Tron: Identity Director Talks Detective Story Elements, Big Choices in Upcoming Visual Novel
The recent D23 Disney & Marvel Games Showcase featured a significant number of exciting announcements for fans of the Disney and Marvel franchises. On the Disney front, one of the most interesting reveals was the upcoming Tron: Identity virtual novel which brings the Tron universe to an entirely new medium.
Disney's Tron: Identity announcement at D23 came in the form of an ominous and brief teaser trailer depicting an iconic Tron identity disc, or light disc, gradually illuminating while accompanied by a fitting sci-fi soundtrack. The trailer ends with the message «Uploading 2023» along with indie developer Bithell Games and Disney's logos, and an indication that Tron: identity can be expected to release for PC on Steam. Game Rant spoke with Mike Bithell at D23 about the tone and direction of Tron: Identity which features a more moody and mature Film Noir detective mystery setting in contrast toTron's traditionally family-friendly presentation.
Tron: Identity Director Explains Why Movie Characters Aren't in the Game
The story of Tron: Identity takes place in a new Grid that has been neglected and left to evolve on its own. Players will follow the adventures of Query, a detective program attempting to uncover the mystery of a break-in at the Grid's Repository. The virtual novel is heavily dependent on player choices, allowing players to decide exactly how to interact with the denizens of the Grid. Players can form alliances, cruelly spurn characters, or outright derezz them.
In the process, players will dive into the memories of the Grid's inhabitants, engaging in puzzles to defrag their Identity Discs. As to Bithell Games' approach to theTron franchise, Bithell said,
In my opinion on Tron, if you look at what's existed in the
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