Indie writer ESDigital Video games and Toronto-based movie and sport manufacturing studio Lofty Sky Leisure, shared new particulars on narrative sport and animated collection Sky of Tides.
The devs shared the roster of proficient voice actors featured within the upcoming narrative sport Sky of Tides and the animated collection set in the identical universe, Sky of Tides: ATLA.
The solid of every incorporates voices acknowledged from tv, anime and different common video video games.
Sky of Tides is a story-driven sci-fi journey with RPG parts set in a technologically superior universe on the point of warfare. Set on numen9, the sport explores the aftermath of an incredible calamity that fractured the planet, floated the oceans into the sky, and cut up the land into 9 separate planetoids.
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It’s a part of the rebirth of transmedia in video games and movie/TV. Lofty Sky is on the forefront of a shift in indie studios using these ways and shaping how tales are found and informed. In what is perhaps a primary for gaming, the TV collection will likely be out there completely for a restricted time (and for no further cost) to gamers who beat the sport and unlock the true ending. It is going to play proper inside the sport as a reward for gamers.
Gamers observe Rin, voiced by Ginger Sue (Satan Could Cry: Peak of Fight, Dragonheir: Silent Gods, My Time at Sandrock). Rin should seek for her lacking father following his disappearance below mysterious circumstances and heal the damaged planet of numen9. The manufacturing staff options a number of feminine key creatives and fathers of daughters who imagine within the presence of a compelling (and never sexualized) important character, somebody their daughters may resonate with and one they need they’d had once they first acquired into enjoying video games.
On her journey, Rin encounters a various solid of characters that current decisions that may form each Rin and numen9’s future. Sky of Tides: Atla is an unique five-episode animated collection that will likely be out there completely for a restricted time and at no additional cost as an unlockable reward within the sport.
The core gameplay of Sky of Tides bears similarities to different narrative adventure-RPGs, however with a key
distinction that the min-max mechanic has been turned the other way up and gamers are rewarded for
acquiring a steadiness of character stats.
It explores the world of numen9 from the attitude of one other protagonist, Atla Gildeon, voiced by Angela Tran (Genshin Affect, The Titan’s Bride, Joey & Ella). The collection may even be included in particular retail field units of the sport being offered by ESDigital Video games. Extra platforms the place the collection will be watched will likely be introduced at a later date.
Among the many finest identified solid of the Sky of Tides sport and collection are American voice actor and director Todd Haberkorn, who has voiced characters in lots of common anime and video games together with Dragon Ball Z and Marvel Final Alliance 3. He brings the position of Lu D’Lorah – father of the sport’s important character, to life, and voices Commander Ox within the animated collection.
Damien Hass, a well-recognized face from Smosh Video games and the Damien & Shayne Present, in addition to the voice of a number of characters from the present Clarence and video games together with Grand Theft Auto V, Halo Wars 2, and Fortnite, is the voice of Reef within the Sky of Tides sport.
Additionally notable are ex-USAF officer-turned voice actor and creator, Joe Zieja, whose works embrace Hearth Emblem: Three Homes and Simply Trigger 4. He voices the position of Streak within the sport. And common selection streamer Briana “Storymodebae” Williams joins the solid, voicing the character of Drifty No-Hive in each the sport and animated collection.
Along with the actors talked about above, the solid of the sport and/or the collection consists of:
- Zoleka Vundla voices the character Nikki within the sport.
- Caleb Yen voices the character of Kryll within the collection.
- Tricia Brioux brings the position of Chairman to life in each the sport and collection.
- Chelly Li performs the position of Yana within the collection.
- Conrad Haynes performs the position of Thrace within the sport.
- David Shatraw voices the character of Loaj within the sport.
- Mark Graue performs the position of Rin’s grandfather, Kenneth Sohan within the sport.
- B Marks voices the character Sage Sid within the sport and Dr. Ugane within the collection.
- Brent Mukai, as Sage Opaldeen within the collection.
“It’s been a fantastic experience working with this incredibly talented cast. They helped us fully realize the characters of numen9 as we imagined them and their rich performances brought our universe to life,” mentioned Jason Loftus, CEO and government producer at Lofty Sky Leisure, in an announcement.
As an entrée into the world of Sky of Tides, the studio will launch 9 audio diaries or novellas offering backstory for every of the principle characters. Gamers can signal as much as obtain these novellas on the brand new Sky of Tides web site.
“We wanted to introduce players to our characters and the unique world of numen9 before they play the game,” mentioned Loftus. “So we worked with the actors to create this series of audio novellas as something that can live outside the game but bring players in.”
Press and customers attending Gamescom later this month will be capable to take a look at all-new gameplay for Sky of Tides on the Indie Area sales space in Corridor 10 (2nd degree, House 10, Wednesday August 21 by means of Sunday, August 26. The sport may even be a part of this 12 months’s Braveness Cologne occasion at devcom Developer Night time on Tuesday, August 20 (tickets). Press attending Gamescom are inspired to fulfill with the builders on the ESDigital sales space within the Galaktus bizhub (Corridor 4.1, sales space D-011).
A GDC 2023 Pitch Winner and nominated for GDC 2024 “Best in Play”, the Sky of Tides sport will likely be launching for PC by way of Steam and the Epic Recreation Retailer, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One and X/S consoles and the Nintendo Change quickly. The writer can have an announcement at Gamescom on the timing of the sport’s launch in addition to a brand new demo.
You possibly can wishlist it on Steam. The Sky of Tides: Atla collection will likely be unlockable within the sport completely for a restricted time, with further distribution channels to be introduced at a later time.
Lofty Sky Leisure is an impartial media firm that creates participating tales and experiences throughout completely different digital mediums from video games, movie and TV, and digital actuality. It was established in 2017 by producing staff and married couple Masha Yujiao Loftus and Jason Loftus. It has launched the narrative sport Shuyan Saga and the characteristic movie Everlasting Spring. The corporate has a staff of 20 producing cross-platform content material together with video games, movie, animation, documentary, and VR.
Lofty Sky Leisure’s traders embrace ESDigital Video games, Canada Media Fund, Shaw Rocket Fund and Ontario Creates. The corporate has attracted creators with a wide range of experiences and pursuits, all enthusiastic about progressive storytelling.