The Council mixes episodic narrative with RPG elements

The first episode launches next week, check out the new dev diary inside.

The Council from French developers Big Bad Wolf could be viewed as your typical narrative-driven episodic adventure with choices to make, but it also mixes in a skill tree and RPG elements. The 18th century political slash murder-mystery title will see its first episode launch on March 13 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Below is a dev diary wherein the developers explain how they are reinventing the narrative adventure.

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The Council - Full Season

REVIEW. Written by Bengt Lemne on the 10th of December 2018 at 17

"The real beauty of The Council is how it allows the story to continue even as you fail to solve a puzzle or save the life of a certain someone."

The Council - Episode 1

REVIEW. Written by Bengt Lemne on the 13th of March 2018 at 12

"Mixing in historical characters like George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte, The Council has a neat blend of horror, the occult, and more practical detective work."