Judas developer Ghost Story Games has delved into the creation process behind the game’s main protagonist, noting the significance of the game being named after its lead.

Speaking at length about the creation of Judas, which is being masterminded by BioShock creator Ken Levine, Drew Mitchell, the Lead Narrative Designer for Judas, commented:

Where I think Judas differs the most from BioShock or BioShock Infinite is right there in the name. The game is named after her. Booker and Jack were strangers in a strange land, just like the player. Judas is a native of the Mayflower. In fact, she’s at the center of the events that set the story in motion. She’s got history with this world and the people in it—most of it very, very bad. Her story is about so much more than getting off a sinking ship, and it gives the player so many ways to determine how her journey plays out.

It’s always a risk to hand the player a really defined, really vocal character to control. You always worry about creating dissonance between them. So, it’s been great to see testers stop and ask themselves, ‘What would Judas do here? How would she react?’ It shows they’re in conversation with the character and taking her and the journey seriously.

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Levine spoke about Judas earlier this year during a chat with Nightdive Studios, where he described the project as an “old school” and “traditional” single-player game, which in many ways echoes the type of gaming experiences he had while growing up. There’s also no online component or live service elements, and made it clear that “you buy the game and you get the hole thing.”

Judas has yet to attract a release date.

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