Surgent Studios, the developer of Tales of Kenzera: Zau – which launched earlier this yr – has provided particulars on what its subsequent venture might be. Talking with VGC, founder and studio head Abubakar Salim revealed that Surgent Studios’ subsequent sport 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 Undertaking Uso, and goes to be set in the identical universe as Tales of Kenzera: Zau.
Billed as a “darker, extra visceral, [and] gritty” sport than the studio’s sidescrolling Metroidvania debut, the sport is impressed by Planescape: Torment. Salim says Surgent Studios is at present “in search of a funding companion to deliver it to life.”
Speaking concerning the sport, 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 Demise as a manner of wanting on the thought of wholesome dealing with grief, so I got here up with the thought of what if one reader is impressed to defy demise itself, so that they create this android which is customary to cradle the spirits of the lifeless,” 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 acquired these two mentalities in a single body? That’s one thing I believed could be actually cool to discover.”
Based on Salim, Undertaking Uso will characteristic real-time fight, and also will use a brand new system dubbed the “Crucible” system that can see gamers rolling towards themselves.
“We need to actually focus our time and a focus on the mechanics, on the gameplay on the texture of it as a complete, as a result of I feel that’s what’s actually key,” he stated. “That’s what’s going to make it actually sing.
“As passionate Dungeons and Dragons gamers, the Surgent workforce and I knew we wished to strive our hand at creating our personal RPG system. As a approach to give Undertaking Uso a fast-paced, real-time really feel, we created the Crucible system, which requires gamers to roll towards themselves.”
Surgent Studios has additionally shared idea photos for the title. You may view them beneath.
