advertising. Our E3 stream schedule will let you know what to observe and when.
