WEBVTT -- English 00:00:00.084 --> 00:00:02.084 Mic up! 00:00:02.084 --> 00:00:04.084 Oh, are we shooting? 00:00:04.676 --> 00:00:06.676 Alright. 00:00:06.677 --> 00:00:08.678 Hello! We’re Cultic Games. 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:10.679 Figuratively speaking! 00:00:10.679 --> 00:00:12.679 A newly formed gaming company from İstanbul. 00:00:12.680 --> 00:00:15.304 According to our market research... 00:00:15.551 --> 00:00:17.551 According to our market research... 00:00:26.992 --> 00:00:28.992 -Did you see that?! -See what? 00:00:28.993 --> 00:00:31.510 Whatever! According to our market research... 00:00:31.814 --> 00:00:36.765 ...we’ve determined a certain kind neglect in the computer role playing genre... 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:40.493 ...concerning the "Cthulhu Mythos"... 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:45.853 ...and decided to make our next game a Lovecraftian RPG. 00:00:46.179 --> 00:00:48.271 It’s a pure business decision. 00:00:48.530 --> 00:00:52.642 It has nothing to do with the strange dreams we’re seeing... 00:00:53.042 --> 00:00:55.880 Yes! We have a dream! A mutual dream! 00:00:56.284 --> 00:00:58.284 And we want to make this dream real... 00:00:58.354 --> 00:01:00.354 With your help! 00:01:05.620 --> 00:01:07.620 Of f*ck! It happened again. 00:01:08.703 --> 00:01:10.703 Excuse me sir; 00:01:10.703 --> 00:01:13.957 What exactly happened? 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:18.740 Eh... Shall we have a brief tour in our office and meet the team, eh? Let’s go. 00:01:27.278 --> 00:01:30.381 Here are the photocopied pages of Necronomicon you requested master! 00:01:30.484 --> 00:01:33.088 Didn’t I tell you to wait in the basement! 00:01:33.254 --> 00:01:35.530 Come on, this way! 00:01:36.850 --> 00:01:39.719 Oh, by the way... Watch your heads, please. 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:43.459 Man... Do you think this is a good idea? 00:01:43.844 --> 00:01:46.620 They are just a little weird... That’s all. 00:01:49.671 --> 00:01:51.671 Do you also see the dreams? 00:01:51.978 --> 00:01:53.978 They are... beautiful. 00:01:56.322 --> 00:01:58.322 Let’s start with our coding department: 00:02:05.798 --> 00:02:07.798 Oh God... 00:02:12.389 --> 00:02:14.389 He's really old school! 00:02:14.991 --> 00:02:16.991 You're about to see our... 00:02:18.270 --> 00:02:20.270 Art department! 00:02:34.060 --> 00:02:36.998 True art can only come from suffering. 00:02:37.034 --> 00:02:39.034 Don't you agree? 00:02:39.633 --> 00:02:41.633 And for the writing... 00:02:41.633 --> 00:02:46.518 We collect our stories from unfortunate souls... 00:02:48.340 --> 00:02:50.340 Like you... 00:02:58.557 --> 00:03:05.199 Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn 00:03:05.610 --> 00:03:14.262 Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn 00:03:14.591 --> 00:03:16.591 Now! 00:03:16.655 --> 00:03:19.001 Repeat after me: 00:03:19.056 --> 00:03:21.056 Sleep 00:03:21.057 --> 00:03:23.057 No 00:03:23.058 --> 00:03:25.058 More 00:03:25.548 --> 00:03:28.808 No. We haven’t sacrificed anybody to make this game. 00:03:28.810 --> 00:03:30.810 Yet... 00:03:30.895 --> 00:03:32.895 But we are as dedicated as our characters in the video. 00:03:32.895 --> 00:03:37.459 I’m Can Oral, the lead designer and the creative director of the Stygian project. 00:03:38.794 --> 00:03:40.794 Hi there! I am Ozan Can Kırkyıldız. 00:03:40.865 --> 00:03:43.633 I'm responsible for business and production. 00:03:44.961 --> 00:03:47.770 My name is Yavuz and I'm the combat designer of Stygian. 00:03:48.050 --> 00:03:50.360 I'm Barış Silay. I'm the writer. 00:03:50.709 --> 00:03:55.477 As Cultic Games, we are tired of the repeating patterns in computer role playing genre... 00:03:55.705 --> 00:03:58.766 ...such as "Sword and Sorcery" and "Space Opera". 00:03:58.930 --> 00:04:04.004 We believe there is a vast territory yet to be explored in narrative role playing games. 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:06.479 With "Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones"... 00:04:06.508 --> 00:04:10.194 ...we wanted to create a true Lovecraftian role-playing game... 00:04:10.227 --> 00:04:13.399 ...embracing the themes of horror, loss and madness. 