Introducing the Empyreal Cast: Shape Your Allies or Enemies Through Choices

Alright, hold up. So, there’s this game called Empyreal—no, I don’t mean like angels or anything, though that would be cool. It’s kicking off on Xbox Series X|S, dropping on May 8th. Everyone’s buzzing at Silent Games, as you’d expect. After what feels like forever making this thing, it’s almost weird that people are finally gonna dive in and poke around our virtual world.

So, what’s the deal? Empyreal’s an Action RPG, you know, sword swinging, planet hopping, and it just hurls you right into the middle of mayhem. Zoom in on this uncharted planet with a ginormous Monolith built by some ancient geniuses—kind of like an alien Stonehenge, I’d say. The expedition team thinks they’ve hit the jackpot. But—plot twist—they need you to piece it all together.

We’ve been yammering a lot about the gameplay and RPG stuff before the launch. But now? There’s a new “Character Trailer” (fancy, right?) and it’s packed with all the feels. Every relationship and storyline unfurls differently based on your choices, like a cosmic “choose-your-own-adventure” book. Heck, each storyline’s got crazy different endings.

Now, back when Empyreal was just an idea, characters were split into two groups: important story folks and, well, vendors. But here’s the thing, we ditched that boring division. Everyone’s got a backstory now, missions to share, baggage to unload. Kind of like turning every side character into a VIP.

Gotta say, these characters—they’re a quirky bunch. Some are downright grumpy and need a boot to the head to notice you. Others might spill their life stories over a drink. Yeah, eight different drinks to track down, each tied to a specific character. Talk about a cocktail quest.

And these personal questlines? Man, they’ve got more twists than a bag of pretzels. Who’d have thought, depending on your choices, you might end up partnering with a character or facing them in an epic showdown. Seriously, each decision feels colossal because it changes everything. It’s like, why have just one ending when you can have, like, a billion?

There’s this New Game+ mode, too. Imagine replaying the game, but with new twists and tricks up its sleeve. More reasons to jump back in, and hey, you can snag all the rewards you didn’t get first time around. It’s kind of like binging your favorite series and catching easter eggs you missed.

The game’s story draws from basically everything—philosophy, theology, history. So maybe, just maybe, you’ll Google some random detail and get sucked into the rabbit hole of human knowledge. Or not. Your call.

Anyway—oh, did I mention it launches on May 8? Get ready to pack your gamespace bags and journey into the weird and wild world of Empyreal.