Proper, hey. Keep in mind the Disco Elysium spin-off recreation codenamed Mission X7, which was within the works at ZA/UM earlier than it was canned early final yr – on the identical time of us engaged on it had been let go as a part of some layoffs?
Properly, what appears to be like like an inside presentation discussing and demoing a number of parts of that cancelled recreation has now allegedly leaked, and it claims that what we might probably have been in for if the sport had launched was a single-player journey starring Cuno and Cunoesse as twin protagonists. Oh, and a field of locusts.
The alleged presentation was uploaded to YouTube by Disco Elysium content material creator/group member Jamrock Hobo on April 1, although it does not seem like a joke. “Inner presentation of ZA/UMs Disco Elysium sequel ‘Locust Metropolis – An Elysium Story’,” they wrote within the description, “It was made 9 months earlier than the challenge was cancelled. This was despatched to me with the request to add it, so I assume that’s what I’ll be doing. The belongings you discover in your inbox huh.”
To this point, so very in-line with the bizarre and regarding collection of messes each involving ZA/UM and would-be Disco successor studios that’ve sadly been an everyday occurence for the reason that authentic recreation got here out all these years in the past. This allegedly leaked presentation runs for quarter-hour and judging by the date on the pc display within the video, was seemingly given on Could 10, 2023.
Assuming it does grow to be official, we get an image of how numerous parts of the sport had been coming togetherat that time in improvement, with numerous devs chatting via stuff just like the narrative – that half seems to be delivered by ex-ZA/UM author and present Summer time Everlasting member Dora Klindžić -, the artwork, and a vertical slice the crew has put collectively.
The cliff notes are that you just’d be taking part in as each Cuno and Cunoesse, the 2 children Harry and Kim famously meet in a sure yard containing a lifeless physique, with the power to modify between the 2 and oversee their separate units of ideas, however a shared stock and job record. All the pieces appears to be like loads like the unique Disco, together with the thought cupboard, which appears to be like to have been break up in half between the 2 characters, with some new expertise particular to Cuno and Cunoesse swapped in.
As for the plot, it appears to be like like we might have been in for 5 acts, with issues kicking into gear in act two by way of the 2 attempting to flee by practice following the opening act homicide of Cuno’s father, and 4 or 5 completely different endings you might find yourself with. Throught all of this, Cuno carries round a cardboard field of locusts – the titular Locust Metropolis – which might have served as a really Animal Farm-sounding allegory for his private journey, because the state of the locust civilisation modified to match Cuno’s state of affairs and decisions.
VG247 has reached out to ZA/UM for touch upon this story.
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