South of the Circle Headed to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 April 2022 / 3,262 Views
Publisher 11 bit studios and developer State of Play Games have announced South of the Circle for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG. A release date was not announced.
View the announcement trailer below:
Here is an overview of the game:
South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience with a deep multi-layered cinematic story. The main plot asks questions about the consequences of life choices, of pursuing either career or true love, maneuvering between now and the past. You play Peter, a Cambridge academic who crashlands in Cold War Antarctica. As he searches for help, his past unwinds before him, revealing how the pressures of power and his own aspirations have led him into this crisis he must somehow escape. A love story between him and fellow academic Clara develops, and Peter learns the weight of all the things he has promised. Like memories from childhood, some promises stay with us forever.
Created by BAFTA winners State of Play Games, the game’s beautiful aesthetic and nuanced writing underlines its sweeping cinematic scope, further enhanced by actors drawn from Bohemian Rhapsody (Gwilym Lee), The Woman in White (Olivia Vinall), The Crown (Richard Goulding), Game of Thrones (Anton Lesser), Chernobyl (Adrian Rawlins), and Downton Abbey (Michael Fox).
Key Features:
- Compelling and immersive narrative with a unique sense of time and place.
- Nuanced emotional choices.
- Fully motion-captured performances to achieve emotional realism.
- Rich, authentic setting of the historical Cold War era.
- Environmental storytelling woven through the narrative.
- Distinguished and consistent art style.
- Crafted by State of Play Games, developers of BAFTA-winning Lumino City, BAFTA-nominated KAMI 2 and Apple Design Award Winner INKS, for audiences that seek emotional and heart-wrenching moments with a game.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Good to know! Based on that trailer, I never would have guessed this was from the same studio lol
They only publish the game, devs are State of Play. I kind of regret not playing the game when my Apple Arcade sub was active, but it’s good to know that they’re now backed by 11 Bit to support all platforms.
Oh I see. I wonder if State of Play has ever been featured in a Sony State of Play lol
That could happen in a small future State of Play since it’s also announced for PS systems lol
That would be hilarious! State of Play featuring a game by State of Play lol
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