OnlySP has interviewed the Soulkeeper devs about their upcoming open world RPG and the VR prequel:

The SoulKeeper – Helm Systems Discusses Their Upcoming Episodic Open World RPG, VR & More

 

 

Over a year ago we introduced you to The SoulKeeper, an ambitious open world RPG that’s taking a very different approach than your traditional open world fare. Helm Systems is building an episodic open world adventure, and I’ll assume that’s something you’ve probably never heard of yet and will be explained in detail through this interview. It’s an ambitious concept that Helm Systems, thus far, seems very confident in being able to accomplish.

I recently spoke with multiple members from the team at Helm Systems to get some updates on how development is going and to learn a bit more about their upcoming VR project which serves as a prequel to the upcoming open world RPG.

No platforms or release date have been announced for The SoulKeeper yet, but Helm Systems plans to reveal even more about the game before the end of the year.

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Mortakis: Last we spoke, we were working on The SoulKeeper open world RPG. Naturally, this is still a work in progress, as since we last spoke we also started working on The SoulKeeper VR, set in the same universe, but specifically for VR.

ONLYSP: The main game, The SoulKeeper, is still an episodic open world RPG, correct?

Mortakis: Yes, absolutely. We are still aiming for the same format. And we have been working on it quite a lot. We have expanded the set of characters, NPCs, environments, while also working on mechanics, including melee combat system, dragon flight and fight system, spell casting among other things.

We have been keeping quiet, is the truth, as your article from yesterday points out. But this is because we have been focusing all the promotion on the VR title. The VR title is much smaller than the open world RPG, so it is a smaller project all together, yet with the same level of quality and with many of the elements we aim to have in the open world RPG.

We had to focus our efforts on the VR title due to the timing of the events surrounding the VR side of the industry. That is not to say that we stopped working on the open world RPG though. As a matter of fact, the VR title will serve as an introductory prequel to the events that are to follow in the open world RPG.

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