Owlcat Video games – the studio behind RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Dealer, introduced its subsequent main RPG – The Expanse: Osiris Reborn – earlier this month. In an interview with CNET, inventive director Alexander Mishulin has spoken about a number of the inspirations behind the upcoming title.
Whereas it ought to come as no shock that The Expanse: Osiris Reborn might be drawing on different RPGs for inspirations, together with titles just like the Mass Impact franchise and Baldur’s Gate 3, Mishulin has revealed that even Persona 5 served as a serious supply of inspiration for the studio, particularly when it comes to how the sport centres its characters all through its narrative.
“I’m not saying we’re taking one thing from, say, Persona 5, however the method, the concept that characters are entrance and heart of the story and the way they evolve all by means of the story up till the tip is a little bit bit comparable,” Mishulin stated.
With regards to its characters, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will enable gamers to take two companions together with them on their varied missions. Together with that, Mishulin has additionally revealed that gamers would possibly find yourself working into characters from the The Expanse books or TV present within the sport.
“You’ll be seeing with your individual eyes the repercussions of Holden’s actions, all of the conditions like The Canterbury, and the way it impacts folks within the belt, folks within the interior planets,” Mishulin stated. “You’ll be having your individual journey with your individual objectives, decisions, penalties in the identical universe [with] all the main occasions unfolding on this universe alongside your story.”
He additionally spoke about how FromSoftware’s Souls titles additionally function inspiration because of its open-ended programs that enable gamers to construct their characters in quite a lot of other ways. “The RPG system could be very open, permitting you to construct no matter character you want,” Mishulin famous. “It’s a part of our imaginative and prescient of the sport to assist you to experiment and discover belongings you like.” The title additionally doesn’t function a strict class system for its characters, additional taking part in into comparisons with Soulslikes.
“One large a part of our Expanse expertise is [conveying] that house is a really harmful and unwelcoming place to be,” Mishulin defined. This additionally signifies that gamers may need to cope with a number of the extra harmful points that come from travelling by means of house in a tough sci-fi setting like The Expanse.
Owlcat had beforehand confirmed that The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will function a very unique story, somewhat than adapting the books or TV exhibits. Mishulin additionally famous that the studio is “not making it particularly to be AAA.” Quite, the main focus is on offering an immersive setting the place gamers will get to make decisions and face penalties.
“After we approached Alcon and talked in regards to the challenge, they informed us that they wished to broaden the universe, to inform extra tales, and our imaginative and prescient was the identical,” stated Mishulin. “We’re telling a brand new story that’s taking place concurrently with all of the occasions of the books and the present.”
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S. Nevertheless, the title doesn’t but have a launch date.
