GreedFall is set in a world that is heavily inspired by 17th century Europe, but with a heavy influence of fantasy, magic and fantastical creatures. The Old World is plagued with a deadly, incurable disease called Malichor, but a remote and hidden island called Teer Fradee has been discovered that has been spared from it and may hold the key to curing the world of it.
The player, who is a diplomat named De Sardet, must travel to this island and hopefully find a cure. However, De Sardet is not alone as players must deal with natives, different factions vying for control, companions, and so much more.
In a fun twist, the seemingly deep character customization feature is masked as an artist painting a portrait of the player character. Players can choose their gender, customize their appearance, select some attributes, and begin building the character they wish to play as that will be further customized by an extensive skill tree.
There will be five factions and five companions that will join your party that are part of each different faction. You will have to build your relationships with your companions and learn how each fits in the world. For example, if you take one companion with you to a faction opposite to their own, negotiations may not go as well as would be hoped.
Also, romance will be featured in the game, further adding to the depth of GreedFall.
As for the natives, the team at Spiders has created a custom language for them, and there are those who won’t even speak to you in English, meaning you would want to bring along a companion who can speak the native tongue.
Throughout your adventure, you will choose to side with the natives or not, side with a faction or not, and really tell and create your own story within the world.
Players can choose to lead with combat, deception, and/or diplomacy, and will encounter many enemies that are really meant to evoke a sense of wonder that fits with the theme of exploring a brand-new and unknown world.
GreedFall has been in development for over three years, and while the team at Spiders as grown to 50 at times, their core team remains around 13. Their hard work will soon be out in the world as GreedFall will be released into our world in just a few short weeks.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who gets more and more interested in this game the more and more he hears about it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.
