Reigns: Game of Thrones

Reigns: Game of Thrones
Developer(s) Nerial
Publisher(s) Devolver Digital
Designer(s) François Alliot
Programmer(s) François Alliot
Artist(s)
  • Arnaud De Bock
  • Irene Navarro
Writer(s)
Composer(s) Eric Van Amerongen
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Release 18 October 2018
Genre(s) Strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Reigns: Game of Thrones is an upcoming strategy video game developed by Nerial in partnership with HBO and published by Devolver Digital. As the third entry in and a spin-off from the Reigns series, after Reigns (2016) and Reigns: Her Majesty (2017), the game will be based on characters from the Game of Thrones franchise. Reigns: Game of Thrones is scheduled to release in October 2018 for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows.

Gameplay

Reigns: Game of Thrones plays similarly to its predecessors.[1] Described as a "swipe 'em up", the game puts the player in the position of one of the reigns of Westeros from the Game of Thrones universe, including Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark.[2] In the game, the player is presented with a question regarding the ruling of their kingdom, coupled with a binary choice: Swipe left to accept or right to decline the matter of the question.[3] Every choice the player makes can have an impact on four factors—military strength, religious favour, domestic popularity and state wealth.[3] Each card indicates which factors will be impacted, but now how strongly or whether the effect will be positive or negative.[3] If either factor rises to its maximum or falls to its minimum, the monarch dies and is succeeded.[3] In Reigns: Game of Thrones, the player will begin with Daenerys Targaryen and will progressively unlock other characters throughout the gameplay.[4] With each character, the player will enouncter different challenges based on ther characters' stories.[5] The game also includes minigames, such as jousting and tavern brawling.[5]

Development

Prior to creating Reigns: Game of Thrones, François Alliot, the founder of London-based video game developer Nerial, had been a fan of Game of Thrones ever since he read the original books by George R. R. Martin, and had also enjoyed the eponymous TV series.[6] When he pitched the original Reigns to publisher Devolver Digital, Alliot described the game as "Tinder meets Game of Thrones"; Devolver later passed this idea on to HBO, the company behind the Game of Thrones TV series, to agree on a licensing deal.[6]

The writing behind Reigns: Game of Thrones was primarily done by Alliot and his wife, Tamara.[6] Leigh Alexander, previously the writer of predecessor Reigns: Her Majesty, provided the writing for the character Cersei Lannister.[6] All writing was worked out in association HBO to ensure that it stayed true to the original material.[6] Due to the element of choice, the player is able to alter the outcome of events that are canon in the Game of Thrones TV series.[7] To coup with the issue, the game's lore states that all events were visions of the character Melisandre, through which the game creates a "what if?" scenario.[7]

Release

Reigns: Game of Thrones was revealed by publisher Devolver Digital on 23 August 2018, through a trailer published on YouTube.[8][9] Coinciding with the reveal, Devolver announced that game would be released on 18 October that year, for Android via Google Play, for iOS via the App Store, and for personal computers (Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows)[10] via Steam.[11] Pre-orders on all three distribution services were launched alongside the announcement.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Colin (23 August 2018). "Reigns: Game of Thrones Announced". ign.com.
  2. ↑ Ramée, Jordan (27 August 2018). "New Game Of Thrones Mobile Title Lets You Explore Alternate Futures With The Series' Characters". gamespot.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Reigns' gets a 'Game of Thrones' spin-off". engadget.com.
  4. ↑ "'Reigns' Is Heading to Westeros, and the Rest of the Week in Games". wired.com.
  5. 1 2 "Reigns: Game of Thrones brings 'swipe-to-rule' to Westeros". pcgamer.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nerial founder "couldn't be happier" as Reigns gets Game Of Thrones spin-off". gamesindustry.biz.
  7. 1 2 "Reigns really becomes Game Of Thrones in new official game". rockpapershotgun.com.
  8. ↑ "Reigns: Game of Thrones lets you swipe right to sit on the Iron Throne". polygon.com.
  9. ↑ "Ascend the Iron Throne in New Game of Thrones Video Game". Time.
  10. ↑ "Reigns: Game of Thrones Announced - Blue's News Story". www.bluesnews.com.
  11. ↑ "Reigns: Game of Thrones is Coming to PC, Mobile This Year - Hardcore Gamer". hardcoregamer.com. 24 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Winter is coming, so get swiping with Reigns: Game of Thrones edition". techradar.com.
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