Stray Gods Turns a Fantasy RPG Right into a Playable Musical

Shortly after the curtain rises on Stray Gods, Calliope—you already know, the Muse from Greek mythology—drops lifeless in your condominium. However not earlier than transferring her musical powers of persuasion and inspiration on to you.

Whereas this would possibly seem to be an Olympean stroke of luck for Grace, a school dropout looking for a brand new singer for her struggling band, another members of the Greek pantheon suspect foul play. Now you end up with one week to show your innocence, or else face the wrath and judgment of some severely highly effective immortals.

That is the dramatic setup for Summerfall Studios’ brand-new interactive role-playing musical, which simply launched as we speak on Xbox One and Xbox Sequence X|S. A novel mixture of city fantasy, story- and character-driven RPGs, and Broadway, Stray Gods is a musical for online game lovers, and a online game for musical lovers. Let’s shine a highlight on how every facet of this epic matches collectively.

For city fantasy fiends

Stray Gods takes place in a world the place the Greek gods everyone knows—Apollo, Persephone, Hermes, Athena—dwell in hiding in our personal modern-day world. These up to date Idols are outlined by the mythology we’re accustomed to, however they’re additionally fighting the issues of life as we all know it as we speak—and for a lot of of them, the previous tales have been just the start of their private drama. Apollo, God of Prophecy, struggles with how he’s handled hundreds of years of visions. Persephone is Queen of the Underworld no extra, solid out after slaying her husband Hades and usurping his realm.

A few of these characters will turn into your mates. Some will likely be your foes. And in the event you like a splash of romance in your fantasy RPG tales, some would possibly even turn into your lovers. As you play, you’ll end up in a position to forge extra critical relationships with Apollo or Persephone, in addition to your mortal greatest buddy Freddie and the pleasant doubtful (and ultra-stylish) Pan.

For role-players

Like your favourite RPGs the place character and story take middle stage, Stray Gods is pushed by your selections and interactions—and in the event you’re accustomed to the work of the sport’s inventive director David Gaider (lead author of Dragon Age), that’s most likely not a shock twist.

Like many RPGs, Stray Gods’ narrative unfolds and relationships develop by means of branching dialogue choices, as you select whether or not to strong-arm, allure, or use your head to strategy the sport’s conditions. In contrast to just about any RPG, Stray Gods additionally unfolds by means of interactive lyrics and music, too.

Grace’s defining choices are characterised by a trio of traits that Summerfall calls Charming (color-coded inexperienced in-game), Kickass (appropriately crimson), and Intelligent (cool blue). When trait-based choices flip up at key moments in Stray Gods’ songs, your selection can alter not simply the character beats, however the tone, the tempo, and even the musical fashion of the tune.

For musical followers

To account for the entire narrative and tuneful prospects, Music Director and BAFTA-winning composer Austin Wintory, alongside fellow track co-writers Tripod and Montaigne, have been confronted with the really Herculean problem of making branching music, phrases, and melodies—and making these branches movement collectively seamlessly.

Relying in your Charming/Kickass/Intelligent choices, a track would possibly take a tougher, punk-er, percussive flip, or drift right into a extra soulful and string-heavy association. All informed, there are millions of potential track variations you may expertise in your playthroughs.

The music is dropped at life by a modern-day pantheon of voice expertise—together with Laura Bailey (Grace), Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Persephone), Troy Baker (Apollo), Khary Payton (Pan), Janina Gavankar (Freddie), Felicia Day (Athena), Ashley Johnson (Calliope), Anthony Rapp (Orpheus), and extra stars from throughout video games, tv, and Broadway.

When crafting Stray Gods, Summerfall Studios needed to make sure as many individuals may benefit from the expertise as potential—and a part of that included constructing in accessibility choices associated to the music and extra.

These choices embrace subtitles and audio descriptions of the occasions, UI sizing choices, management remapping, the power to regulate the timing of songs’ progress, and extra. For a full rationalization of the choices that will help you determine if Stray Gods is the sport for you, go to www.summerfallstudios.com/accessibility.

Take a look at Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical — accessible as we speak on Xbox One and Xbox Sequence X|S.