Det sedan ett par år tillbaka Microsoft-ägda Inxile Entertainment, den drygt 20 år gamla studion bakom bland annat Wasteland 2 och 3, visade ikväll upp sitt nya spel Clockwork Revolution för första gången. Hade man inte vetat det på förhand hade man nog gissat sig till att det rörde sig om en Bioshock-titel. Den viktoriansk-futuristiska designen parat med magiska, tidskontrollerande inslag, avslöjar definitivt var inspirationen kommit ifrån.
Såhär beskriver Inxile spelet själva:
This is a fantastical, first-person action RPG, with dynamic time-bending combat, deep interconnected roleplaying systems, and the ability to create your own unique character from the ground up. The project is led by Game Director Chad Moore and Principal Designer Jason Anderson, who just happen to have created one of the greatest steampunk RPGs of all time—Arcanum.
Setting and Story: Clockwork Revolution takes place in the vibrant Victorian-era metropolis of Avalon, where steam trains fly overhead, wealthy industrialists replace their limbs with ornate clockwork prosthetics, and mechanical servants fulfill their masters' every whim.
But this new age of wonders holds a dark secret—it's been carefully constructed by the ruthless Lady Ironwood. Through use of a time travel device, she's changed key moments in Avalon's history, keeping the working class struggling in the slums and factories, while bringing herself immense wealth and power. That's where you come in...
Time Travel and The Chronometer: Discovering Ironwood's scheme, you'll use a wondrous device known as the Chronometer to travel back in time, choose how to influence the past, and then return to the present to experience the effects of your decisions. Through unprecedented and complex visual and narrative depth, the choices you make on your trips into the past will change the people, the stories, and the city of Avalon itself in extraordinary and (very often) unexpected ways. In Clockwork Revolution we're pushing roleplaying reactivity to new heights, infused with the unique texture and personality that you've come to expect from our games.
Slutligen tilläger utvecklarna att Clockwork Revolution befinner sig i ett pre alpha-stadium, vilket troligen betyder att vi inte ska hålla andan och kanske inte bör vänta oss ett släppdatum tidigare än 2025. Se trailern nedan.