Two Sides of a Dream: Constructing the Worlds of Concord: The Fall of Reverie

Howdy! We’re so happy to be launching Concord: The Fall of Reverie on Xbox Sequence X|S right this moment. It’s a story journey with two colourful worlds, a forged of eclectic characters, and a fascinating story we hope you’ll all take pleasure in!

Concord: The Fall of Reverie was born out of a single idea: with the ability to see forthcoming narrative branches and performing on them accordingly by means of your required selections. From this mechanic got here the thought of goals as gas for future actions, a lens by means of which to see and dissect the advanced world we reside in, and take care of. We knew from the start that the sport can be set in a barely futuristic world, shut sufficient to ours to allow us to deal with up to date points but distant sufficient to lend us extra artistic freedom.

Constructing Reverie, the house of historic godlike beings often known as Aspirations, was the subsequent logical step to tie collectively the gameplay mechanics and narrative intention, nevertheless it was additionally the toughest one. Reverie and the Aspirations have been meant to provide Polly (and also you) a broader, nearly metaphysical view of the world.

However we didn’t need this realm to really feel overly divine: it wanted to be fragile, withering within the face of capitalism’s dreamless system. It was additionally our answer to bridge the hole between this far-reaching gameplay, suited to huge selections and even larger penalties, and the intimate story we needed to inform.

We determined to color Brittle (the true world) as a vivid, vivid world the place social points are hidden from plain sight. Then again, Reverie’s lands are chilly, arid, and scattered with ruins akin to our previous civilizations, echoing the absence of goals in Brittle. All of it serves the concept that goals are the place hope might be discovered when all appears misplaced, the place nice issues might be born from vacancy. Thus, Reverie serves as a set of paths to assist Polly navigate her difficult life, and the Aspirations as guides to assist her discover her personal voice.

We based mostly the Aspirations off just a few mythological and psychological theories, amongst that are the Spiral Dynamics and popular culture classics like “Sandman” and “Inside Out.” They wanted to be damaged and really feel actual, not like all-powerful Greek gods. It helped give them extra character and pen them as magical, erratic beings who, regardless of being immortals, are nonetheless battling their very own group. Their struggles mirror what occurs in Brittle and assist bind Polly’s quest with that of the Aspirations.

We discovered it tough to flesh out two worlds concurrently with our narrative system. The problem lay in balancing narration between Brittle and Reverie, and it took some iteration earlier than we determined to make Brittle the primary setting of the sport. So, on the events when Reverie’s story takes the stage, it feels necessary – weaving threads that have an effect on humanity – and intimate, tied as it’s to Polly’s private historical past.

We hope you benefit from the story and draw as a lot inspiration from it as Polly does from Reverie all through her journey. You’ll be able to play Concord: The Fall of Reverie beginning right this moment on Xbox Sequence X|S.

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The destiny of humanity is at stake.
Use your reward of clairvoyance to see into the long run and cease an apocalypse that threatens the steadiness between your world and the deities’.

Within the very close to future…
When Polly returns residence after just a few years overseas to search for her lacking mom, she shortly realizes that her hometown has drastically modified. A megacorporation named MK is utilizing its energy to regulate the inhabitants, and her group is at risk.  

She quickly discovers that she has a present of clairvoyance that connects her to Reverie, the realm of the Aspirations of Humanity: Glory, Bliss, Energy, Chaos, Bond, and Reality.

On this world, Polly turns into Concord, an Oracle who has the facility to decide on the Aspiration that can in the end rule over Reverie and restore the fragile steadiness between the deities’ world and ours.   

The destiny of humanity is at stake. To which future do you aspire?

DECIDE YOUR DESTINY 

As Polly, or Concord, every motion you are taking will have an effect on each worlds and ship you down sprawling narrative paths. See into the long run and discover the implications of alternatives within the Augural, a sport board and visible illustration of Polly’s reward of foresight.

In pursuing whichever future you need, you’ll additionally bond with and acquire crystals from the Aspirations. These will unlock totally different paths at necessary crossroads that can change how the thread of the story unravels, and in the end the destiny of humanity.

FIND THE NEW HEART OF HUMANITY 

Whichever Aspiration comes to guide Reverie, with Concord’s assist, may even grow to be the guts of humanity. Their persona and elegance of rule will change Reverie whereas additionally giving the folks of our world a brand new path too: when the hyperlink between worlds is stronger, Reverie has an even bigger affect on the state of our world. 

Glory, Bliss, Energy, Chaos, Bond, and Reality are all wildly totally different entities with their very own distinct personalities, objectives, and opinions on the way to make issues higher. You’ll get to know every of them as go to Reverie in your goals as Concord, however solely you realize finest – as Polly – what your world wants.    

A COLORFUL WORLD  

As you play, enjoy inventive path that’s vivid, vibrant, and futuristic. Immerse your self within the day by day lifetime of a Mediterranean metropolis and get to know its folks, with a forged of characters who’re absolutely voiced and animated. Take pleasure in a fascinating soundtrack by award-winning composer, Lena Raine.