Looking for a game to relax to for Midsummer? Today, Fellow Traveller published Times & Galaxy, a brand new story-focused adventure developed by Ben Gelinas (writer on Control) and Copychaser Games.
In the game, you take on the role of the first robo-reporter for Times & Galaxy, a highly respected holopaper. Your task is to uncover the big stories, impress your co-workers, and write another day. Along the way, there's a wide range of quirky characters that you will meet, including some rather cute gelatinous creatures. Given that Ben worked on Control, it's perhaps no surprise that you can expect a lot of weird in this new adventure.
We have the game ready to go and we can't wait to jump in, but if you want a teaser of what to expect, we recommend checking out Willa Rowe's preview on Kotaku in an article positively titled "This Journalism Sim Is A Hilarious Satire With Shades of Mass Effect".
Times & Galaxy is now available on PlayStation 5 (10% off for Plus Members), Nintendo Switch (10% off and 90 Gold), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S (10% off), and Steam (10% off and 1507 Points).
Official Synopsis: Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
We’re assigning you stories that put the hyper in hyper-local news! On any given cycle choose to cover shuttle crashes, intersolar cat shows, even space ghost funerals. It’s up to you!
Between assignments, you’ll have the chance to get to explore the Scanner and get to know a diverse and colorful cast of friends and rivals, including your fellow reporters, the editorial staff, pilots and ship’s crew.
Key Features
• Get the Scoop - Blast off on assignment, interview sources, dig up clues, and investigate the scene. The more information you gather, the more material you’ll have to work with.
• Write Your Own Story - At the end of each assignment, use the Build-a-Story™ tool to construct your article using all that info you gathered, choosing what to include and how to frame the story.
• Influence Editorial Direction - Your choices impact the quality and tone of the story and how both your editors and readers will react to it. Over time, the choices in each story start to shape the reputation and popularity of a holopaper. So hey, no pressure!
• Impress Your Colleagues - Explore the Scanner and meet the weird and wild staff. You’ll find humans, augers, verge, xeel and of course, robos.
• Made by Real Journalists - the writers at Copychaser spent years working as journalists before entering the games industry.
