Modern Storyteller “very pleased” with game’s inclusion on Xbox Game Pass
For this week’s edition of “Game On,” The Fly spoke over email with Nick Pearce, managing director at Australian developer Modern Storyteller, which released mystery adventure role-playing game “The Forgotten City” earlier this year on PC, PlayStation 5 (SONY), PS4, Xbox One (MSFT), Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch (NTDOY). In the interview, Pearce discussed time loop games, releasing a cloud version on Switch, and more.
‘THE FORGOTTEN CITY’: When asked how he feels about the game’s reception so far, Pearce said, “I feel great about it! When I walked away from my 10-year legal career to set up an indie studio and make video games, 5 years ago, it was the most insanely risky thing I’d ever done. Given the commercial and critical success of the game, it turns out it was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
TIME LOOP GAMES: “The Forgotten City” utilizes a time-loop system, meaning the player replays certain events with the goal of finding different outcomes and learning new information each loop. When asked how his game stands out in a genre that seems to be increasingly popular, with time-loop titles such as “Deathloop” and “12 Minutes” also releasing this year, Pearce noted that “The Forgotten City” started out as a mod for “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” years before the current trend.
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