Clockwork Revolution is a Love Child of Arcanum and Vampire the Masquerade - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 August 2023 / 2,651 Views
Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer inXile Entertainment last month announced the steampunk first-person RPG, Clockwork Revolution.
Clockwork Revolution game director Chad Moore via Twitter has described the game as a "love child" of Arcanum and Vampire the Masquerade.
"With deep world building, compelling narrative, crunchy RPG systems, engaging gameplay, and massive reactivity, I’ve always described Clockwork Revolution as the love child of Arcanum and Vampire: The Masquerade," said Moore.
Clockwork Revolution is in development for the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass. It will launch "in due time."
With deep world building, compelling narrative, crunchy RPG systems, engaging gameplay, and massive reactivity, I’ve always described @ClockworkGame as the love child of #arcanum and @VBloodlines. pic.twitter.com/qp51n2a24L
— Chad Moore (@Pappylicious) July 8, 2023
Read details on the game below:
his is a fantastical, first-person action RPG, with dynamic time-bending combat, deep interconnected roleplaying systems, and the ability to create your own unique character from the ground up. The project is led by Game Director Chad Moore and Principal Designer Jason Anderson, who just happen to have created one of the greatest steampunk RPGs of all time—Arcanum.
Setting and Story
Clockwork Revolution takes place in the vibrant Victorian-era metropolis of Avalon, where steam trains fly overhead, wealthy industrialists replace their limbs with ornate clockwork prosthetics, and mechanical servants fulfill their masters’ every whim.
But this new age of wonders holds a dark secret—it’s been carefully constructed by the ruthless Lady Ironwood. Through use of a time travel device, she’s changed key moments in Avalon’s history, keeping the working class struggling in the slums and factories, while bringing herself immense wealth and power. That’s where you come in…
Time Travel and The Chronometer
Discovering Ironwood’s scheme, you’ll use a wondrous device known as the Chronometer to travel back in time, choose how to influence the past, and then return to the present to experience the effects of your decisions. Through unprecedented and complex visual and narrative depth, the choices you make on your trips into the past will change the people, the stories, and the city of Avalon itself in extraordinary and (very often) unexpected ways. In Clockwork Revolution we’re pushing roleplaying reactivity to new heights, infused with the unique texture and personality that you’ve come to expect from our games.
This is an exciting project for us at inXile. Not only is Clockwork Revolution our first fully-fledged Xbox Game Studios release, but from start to finish we’re utilizing the resources and support of Microsoft and Xbox to create our studio’s first AAA first-person action RPG. We’re still early in development, but hope you enjoyed this pre-alpha sneak peek, and we look forward to sharing more… in due time.
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Sounds very promising!
inXile is known for their hardcore RPGs, so I can’t wait to see what they’re able to do with a high budget! Just the concept on Clockwork Revolution has me sold!
I have a strong hunch this game is going to be something special.
Color me interested!
I'm looking forward to it, InXile is AWESOME!! Bought Wasteland 3 just a couple months ago on Steam and absolutely demolished it, the first game that I started a 2nd playthrough right away after the 1st, in years,
I hope It's a "Bioshock game".
Gonna be a lot more than that. inXile employs some WRPG royalty, so this has the potential to be something really special. They only make hardcore RPGs as well, so it may still have its nicheness.
Like? You just want a first person shooter? Or you want it to be weird in lore and setting like Bioshock? Because it'll definitely have deep lore and weird things, but it will also be much more than just a first person shooter.
