The Council (video game)
The Council is an episodic interactive mystery graphic adventure video game with RPG elements like a leveling and skills system.
| The Council | |
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| Developer(s) | Big Bad Wolf |
| Publisher(s) | Focus Home Interactive |
| Director(s) | Sylvain Sechi & Fabrice Granger |
| Writer(s) | Thomas Veauclin |
| Composer(s) | Olivier Deriviere |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game consists of five episodes released between March 13, 2018 and December 4, 2018. It was the first game by the French company 'Big Bad Wolf' receiving generally favorable reviews by critics and users on Xbox One, generally favorable reviews by critics and mixed or average reviews by users on PS4 and mixed or average reviews by both critics and users on Windows.
Gameplay
The player chooses between 3 classes each with a different set of skills: Diplomat (Etiquette, Conviction, Politics, Diversion and Linguistics), Occultist (Science, Occultism, Manipulation, Erudition and Subterfuges) and Detective (Questioning, Vigilance, Psychology, Logic and Agility). There is a RPG's EXP gaining system, that allows the character to raise his level as well as the level of his skills.
The progression system has 15 available character skills, 44 talents, and 20 traits that will make the character behave differently in accordance with them.
Character skills are where the player can spend points to develop particular abilities, and they're broken down into the three classes mentioned.
Talents are separate from skills, and they bestow permanent character bonuses on the character. Some are gained by leveling skills up to a certain point, performing specific actions, or consulting the game's journal for useful snippets of info about other characters' weaknesses and immunities.
Traits are permanent positive or negative effects the player doesn't know he's gaining as the requisites are hidden from the player.
Plot
Louis de Richet is the main character, son of Sarah Faustine de Richet and member of The Golden Order, a fictional secret society which seeks occult artifacts. During the prologue, they are both kept captive as a result of getting caught stealing a book. The captor mentions the book by name: Al-Azif. Following the summoning of Louis to the manor of Lord Mortimer, under the guise of helping find his missing mother Sarah de Richet, secrets regarding the influence of Lord Mortimer upon world leaders begin to unfold.
References
- Iwaniuk, Phil (1 May 2018). "The Council makes conversation feel as meaty as combat". PC Gamer. Future US, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Chalk, Andy (20 December 2017). "Try your luck at the creepiest party of the year in The Council". PC Gamer. Future US, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Chalk, Andy (7 March 2018). "Historical conspiracy-drama The Council reveals its RPG roots with a new trailer". PC Gamer. Future US, Inc. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Riaz, Adnan (26 March 2018). "Review: The Council Episode 1: The Mad Ones". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Riaz, Adnan (15 May 2018). "Review: The Council Episode 2: Hide and Seek". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 1 August 2018.