Lionbite Games, a swedish game developer, has released a story trailer of their debut game, Pain of Reflections, this week.

Rain of Reflections will be a story-focused RPG in a cyberpunk setting. According to the studio, the game “tells its noiresque story through three protagonists, two of which are female. The player will get to experience life in the futuristic, dystopian city through all three perspectives, ranging through society’s layers and social classes, interweaving the highly choice-driven journey. Ambience and mood is an important part of the experience and the player is encouraged to explore the detailed environments in which the adventure is set, learning about the world and its characters (no scattered audio-logs or trails of notes – guaranteed!)”.

The protagonists will be: Wilona, an upper class scientist following in her father’s footsteps, which has involved her in experiments with children; Dwennon, a private investigator with a troubled past; and Imra, part of the Infrareds, a resistance group. It’s a very diverse group, which will probably offer interesting views of the game world.

Lionbite Games claims that they want to break RPG conventions by avoiding typical genre mechanics. The game is supposed to be without filler content and the battle system will be deeply connected to the story and morale mechanics. Other highlight is that “every choice has a consequence” and the player will have to live with them, which sounds pretty good on paper, but it is rare to actually see (especially in more narrative-driven games, which tend to be less reactive).

All sounds very interesting, even if hard to pull off, so we’ll have to wait and hope for the best. The game is being developed in Unity and will be only released for Windows in 2018, but the studio seems interested in releasing in other platforms too.