After a long silence following the announcement of the game at The Game Awards 2021, Telltale Games and Deck Nine studios have finally unveiled The Expanse: A Telltale Series via a gameplay trailer shown at IGN Fan Fest. Now the developers have also released almost ten minutes of new gameplay footage with developer commentary. – co-writer Zak Garriss and game director Stephen Frost.
“It’s a Telltale game, so we’re trying to focus on the story. We also wanted to add some variety to our vision and make sure we take advantage of things like the lack of gravity when exploring. plus, we have cinematic footage that you know from Deck Nine narrative games. Plus, we’re trying to give this game the typical characteristics of the works of Telltale. Part of that will also include making some really tough decisions,” said Frost.
The footage shows protagonist Camina Drummer (played by actress Cara Gee, the same as in the series) exploring a relatively large 3D space in 0-g, which the developers say is meant to be unique to the gaming genre. ‘adventure. Additionally, Frost said the situations we witness on expeditions, decisions, and items found will shape the relationships between characters.
“It’s good. It also allows us to continue the story by interacting with elements of the environment. We jump from different wrecks, we discover things in the environment and our crew comments on the things we find. J love: all the gameplay, exploration, discovery and item acquisition, it all boils down to the characters.”
Prior to the events depicted in the series, The Expanse: A Telltale Series will debut this summer on PC and consoles. The game’s page on the Epic Games Store has posted the system requirements for the game, which are quite low.