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Square Enix Announce New RPG Called Project Prelude Rune

ByRuaraidh Dempster 21 February 2017

Square Enix have shared some artwork on an upcoming RPG from a new development team, Studio Istolia. The game, currently known as Project Prelude Rune, seems to feature a magical world heavily populated by dragons.

We do, however, have a very long time to wait before we see much else of the title. In usual Square Enix fashion, the game has been announced a little early. In fact, the team are still in the midst of hiring all sorts of team members, from designers to programmers to planners.

Studio Istolia, which was only founded a few weeks ago, is currently headed up by Hideo Baba – who worked as producer on Bandai Namco’s Tales series up until 2015’s Tales of Zestiria. Square Enix also explain how the studio itself is named after the Greek word for story.

“The aim of the studio is to provide unforgettable stories that will inspire players in their own lives, and bring new game experiences to everyone around the world.”

Ruaraidh Dempster

Ruaraidh - pronounced Roo-Ree - is a Scottish gamer with the name and games to prove it. He enjoys mostly everything, unless it involves exercise, and much prefers to run around inside a good, open-world RPG, being chased across the lands by a horde of monsters after his sweet loot. When he has made his escape, he will often return to the real world to continue playing anything with a good story - indie or otherwise.