It’s written primarily in Welsh
Former Ubisoft and Eidos-Montréal developer Stevan Anastasoff has announcedTales from the Mabinogion, a third-person narrative game based on ancient Welsh folklore that’s written primarily in the Welsh language. The game puts you in charge of a wandering monarch, who is embarked on a quest to save the realm from a horrible fog. Find a trailer below. Yes, there are English subtitles.
“As a vengeful sorcerer unleashes a cursed fog upon the ancient Welsh Kingdom of Dyfed, a warrior-king finds himself entangled with beasts from the mythical Otherworld of Annwn,“explains the Steam page. “To save his realm, he embarks on a quest to uncover the origins of the curse - and unlock the secrets necessary to thwart its devastating grip.”
Tales from the Mabinogion sees you following beast trails and wrangling with mystical animals in a landscape of faded organic pigments and thick brushstrokes inspired by Erin Hanson, Vincent Van Gogh, and Claude Monet (another parallel, if not an influence, is Aardman’s World War fable11-11: Memories Retold, whose art style is a commentary on the fallibility of memory). It’s not clear whether any kind of fighting system is involved, but there’s certainly confrontation and conflict.
The Mabinogion of the title is a collection of ancient Welsh stories dating back to the 12th century. As you travel through the game, you’ll tease out a few of these fragmentary fables. “Welsh is a beautiful, ancient, musical, magical language - the language that inspired Tolkien’s Sildarin, the language of the Elves,” Anastasoff comments in a release. “There is no more fitting way to tell a fantasy story!”
