Star Wars Eclipse Writer's New Studio Announces Dark Fantasy RPG
Adam Williams, former lead writer of Star Wars Eclipse, has founded Republic Games and announced a dark, mature fantasy RPG backed by KRAFTON.
Adam Williams, the former lead writer of Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse, has founded a new game development studio, Republic Games, with funding from KRAFTON (the creators of PUBG and The Callisto Protocol). Their first project is a dark, mature fantasy RPG described as a blend of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Orwell's 1984 . The game's setting features a tyrannical regime suppressing dissent, with a rebel faction fighting for freedom and truth. Williams described the premise: A tyrannical regime is brutally enforcing its ideology and crushing all dissent. But a faction of rebels seeks to overturn the tyrants and expose the lies at the heart of their doctrine. Williams emphasized Republic Games' commitment to creating meaningful experiences: We founded Republic Games to make entertaining and meaningful experiences...We believe there’s a broad base of RPG gamers who feel they aren’t being catered to anymore. They want a classic, traditional, timeless fantasy..…