Akira inspired Evolutis takes inspiration from Breaking Bad
Even Quantic Dreams founder David Cage likes the look of the game.
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We recently caught up with developer of Evolutis, Fernando Cruz, and he revealed some surprising influences for the game.
Originally inspired by the art style of famed animation Akira, Evolutis aims to be a ‘playable anime’ with a strong focus on character development and depth. Watching the alpha footage, it’s easy to see parallels with many cyberpunk and anime classics such as Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop, but Cruz assures us the character design comes from a more unusual source for a game of this genre.
“For all the characters we took inspiration from Breaking Bad,” says Cruz. “Because they have so many flaws and the way the characters develop during the series is amazing and itâs something we want in our game.”
That’s one thing Cruz is keen to emphasise with Evolutis, as he feels most characters in cyberpunk games are ‘shallow.’ He hopes to avoid that by making the characters of this world vulnerable and flawed in a way video games rarely represent.
“I want people to get attached to the characters and the only way to make that possible is by creating characters that seem very real,” says Cruz. “Thatâs why I believe that everyone who watched Breaking Bad was so addicted to the series. Because they felt so real.”
It seems like Evolutis is going to be a wild blend of genres, mixing in elements of 2D cinematic platformers like Another World with fighting mechanics inspired by the likes of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, according to Cruz.
Evolutis is scheduled for a 2020 release, which sounds realistic for a game that’s looking to take the action-adventure genre to the level. You can follow its development on Twitter to find out more.