The first images indicate that things are quite colorful in the fantasy world of Yellow Brick Games.
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A still nameless role-playing game about which there is hardly any information at all yet. Why do we still dedicate an article to this title? There are three reasons for this:
Firstly, the development studio Yellow Brick Games will finally lift the curtain on April 2nd, so we should get to know the game better then. Secondly, there are no strangers working on the title, quite the opposite. And thirdly, because there is already a first teaser trailer that shows us the new fantasy game world.
We'll summarize for you which well-known people are behind the game and what the first scenes already reveal. You can watch the very short trailer here:
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Young studio, old hands
Yellow Brick Games is still a clean slate, but the studio based in Quebec City, Canada, can still boast a few heavyweights.
Yellow Brick Games was founded by Mike Laidlaw, which may be familiar to role-playing game fans among you. At least that wouldn't be surprising, after all Laidlaw worked at Bioware for many years and was most recently creative director for the Dragon Age series.
But his CV at Bioware goes back even further, including being an author on Mass Effect and Jade Empire.
Also involved in the new fantasy role-playing game: Jeff Skalski, who previously worked as a senior producer at Ubisoft for six years and worked on Assassin's Creed Syndicate, among other projects. Together with just over 60 other people, these veterans are now working on their debut game as Yellow Brick Games.
Fresh fantasy world in Unreal Engine 5
Which brings us to the core of the report: the game itself. As already mentioned, there is hardly any solid information to report. There will be a big gameplay reveal at IGN on April 2nd. Before the curtain is lifted, we can only tentatively peek through a small opening and tell you what we can already see.
The fantasy world is a completely new creation, it is not based on any well-known brand. It is also noticeable that the first trailer mostly shows very colorful, bright environments. The chances of a similarly dark and dirty atmosphere as in Dragon Age: Origins are probably rather small, but maybe we are wrong.
Technically, the team is no slouch relies on the current Unreal Engine 5. When it comes to graphic style, however, the approach is not as photorealistic as possible. Rather, the one used in many indie games can be found here Low poly look
Use, i.e. the conscious reduction of fine details in textures and 3D objects.
By the way, the fantasy role-playing game from Yellow Brick Games was originally supposed to be distributed by publisher Private Division. The team has now decided to take care of everything themselves. Or like Mike Laidlaw taking this step Videogameschronicle describes:
Self-publishing is a leap of faith, especially in the current turbulent industry climate, but it's also an opportunity to take our destiny into our own hands and reach players and the broader gaming community directly.
How do you like what has been shown so far? Do you like the low-poly graphic style or would you like a more realistic look? Do you still need new fantasy role-playing games or are you now oversaturated with them and are therefore currently turning to other settings such as sci-fi? Feel free to write us your opinions in the comments section!