Given the mod's popularity, it is interesting to see how The Forgotten City will turn out, especially given the legacy it has to live up to. The Forgotten City will be released on the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a later release planned for Switch, allowing fans across multiple platforms to experience the game based on the award-winning Skyrim mod. Last month, Modern Storyteller and Dear Villagers finally announced The Forgotten City's release date, which falls on July 28, 2021. However, due to the studio wanting to expand the scope of the standalone game, The Forgotten City was eventually delayed to 2020, and was postponed again to summer 2021.

Pearce said the script for The Forgotten City is double the length of the original mod at 80,000+ words, allowing even those who have played the mod to be surprised with all the new content.Īfter The Forgotten City's initial announcement at The PC Gaming Show in 2018, it was planned to launch sometime in 2019.

However, Pearce mentioned that out of all the changes made for the game, his favorite is the new script, which was completely rewritten with twists, characters, puzzles, and multiple endings. Pearce recounted how the studio decided to level up everything they could, including the new setting, gameplay mechanics, voice acting, and soundtrack. In an interview with Game Rant, writer Nick Pearce shared some of the biggest changes in The Forgotten City. Instead of playing as a Skyrim character, the standalone game lets players control a time traveler transported 2,000 years in the past. However, the upcoming standalone game takes the setting to an underground city beneath Ancient Rome.

People who played the original Skyrim mod would know that The Forgotten City took place in an underground city within the world of Skyrim. The trailer also highlighted the murder mystery focus of The Forgotten City that sees players embark on a non-linear journey filled with time travel and interacting with people from an era long gone. In April, a new trailer for The Forgotten City did not dig deep into details, it did provide players a hint on its story and what they can expect from the game.

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