Longdue drops debut teaser and Kickstarter for Hopetown, spiritual successor to Disco Elysium

Longdue has unveiled the atmospheric debut teaser and Kickstarter date for its in-development ‘psychogeographic’ RPG, Hopetown, a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium. The trailer discloses details about the key talent shaping the project, and the studio announced that Hopetown’s Kickstarter campaign will launch on March 17, with a pre-launch page featuring a limited set of early-backer rewards live now. Longdue can reveal that Lenval Brown, the unmistakable voice of Disco Elysium’s narrator, whose unique timbre and gravitas are instantly recognizable to those in the know, will be closely involved in the project and voice a key character in the game, as teased in the latest trailer for Hopetown. “It feels good to be back—to step into something new,” said Brown, in a statement. “There’s nothing like bringing a world to life, shaping a story that’s been waiting to be spoken into existence.” Brown is joined by Piotr Sobolewski, whose pivotal overseeing a team of 15 that worked on Disc ... Read full article.