More details are beginning to surface for the next project from Irrational Games. Irrational downsized after the completion of BioShock Infinite, with studio head Ken Levine now overseeing a team of around 15 staff. The new details come from a job listing that hopes to expand that team by another person.
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Levine previously said that the unannounced game would be heavily narrative focused, and that he wants to make it replayable, despite this focus, by creating a dynamicnew system for adaptable narrative.
According to a post on their hiring page, Irrational are looking for someone with “experience in a semi-open (e.g. Borderlands/Shadows of Mordor) or open world game”, revealing a bit more about the Unreal 4 project’s scope.
Some other details were released earlier this year by Levine on his personal Twitter, including the setting, which will apparently be sci-fi themed, and the fact we’ll be able to create our own character.
The developer also said it would be semi-open world, but not necessarily outside, so perhaps it’ll be set in a space station or something similar.
Whatever it is, it’s going to be a departure from BioShock, as Levine seems to be done with the linear narrative thing for now.
Thanks, Eurogamer.