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The script came later, but at that point, Howard already had an understanding as to who the people were. She goes on to explain that the fact that Lemoore provided the backstory for her and Gabel’s characters was something that Howard hadn’t really encountered professionally. “It was really informative, because this was ahead of receiving any kind of script, and it almost felt a little bit like an exercise in character development at drama school,” says Howard. In the early stages after taking the role, Howard was sent a character bio by Lemoore with images and “sort of venn diagram” of the relationship between Kenzie and Michael. The story was weaved in during development as an “unexpected pairing” with the world he had created, which eventually featured local Bay Area musicians as a way to inspire the sound of the game and give more of a local feel.

“I thought about the idea of copying that really complex, almost random behavior, onto multiple levels of recursion.”Īfter much experimentation with puzzle ideas, Lemoore realized that there was “a really cool game there” and showed it at the Game Developer’s Conference in 2011. “I thought about how physics is so chaotic with a physics simulation you can knock an object and you know it’s going to tumble, but you don’t know how it’s going to tumble,” says Lemoore, using the example of bowling pins going all over the place. “Something set me off about trying to do in 3D with physics,” Lemoore tells THR, a concept which was “way beyond” his initial thought to do a 2D game featuring a world within a world. This is the debut game for Lemoore at Graceful Decay, and he first conceived of the idea while exploring the architecture in his neighborhood in San Francisco ten years ago. “It’s an interesting archetype, the hipster, and there’s this inherent sense of irony,” she adds.Īs things progressed, the idea was to have the characters’ dialogue feel conversational and modern, as if they were two people in a real world, but with a bit of a heightened element as well.

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The world of Maquette is a playable, interactive metaphor a physical manifestation of the emotional underpinnings between two lovers, played out through a series of puzzles, representing the many challenges and triumphs a relationship can go through.The role of Kenzie was described to the actor by director Hanford Lemoore as a “San Francisco hipster.” But performing the role required some balance, Howard says, because Kenzie was “interested enough” in that scene, so that the story could move forward, but wasn’t so earnest that suddenly she’s no longer a hipster. The characters and situations are simple at the start, but the game evolves as the romantic relationship between its two main characters becomes more complex. Maquette is interactive storytelling at its finest. And because the game is recursive, there are infinite possibilities as to how the pieces come together.

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What I love about this game is that, even though our voices are guiding you through the narrative, you're still the one that needs to figure out how to solve the puzzles in order to finish the story. 'So when I was offered the chance to work with Annapurna on Maquette, I was very excited to dive into this immersive emotional experience.

'I've been wanting to get more involved in video games for years because games do something in storytelling that movies and literature don't: they encourage people to play an active role in the story,' said Bryce Dallas Howard. Bryce and Seth's incredible performances will bring that message to life.' 'The message behind Maquette is truly one of understanding – understanding in the physical world, in the mind, and in the heart. 'While the fantastical puzzles and recursive reality of Maquette deliver the 'a-ha' moments, Bryce and Seth convey the emotional heartbeat of the story,' said creative director and Graceful Decay founder Hanford Lemoore. Maquette will be released on March 2nd, 2021. We have a couple of quotes from the studio and Howard about the game for you here as well from the announcement today as we look forward to seeing the game for ourselves.

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The game is set to be released on March 2nd for PC on Steam as well as for PS4/PS5. The news broke with a new trailer from developer Graceful Decay, which you can check out below, showing off some of their lines and more content from the unique narrative puzzle game that will have you questioning the reality around you. Annapurna Interactive revealed the voice case for Maquette today, as Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel lend their talents to the game.