00:04:14.750 --> 00:04:19.259 Our primary goal is implementing these themes to the game systems as well... 00:04:19.334 --> 00:04:22.889 ...in addition to the game’s narrative and art. 00:04:22.963 --> 00:04:29.300 The last thing we want to do is creating another generic role playing game with tentacles and some Lovecraftian flavor. 00:04:29.375 --> 00:04:33.853 Switch goblins with the deep ones and the swords with Tommy Guns and you’re done, right? 00:04:33.853 --> 00:04:35.853 No, we’re not doing that. 00:04:35.899 --> 00:04:38.269 And that’s where our unique systems come in to play. 00:04:38.271 --> 00:04:43.910 In Stygian your character loses sanity when he sees things that his mind can’t comprehend... 00:04:44.004 --> 00:04:46.846 ...and can develop mental conditions... 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:51.992 ...which have a direct impact on your dialog choices, as well as combat capabilities. 00:04:52.130 --> 00:04:56.608 Don’t just assume that developing a mental condition is all that bad: 00:04:56.610 --> 00:05:00.689 Sometimes, being mad in a mad world helps. 00:05:00.779 --> 00:05:03.807 Stygian is not a game about winning, it’s about enduring. 00:05:03.845 --> 00:05:06.105 You’ll realize that you won’t stay alive for too long... 00:05:06.107 --> 00:05:11.225 ...if you try to destroy every unspeakable thing you encounter in our turn based combat scenarios. 00:05:11.345 --> 00:05:16.339 Most of the time the reasonable choice will be wearing out the enemy enough to make your escape. 00:05:16.940 --> 00:05:20.468 Another concept that we’re proud of, is The Belief Systems. 00:05:21.002 --> 00:05:24.838 Belief systems explain how your character clings to reality... 00:05:24.999 --> 00:05:28.970 ...and replenish lost sanity in the tragic world of Stygian. 00:05:29.095 --> 00:05:33.367 Belief Systems also offer fresh role-playing possibilities for your character... 00:05:33.425 --> 00:05:36.678 ...beyond the conventional notions of good and evil. 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:38.860 And magick... 00:05:38.925 --> 00:05:40.925 Black magic of Stygian is very potent... 00:05:40.925 --> 00:05:45.490 ...but will cost you your mind, health and sometimes your very soul. 00:05:45.779 --> 00:05:50.790 Being a master of the true occult is not like flinging colorful missiles from your finger tips. 00:05:50.875 --> 00:05:52.875 Although the price is steep... 00:05:52.964 --> 00:05:59.089 ...you’ll find yourself in situations that the powerful forces of the occult can provide the edge you need to survive. 00:05:59.259 --> 00:06:02.927 All our team members are deep admirers of Lovecraft and his work. 00:06:03.434 --> 00:06:08.788 From the Archetypes which form the template for your characters and determine their prologue stories... 00:06:08.788 --> 00:06:13.190 ...to the companions who are some of our favourite Lovecraftian characters... 00:06:13.192 --> 00:06:17.312 ...Stygian follows the legacy of Lovecraft and cosmic horror... 00:06:17.312 --> 00:06:21.750 ...blending it with the 1920’s culture and a supernatural apocalypse. 00:06:21.935 --> 00:06:27.459 For the last eight months we’ve been engulfed in the sweet madness that comes by the name of Stygian... 00:06:27.545 --> 00:06:34.528 ...and reached a point where we can show the progress of the game to the RPG and Lovecraft fans to seek your support. 00:06:34.892 --> 00:06:40.639 We have so much in mind and day by day we’re feeling that we’re on the verge of something beautiful. 00:06:40.704 --> 00:06:42.704 I mean, terribly. 00:06:42.860 --> 00:06:46.557 And we want to do this by staying completely independent. 00:06:46.855 --> 00:06:49.428 We don’t want to make any compromises for this game. 00:06:49.514 --> 00:06:52.740 With your help we believe that is possible. 00:06:52.867 --> 00:06:56.494 We hope you’ll see our hard work and lost sanity behind this game... 00:06:56.571 --> 00:06:58.571 ...and back Stygian... 00:06:58.572 --> 00:07:02.261 ...so we can all enjoy this narrative, turn based Lovecraftian RPG... 00:07:02.262 --> 00:07:04.661 that we have all been craving for. 00:07:04.827 --> 00:07:08.285 Let's watch it grow together!