Edge of Twilight is "Ico, Soul Reaver, and God of War" bundled up

by Nick Doerr { Apr 14th 2008 at 10:00AM }

Anyone who describes their game, even in passing, as an amalgamation of Ico, Soul Reaver, and God of War just gave themselves one heck of a mountain to climb. It seems FUZZYEYES, team behind the steampunk fantasy game Edge of Twilight isn't afraid to tackle that challenge, either. The head honcho of the project, Wei-Yao Lu set the stage for the game by describing a blur between good and evil like never before and how everything they place in the world has justification for being there.

That is to say, there's no "Jedi" and "Dark Side" choices -- everything is amoral and ambiguous. Two sides to every story. Speaking of story, the main character, Lex, is a half-breed of two social factions that make up the world. The actions he takes through the game, like meandering around on a side quest, will actually affect the flow of the main storyline.

Since you're a half-breed, you have two "personas". One during the day, which gives you brute strength to break scenery and manipulate machinery, and another at night that gives you agile movement and a different fighting style. These two personas will be key in opening up new areas to explore, so we're sure they'll come to light later on. Edge of Twilight is due out next year, so we'll keep our ears to the ground so we can hear the approaching stampede of news.

Tags: edge-of-twilight, fuzzyeyes, fuzzyeyes-studio

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Trev @ Apr 14th 2008 10:11AM

Here's hoping they deliver on it.

JoJo @ Apr 14th 2008 10:15AM

hm..
I will keep my eyes and ears on this one,
looks and sounds interesting! but a long while!!

Faenor @ Apr 14th 2008 10:27AM

Looking at the screen shots, they are chatting rubbish. The level of minor details is appalling, lets hope it improves closer to launch.

greg @ Apr 14th 2008 10:53AM

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2007/20070314.jpg

you're actually appalled by the level of detail in a video game? get a life.

JAH75157 @ Apr 14th 2008 10:47AM

and i can tell you i have a thousand penises it doesn't make it true

PSN: KillaKornbread (the shirt is a lie!) @ Apr 14th 2008 10:49AM

they may have just killed any chance of this game being a hit right there. now when it does drop, its going to be compared to all those games and will probably get ripped if it doesnt live up. i hope it turns out good but i wont get my hopes up, next year is a long ways away.

Mr Khan @ Apr 14th 2008 2:16PM

Aye, it could come under fire from the Fable effect, great game that aimed to be much greater, and in the end the dev just gets shat upon for their failure to deliver, despite the great success that the game itself actually was

doc j @ Apr 14th 2008 10:50AM

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt now since the release date is so far off... and not judge them based on those rather generic and lackluster screen shots. I'd love to play Kratos: The Legacy of Ico - sounds fun.

Christian @ Apr 14th 2008 11:27AM

And does anyone else see the glaring similarities to Zelda: TWILIGHT Princess? Normal, powerful link in the light realm; agile and quick Wolf Link in the darkness? Cmon now.

John @ Apr 14th 2008 12:40PM

But maybe this guy will actually rip open his chest to add the hearts of his enemies to his own collection.

Nate @ Apr 14th 2008 3:38PM

I remember when the Prince of Persia: the two thrones was being demoed. That was a fully functional demo, and they changed a some major details before it finished. Remember when the dark side made everything look sandy like your one of the monsters? That was a cool feature they dropped. Or the ability to choose which side you were going to be by walking into the fire or avoiding it... took that out. But in the end, it was still a really great game.

Considering this game is a long way from being finished, its too early to expect much of anything.

Flux1971 @ Apr 14th 2008 1:45PM

Sounds a lot like Primal (the PS2 game) with Jen and her 4 demon forms on their appropriate worlds, switching between them as needed to accomplish certain tasks, and using her "familiar" Scree to access other areas.

Seriously, this game sounds a lot like MANY games. Does that matter? A good game is a good game is a good game. They shouldn't have compared it to those three blockbusters/fan-faves, though. Talk about setting themselves up for a bashing and players up for a disappointment.