Season looks stellar in its State of Play trailer

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Today’s State of Play may have been a lot shorter than I was expecting – and missing one or two huge titles I thought would be there – but it was a great presentation nonetheless. Especially if you weren’t planning on getting a PS5 until 2023. And while the big-name, heavy-hitters bookended the show, the trailer that got me most excited was the one giving us a fresh look at Season: A letter to the future from Scavengers Studio.

Originally revealed at the 2020 Game Awards, Season: A letter to the future tells the story of the protagonist recording the sights and sounds of a breathtaking world as it comes to the end of its season. Rather than try and save the people who’re sticking by this presumably doomed land, the protagonist aims to capture the world in all its stillness and beauty for future generations. From the look of the new trailer below, that means a lot of photography, audio recording, and interviews.

And bike riding. Lots and lots of bike riding.

I have been smitten with Season: A letter to the future since it first popped up on my radar. But it’s been a bumpy road for this bike ride as developer Scavengers Studio has had to manage pandemic working conditions and accusations of inappropriate workplace behavior. In January of last year, GameIndustry.biz published an article interviewing nine current and former studio employees accusing Creative Director Simon Darveau and CEO Amélie Lamarche of fostering a toxic work environment. Following the article’s publication, Lamarche stepped down from her role as CEO, and Darveau was indefinitely suspended.

In July of last year, Scavengers Studio reported the results of a workplace assessment conducted by an external firm, stating it did not find evidence of the