Final yr’s Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is getting story-focused DLC within the type of Stray Gods: Orpheus, which is able to star the titular legendary bard fairly than base recreation protagonist Grace. Coming again to earth for a brand new story, Orpheus will as soon as once more be performed by Anthony Rapp, the American actor and singer finest identified for his efficiency within the authentic run of the musical Lease, the movie model of the identical present, and most lately (and to most of you, my fellow nerds) in Star Trek: Discovery.
Stray Gods: Orpheus will deal with the “completed” story of Orpheus after the unique recreation, as Hermes returns him to the world of the dwelling and is ready to make decisions freed from the affect of the Fates. It will have six new authentic songs the place, very similar to within the authentic, your story decisions change the movement of lyrics and music mid-song.
“With [Hermes’] assist, you will information Orpheus via the depths of mortal choice making—who up to now, what to hope for, what instrument to rock out on,” reads the plot description.
Final 12 months’s Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical was a daring try and marry the worlds of musical and visible novel. With the branching tales of a visible novel in thoughts, every musical quantity needed to department in its personal approach—in spite of everything, the story in a musical is advised through music. It was made by Summerfall Studio, which is headed by veteran BioWare author David Gaider and Australian business vet Liam Esler. The distinctive experiment was fairly profitable, incomes an 81% within the PC Gamer Stray Gods overview.
“I’ve performed dozens of visible novels and narrative adventures in my time, and I’ve nonetheless by no means skilled something like Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical,” mentioned reviewer Mollie Taylor. She notably referred to as consideration to the standard of appearing among the many all-star forged and the gorgeous work that went into the plush, graphic-novel-style illustrations of every scene.
You’ll find Stray Gods: Orpheus on Steam and skim the announcement there too. Stray Gods: Orpheus will launch on June 27, 2024.
