Eclipse developer Quantic Dream is working on a second comedy game

Developer Quantic Dream is rumored to be working on a second title beyond the recently announced one Star Wars: Eclipse, the mysterious game apparently taking a more comedic direction.

The rumor comes from Twitter user AccountNGT (as spotted by VGC). The flow has a precedent in its predictions, having accurately identified Star Wars: Eclipse a week before her reveal at the Game Awards in December 2021.

Quantic Dream’s second AAA project

– Based on The Dark Sorcerer demo
– Game based on humor
– Central team in Paris
– More advanced than Star Wars Eclipse
– Cross-Gen (may be changed due to their new strategy) pic.twitter.com/08sLTcbkPr

– NGT account (@AccNgt) January 8, 2022

AccountNGT claims game will be based on Quantic Dream The dark wizard, a 12-minute cutscene revealed at E3 2013, seemingly purely as a showcase of the power of the PS4. A comedic short, the elaborate but brief film followed a beleaguered actor trying to film a fantastic trailer while plagued by mistakes on set.

The related game is said to be a “medieval fantasy” with a “non-linear storyline” written by David Cage of Quantic Dream, with gameplay “based on narrative interactivity”.

If this is true, the untitled game appears to be following the same production trajectory as Detroit: become human, which itself began life as a 2011 film Kara.

AccountNGT also claims that development of the unannounced game is expected to take place at Quantic Dream’s main site in Paris and will be “more advanced” than Eclipse. It’s also stated to be an intergenerational game, so expect it to come to the PS4 / Xbox One and PS5 / Xbox-Series X | S generation hardware, if the title exists. Rumor has it that the game is “coming to PC too”.

However, the rumor also suggests that “Quantic Dream Paris is in difficulty in hiring staff for this game”, with the staff problem extending to Star Wars: Eclipse.

Quantic Dream hasn’t officially announced anything for The dark wizard, but with a PlayStation State of Play broadcast expected in February, this seems the most likely place for a reveal.

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