Discover the Cast of Empyreal: How Your Choices Shape Allies or Enemies

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So this week, get this—everyone over at Silent Games is running around like it’s a mad tea party preparing for our first game launch. It’s been forever in the making. Seriously, it feels like we’ve been crafting this thing since dinosaurs roamed the earth or something. And now real people—like actual, living humans!—will get to poke around in the universe we put together. Weird, right?

Okay, so Empyreal is this action RPG thing, but not just any action RPG. Nah, it’s like jumping into a new universe, maybe with aliens—who knows? You start in the middle of some cosmic soap opera, plopped on this no-mans-land planet. There’s this Expedition trying to unravel this giant Monolith built by some lost civilization. Why? Beats me. But folks think it’s big—like galaxy-shaking big. But they need you. Yeah, you! Without your help, they’re just a bunch of folks wandering around aimlessly.

Most of the chatter before launch was all geeky tech stuff—game mechanics, RPG systems, buttons to mash. We’re finally throwing something fresh out there—a spotlight just on the characters. This trailer we put together? It’s a mix of soap opera drama and intergalactic mystery, with endings all over the map. You could end up with a bestie or a mortal enemy. Or maybe you just spill coffee on someone and that’s the end of it. Life’s unpredictable, huh?

Funny thing, early on, we had these “VINPCS”—like VIP NPCs (don’t ask why that made sense). They had their big moments and stories while others were just…there, like furniture. But then we thought, what if everyone had their own epic stories? So yeah, we made everyone a star. Everyone’s got their own quirks. Like, some characters are as friendly as a wet cat. Others? They’re like your grumpy grandpa, but with hidden depths.

And hey, if you find their fave drink, they’ll open up in the Mess Hall at night. Who knew sharing a cocktail could unlock deep existential ponderings? This game is deep, man. It’s like we’re combining gaming and a cocktail party in one.

Ending-wise? Yeah, multiple paths, just like life. Play your cards right and someone becomes your wingman. Or not, and they might stab you in the back. That’s the gamble, I guess.

And for those of you who can’t get enough—you folks are in luck: New Game+! Finish it once, rinse, repeat. All that cool gear you snag in one playthrough? Bring it along for round two. Honestly, NG+ is like a treasure chest for all the endings you missed the first time around. And a fresh set of challenges for good measure. Push those endgame builds ’til they snap, huh?

We dove into philosophy with Empyreal, mixing in history and theology like ingredients in some cosmic soup. As you chase these quests, maybe something trivial or deep gets lodged in your brain bugging you until you Google it at 2 a.m. My advice: Embrace the quirk.

Anyway—whoops, this got long—Empyreal drops on Xbox Series X|S on May 8. Jump in, explore, chat with the characters—find out what makes them tick. Can’t wait to see how you folks like it.

See you on the other side!

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