So the critically acclaimed TV show A Game of Thrones is quite frankly a rather large license at the moment and as such Cyanide have picked this up for its first major video game release. It sounds unfair but for a developer who mainly deal in simulating cycling events this does seem like a bit of an unfair match. Many people love the series but not many people have loved their games.
It surprised me that this wasn’t picked up someone like CD Projekt, whom seem to specialise in dark fantasy titles and raunchy medieval backdrops. This is Cyanides second attempt a cracking the Game of Throne audience after their real-time strategy title that was released last year but this was released before HBO’s adaptation grabbed everyone’s attention.
The interesting premise of this new RPG is that it is set during the first book in Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice series and follows a brand new set of characters. The game plays out around the stories from the book/series and will allow people to meet their favourite characters along the way as well as step foot in all the well known locations.
The game has been outlined as a very faithful companion to the franchise and follows the high standards the books and the show on TV. The two main characters share an interweaving story that jumps from one perspective to the other much like the chapters of the books themselves. One is Mors Westford, a member of the Nights Watch, who goes into battle with his pup. The second is Alester Sarwyck, a red priest of R’hllor, hardened by battles and his life in Westeros.
The game takes in locations like Castle Black and holds as truly to the book as possible. Lead designer Sylvain Sechi said, “When we were working with George Martin, he saw the wall and said 'Woah - it's very, very big, we said, yeah, it's 600 feet like you wrote in the book. He said 'Woah - I wrote it too big.' We're very authentic, and sometimes it's too authentic for him!"
Some people have expressed a worry that the game itself doesn’t feel like a dark fantasy epic and is more of a low level produced RPG.
The game is settling a deeply into the lore as possible and even has differently branching paths along the way. Yes the game might not look brilliant right now but the game isn’t scheduled for release for another few months so there is time for the production to look and feel better.
As a fan of the series I certainly hope that the game improves over the finale of it’s development and would like to see if receive at least a little success and as such stake a claim for a remake with slightly better money down the line.
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