Sir, You Are Being Sci-fi’d
Okay Big Robot, you and I need to have words. Why do you keep making games…without big robots in them? Yes, both Sir and your newly announced The Signal From Tölva have robots in them, but not big robots. False advertising!
Joking aside though, their latest offering takes you to the titular Tölva to discover the mystery of the equally titular signal. Featuring a hard sci-fi, open world, open ended story of survival and exploration in which you take control of a robotic Surveyor via a global satellite system. Meaning that death holds no real concern. Because when one Surveyor is destroyed, you log on to another one, and continue your adventures effectively uninterrupted.
Featuring the artistic stylings of Ian McQue, whom you may be familiar with from his work with Rockstar. From all the way back on the very first Grand Theft Auto, right up until 2014. Quite a pedigree that one. And it has made the game already look absolutely stunning. The type you can sink hours into, just wandering around and watching the sun rise over a distant vista. But don’t take our word for it, you can see for yourself.
The Signal From Tölva is expected to release some time in early 2017 and will feature a free prequel novel written by Cassandra Khaw.
INTERSTELLAR OUTPOST, AUGUST 2016 – UK developers Big Robot Ltd today announce their bold new science fiction action title, The Signal From Tölva. The single-player first-person exploration and combat game will be made available for Windows and OSX in early 2017.
Big Robot’s Jim Rossignol explains: “Tölva is our ode to classic pulp science fiction, with all its weirdness and drama. We’ve long wanted to explore a world of starships floating over hazy valleys, and robots battling amid pulsing ruins. This is that game.”
THE SIGNAL FROM TÖLVA
In the distant future, star-faring robotic factions sift through the ruins of an ancient civilisation. On the highlands of Tölva, beneath the shadow of abandoned war machines, they found something.
Was it the source of the signal you were so interested in? And will the trail lead to enlightenment, or something more sinister? You hijack a drone and you begin the search for yourself.
The Signal From Tölva is a journey into a wild science fiction landscape, filled with danger and beauty: you must survive terrible hazards, navigate through impossible spaces, and fight an ongoing battle to control this haunted, blighted world. You will make use of a range of powerful tools to overcome your enemies and uncover secrets: hack robots to battle alongside you, equip powerful weapons, and detonate savage defence systems.
Fight, explore, and solve the mystery of The Signal From Tölva!
FEATURES
– Explore a single-player shooter set in a sprawling, hand-crafted landscape.
– Delve into science fiction mystery as you explore the haunting highlands of Tölva.
– Fight a war of territory control against dynamic and ferocious AI.
– Recruit robots to fight and explore alongside you.
– Equip electronic countermeasures, plasma shields, and savage beam weapons for intense skirmishing.
DEVELOPMENT
The Signal From Tölva has been in development for two years and Big Robot have been privileged to work with the legendary Ian McQue (Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto V) in formulating the game’s visual style. The game’s rich science fiction universe will be further developed in a lore book and prologue novella authored by Cassandra Khaw (Hammers On Bone).
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