Game development roles can look really different from project to project, especially in small teams. It was also that I saw the team’s desire to do things right, which gave me a good understanding of just how I could make an impact and how my voice would be heard within this space. READ: Cultural integrity and Indigenous collaboration on the Innchanted soundtrackĬienan: After fully understanding the game and the unique nature of it, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. Drop Bear Bytes had already been fortunate enough to receive the support and guidance of Anthony Hume from the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre, but having someone engaged within the team in an ongoing capacity as Cienan is now was much needed. I wanted someone close to the space who could help out with authentic, respectful representation. This interview has been edited for clarity.Ĭraig: I first met Cienan, very briefly, after a panel discussion about Indigenous representation in games at PAX 2019.
I spoke to the team about Broken Roads’ approach to telling a multifaceted Australian story. Muir describes the game as ‘a moral and ethical look at a world conquered by the apocalypse’ that will actively resist stereotypes in its characterisation of Indigenous cultures. Now, he’s working with Taylor-Giles to provide both an expert perspective on the narrative treatment of Aboriginal characters and Countries, as well as giving creative input of his own. To this end, Drop Bear Bytes hired Indiginerd founder Cienan Muir, a Yorta Yorta and Ngarrindjeri writer, events producer, cosplayer and lover of pop culture, who ran the country’s first IndigiCon in 2019.
Aboriginal peoples are the world’s first creative technologists, whose expertise is spread across hundreds of Indigenous nations. Representing life in this country is more than just vegemite and prawns on the barbie – this land is home to the world’s oldest living culture. Despite their love of genre, Drop Bear Bytes are focussed on making a game that reflects the complex reality of Australia, without relying on stereotypes. It’s a rich creative goal – and one that requires real care to do right.
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As they play, their position on the compass will change.įeaturing a unique hand-drawn visual style, Broken Roads will release on consoles and on PC via Steam in 2022.READ: Why do the elves in Dota have Australian accents?
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Each path has its own unique traits and players will be asked a series of questions at the beginning of the game to determine their starting position on the compass.
The Moral Compass is based on four different philosophical paths Humanist, Utilitarian, Machiavellian, and Nihilist. The narrative-rich, turn-based role-playing game is set in a post-apocalyptic Western Australia with real-world locations and landmarks that serve as a backdrop for what Drop Bear Bytes describes as “the complex stories of Australia’s survivors”.īroken Roads features mature storylines with a meaningful morality system known as the Moral Compass where quests, dialogues, and character development are all affected by player decisions. Developer Drop Bear Bytes has announced its new post-apocalyptic RPG game Broken Roads.
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