The Magic Circle (video game)

The Magic Circle
Developer(s) Question Games
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Genre(s) Sandbox game
Mode(s) Single-player

The Magic Circle is an upcoming video game developed by Question Games. It will be the first project that they have developed.

Plot

A video game character in an unfinished video game takes control of the game from the developers and tries to finish making it himself. The game will be set primarily in a high fantasy world.[1]

Gameplay

The game will feature a sandbox environment. It will contain a mixture pf exploration and puzzle solving.[2] It will also feature both color and black and white environments, with the option to fill in the dark areas with color. The player will have the ability to disable enemies and alter their AI behaviour by drawing around them. The player will have the ability to turn enemies into bodyguards.[1] All the player's decisions will have a major impact.[3]

Development

The development team consists of employees who previously worked on BioShock and Dishonoured.[2] The voice cast includes James Urbaniak and Ashly Burch. The game is a remake of a 1980s text adventure game.[4] A trailer was shown at PAX 2015.[2]

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Magic Circle: hands-on with ex-BioShock devs' game about making games". PC Gamer. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Our Six Favorite Games From PAX East 2015 - Digital Trends". Digital Trends. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. "The Magic Circle". The Magic Circle. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. "'The Magic Circle' could be the best fake remake of a game that never existed". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 12 March 2015.