Key Takeaways
- Lead writer of Star Wars Eclipse forms new studio Republic Games after leaving Quantic Dream.
- Republic Games is working on a dark fantasy RPG with a rebellion against a tyrannical regime.
- Adam Williams expresses interest in working with Detroit: Become Human actor Bryan Dechart.
In August, TheGamer revealed that Star Wars Eclipse lead writer Adam Williams had left the troubled project, and Quantic Dream, with the plans to found a new studio.
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Williams’ plans came to fruition as today, he announced the formation of Republic Games, a studio comprised of a “small but very experienced international group of developers”, which has received funding from PUBG publisher Krafton.
Former Quantic Dream Lead Writer Forms Republic Games
Star Wars Eclipse Official Cinematic Trailer Shot
Williams worked at Quantic Dream for just shy of ten years, serving as the lead writer for both Star Wars Eclipse and 2018’s Detroit: Become Human. He announced his departure from the studio in August.
His new studio, Republic Games, aims to “make entertaining and meaningful experiences” with a focus on “giving players what they actually want.”
Republic Games’ new title is described as a “dark, mature fantasy RPG,” somewhere between Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Orwell’s 1984, in which “A tyrannical regime is brutally enforcing its ideology and crushing all dissent. But a faction of rebels seeks to overturn the tyrants and expose the lies at the heart of their doctrine.”
We believe there’s a broad base of RPG gamers who feel they aren’t being catered to anymore.
As part of the announcement, Williams says, “We believe there’s a broad base of RPG gamers who feel they aren’t being catered to anymore. They want a classic, traditional, timeless fantasy. They want a story that responds to their choices, giving them the freedom to go in any direction they want – rather than being told what to think about the story and characters. That’s the audience we’re making this for.”
Williams Wants To Work With Detroit: Become Human Actor
We spoke to Williams ahead of the studio’s announcement, with the founder telling us that he’d love to work with Detroit: Become Human actors Bryan and Amelia Dechart.
Bryan played Connor in the 2018 title, an android police officer and one of the game’s three protagonists, and his wife Amelia featured as Traci, an Android used for adult purposes.
A few days ago, Williams appeared on the Dechart’s Twitch channel, DechartGames, with the pair telling him that they’d love to appear in the then-unannounced Republic Games’ new project. Williams coyly told me that “I’d like that as well”.
You can follow the progress of Republic Games and its new title on its website right here.
Detroit: Become Human is a game from Quantic Dream that explores the stories of three different androids. It features branching narratives in which your choices affect the outcomes possible.