{"id":258787,"date":"2025-10-07T03:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T03:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:38:38","slug":"time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Time-Looping Mystery RPG The Forgotten City Arrives This July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Forgotten City is an intriguing project<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/product\/the-forgotten-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> that\u2019s garnered more and more excitement <\/a>during its four\u00a0years of development. The game began life as an award-winning Skyrim mod created by modder Nick Pearce that blew up into its own, standalone title. Now the game is a month away from release, and a new trailer provides an overview of its murder mystery premise while showing off how far it&#8217;s come overall.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The game\u2019s hook centers on your custom-made protagonist being transported thousands of years into the past to a secret underground Roman city. This ancient society is governed by a mysterious \u201cgolden rule\u201d which mandates that if just one person sins, a divine cataclysm will befall the populace. The problem: someone is about to break that rule, and it\u2019s up to you to discover who and save the city from disaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Thanks to a mysterious time loop, players will constantly relive the city\u2019s final moments before the golden rule is inevitably broken. Nailing down the culprit depends upon using the information gleaned by interacting with the city\u2019s 23 residents to find clues pointing towards the soon-to-be-killer. Of course, you\u2019ll also get wrapped up in citizens&#8217; own personal troubles. When you die, you\u2019ll use any knowledge gained to make different, hopefully better choices the next go around and alter the course of events.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/15\/time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Forgotten City leans heavily on a choice-driven dialogue system where players can utilize a charm, intimidation, bribery, or other methods to coax info from the fully-fleshed out residents.\u00a0 Combat exists, but you\u2019ll often want to think twice about raising your sword to people. Some citizens respond to violence better than others. The Forgotten City\u2019s non-linear narrative means the story can unfold in a variety of ways, which extends to its multiple conclusions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Since its early days as a mod, developer Pearce and his team at Modern Storyteller has expanded the scope of the game to feature a larger, re-written script, new gameplay mechanics, professional voice-acting, an orchestral soundtrack, and more. Based on the trailer, it looks ready for primetime and we\u2019re intrigued to see how the final product measures up.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>If you\u2019re looking for a murder mystery spin on the Elder Scrolls template, you can check out The Forgotten City when it launches July 28 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Modern Storyteller also plans to bring the game to Switch sometime during Q3 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Be sure to keep up with all of the news coming out of E3 and beyond in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E3 coverage hub<\/a> as well as our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/03\/full-e3-2021-schedule-game-informer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E3 livestream schedule<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For those who have been following The Forgotten City, what do you think of the new trailer? Share your thoughts in the comments! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/15\/time-looping-mystery-rpg-the-forgotten-city-arrives-this-july\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Forgotten City is an intriguing project that\u2019s garnered more and more excitement during its four\u00a0years of development. The game began life as an award-winning Skyrim mod created by modder Nick Pearce that blew up into its own, standalone title. Now the game is a month away from release, and a new trailer provides an overview of its murder mystery premise while showing off how far it&#8217;s come overall.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The game\u2019s hook centers on your custom-made protagonist being transported thousands of years into the past to a secret underground Roman city. This ancient society is governed by a mysterious \u201cgolden rule\u201d which mandates that if just one person sins, a divine cataclysm will befall the populace. 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