Louis de Richet is the main character, son of Sarah Faustine de Richet and member of The Golden Order, a fictional secret society which seeks occult artifacts.ĭuring the prologue, they are both kept captive as a result of getting caught stealing a book. Traits are permanent positive or negative effects the player does not know the character is gaining, as the requisites are hidden from the player. Some are gained by leveling skills up to a certain point, performing specific actions, or consulting the game's journal for useful snippets of info about other characters' weaknesses and immunities.
Talents are separate from skills, and they bestow permanent character bonuses on the character. The progression system has 15 available character skills, 44 talents, and 20 traits that will make the character behave differently in accordance with them.Ĭharacter skills are where the player can spend points to develop particular abilities, and they are broken down into the three classes mentioned. There is a RPG's EXP gaining system, which raises the player character's level and skill levels. The player chooses between three classes each with a different set of skills: Diplomat (Etiquette, Conviction, Politics, Diversion and Linguistics), Occultist (Science, Occultism, Manipulation, Erudition and Subterfuges) and Detective (Questioning, Vigilance, Psychology, Logic and Agility). The game received mixed to positive reviews, with most praise going to the complex story, setting, and art direction, and most of the criticism aimed at the graphics, character animation, and technical issues. The first release of French development studio Big Bad Wolf, a branch of Cyanide, it also incorporates RPG elements in the form of leveling and skill systems, which influence the interactions with both the environment and non-player characters. The game combines fictional characters with real-life figures such as George Washington, Napoléon Bonaparte and Manuel Godoy, all of whom appear as key characters, and also heavily features real-life paintings, books and sculptures as part of its setting and puzzles.
Set in 1793, The Council follows a French man named Louis de Richet, who, in search of his recently-missing mother Sarah, the head of the French branch of a secret society known as the Golden Order, arrives on an elusive island near the coast of England where various influential political figures from Europe and the United States are gathering for a mysterious purpose. It was released in 5 episodes between Maand December 4, 2018. The Council is a 2018 episodic interactive mystery graphic adventure video game developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Focus Home Interactive.
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