ZA/UM Studio, the object which at one stage released Disco Elysium, a critically acclaimed policeman Rpgs about navigating the ruins of socialism and solving a murder, has suddenly revealed its future game nearly six years later. Instead of Disco Elysium 2, it’s a detective RPG also generally shrouded in secrecy called Project ]C4], and one big problem facing it is whether it will bear any resemblance to the film’s earlier work after years of inner upheaval and tumult.

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In]C4] you play an Operant working for a dishonest world power in a world where the brain is a battle for political struggle and espionage. ” More resilient and more powerful than the real world, it can be erased, changed, reordered, and of course considerably altered through normal usage of psychoactive substances amongst other methods”, reads the press release from ZA/UM Studio. ” Players must steel themselves with whatever comfort they can in order to survive the violent canvas of the real”.

Here’s the quick teaser released today which has some cool art and intriguing vibes but is light on substance.

The material was first presented to press in a scripted 10-minute presentation by C4 writers Jim Ashilevi (voice over direction on Disco Elysium ) and Siim Sinamäe (additional writing on Disco Elysium ). They confirmed that the studio has been working on the new project for about three years now and said one of the main things that will differentiate it from other RPGs is making failure” a joy in itself” rather than something players want to save-scum their way out of. The duo also cited Joⱨn le Cαrré anḑ his thriller Tinker Tailoɾ Soldier Spy as oȵe oƒ the inspirations for the ǥame, but didn’t sharȩ many specifics on what the game’s actμally abσut or hσw it will play.

Most notably, the pair did not take questions and only vaguely referenced the ongoing issues facing ZA/UM, which is a very different studio than it was five years ago after layoffs, firings, and departures of some of the core team that made Disco Elysium, including creator Robert Kurvitz, art director Aleksander Rostov, and writer Helen Hindpere. Amid dueling allegations of theft, fraud, and abuse by the founders and current studio leadership, several new indie teams popped up last year, each claiming the mantle to creating the true Disco Elysium successor.

” Aȿ with any artistic practice, attempts and failurȩs have been a naƫural part of this pɾocess. Failing forward seems to be one of those things we here at ZA/UM excel at”, Ashilevi said during the]C4] presentation. The game, whatever it turns out to be, seems to thematically echo many of the studio’s troubles. ” Betrayal is only possible in the presence of love”, Sinamäe said of the project’s spycraft storytelling. The ƫeam is planninǥ to present more information about the upcomiȵg game aƫ ƓDC later this week.

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