Occasionally, there is a game that mixes any kind of inspiration from other directors’ previous works and results in a very interesting new idea. Karma: The Dark World is one of those games where it seems like Hideo Kojima, David Lynch, and George Orwell worked together on the same project.
Developed by a Chinese studio called Pollard Studio with a lot of similarities to 1984, the famous book. The world of this title is being controlled by an evil corporation that wants to control every thought of its inhabitants.
A new IP that mixes the work of Hideo Kojima, George Orwell, and David Lynch
Games like Death Stranding or The Stanley Parable really push the narrative forward to a more abstract path. The gaming industry is always looking for new ways to make players question everything and really feel immersed in the world of the title. IPs that are looking for a more experimental way to tell a story always encounter the possibility of not being a success because of how the studio chooses to tell the story.
Karma: The Dark World is a new IP that aims to blow people’s minds with a totalitarian, dystopian society controlled by a very powerful and evil corporation that is always analyzing citizens’ thoughts in the most shady way possible.
With clear nods to books like 1984, this first-person experience of bizarre and weird frames will make the player question everything that they are seeing.
Karma: The Dark World is a new game from the Chinese developer Pollard Studio
Developed by the Chinese studio Pollard, this new game is looking to bend people’s minds with amazing graphics and cinematic storytelling with an amazing narrative that will make you face the worst scenarios possible to fulfill your job. The team behind the game really admires Kojima’s way of presenting characters and conflicts, all with the most conceptual way of revealing what is on the characters’ minds.
You’ll have control. Daniel, an agent from the controversial Thought Bureau, operates under the control of the malevolent Leviathan Corporation, which controls all citizens. This title takes place in East Germany in the year 1984. This all began when the secrets of this giant corporation were leaking and people were beginning to ask the correct questions, going against the authorities of this totalitarian society.
Wired Productions recently introduced this new IP in the “Wired Direct 24” segment. This independent project has no confirmed release date or many details about when it will come out. The title will be released on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. With almost 20 games to present, this live showcase really revealed a lot of potential new games for players to try in the next few months of the year for every kind of platform.
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