1666 Amsterdam has been revealed by Panache Digital Games, the studio of Assassin’s Creed creative director Patrice Désilets, a witchy adventure of supernatural action with plenty of cats on the prowl.
A free to play prologue for the game is now available for 1666: Amsterdam on Steam, giving a 30 minute glimpse of the game, with more to come when it launches into Early Access later this year. A console release is planned for a later date.
The opening chapter features Noa Brooklyn, who was born as The Collector and raised by the Zaindaris to wrest back power from The Originals – entities who have gathered and abused power since 1333, hidden behind human faces a bit like in They Live. The prologue sees Noa ascend up to the role she was born for with her Commencement, and taking on a familiar, Aaron.
Aaron, though, is actually from the future. From 1999. But he’s now living as a cat. You can switch between Noa and Aaron, the former wielding witchcraft, the later being cuter and fluffier.
Patrice Désilets gave the following statement for the announcement press release:
“It’s been a long time coming, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team of nearly 70 talented developers in Montreal. For the past six years, we’ve focused on one thing above all else: the game itself. No fake footage, no vertical slices, just a playable experience evolving build after build, day after day.
Today, we’re finally ready to invite players into that process. The free prologue available now on Steam and Epic Games Store is only a small taste of what’s to come, an amuse-bouche before a nine-course dinner, an introduction to the world, its characters, and its different time periods. We hope players will enjoy discovering it as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it. Merci and Panache Coliss!”
via press release
