Sing with me, sing for the year
Musical role-playing adventureStray Godsis charting a course for launch. The vocal venture will kick off on August 3 for PC.
The debut game from Summerfall Studios,Stray Godsis a story about Grace, who gets caught up in the life and drama of Greek gods after she’s made the prime suspect in the death of Calliope. In the process, she comes into some new powers, and will have the opportunity to discover the truth. Maybe she can even find some romance on the side?
This quest for truth, answers, and heavenly connections plays out in interactive musical form. Characters break out into song, and the player gets to make choices about the tone of Grace’s responses, potentially shifting the overall tenor and direction of the song.
The voice of the gods
It’s a pretty fascinating system, with formerDragon Agewriter David Gaider penning the script. And alongside an interesting premise and narrative framing, there’s also a host of voice talent signed on. Here’s a rundown of the voice actors working onStray Gods:
Throw in Austin Wintory as composer, alongside musicians Scott Edgar, Steven Gates, Simon Hall of Tripod, and Jess Cerro (Montaigne), and it’s a lot of talent.
Honestly, I am very curious to see how an interactive musical like this would shake out. These branching paths intrigue me, as does the Greek pantheon theming around a murder mystery. We’ll see how Summerfall’s debutStray Godscomes together on August 3.
