Last month it was announced that a Game of Thrones RPG game would be coming in 2012. Today we get the first details about the story of the game, overall length of the game, as well as a few screenshots to share.
Apparently Game of Thrones will offer around 30 hours of gameplay, according to a recent press release. Gamers will play as Mors, sworn brother of the Night's Watch, and Alester, a Red Priest in search of redemption who is back to Westeros after a long exile. The Hand of King Robert Baratheon has just passed away, and these two heroes will find themselves dragged into a quest that will lead them through familiar locations of Westeros, such as the Wall and its region, and the famous (or "infamous") King's Landing. They will meet famous faces during their adventure including Queen Cersei, Varys the Spider and Jeor Mormont, the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, all of which are faithfully reproduced from the TV series.
"Cyanide realized a truly admirable work on Game of Thrones. The game is faithful to the unique ambiance found in George R.R. Martin's novels" declares Cédric Lagarrigue, CEO of Focus Home Interactive. "The narration, the artistic direction, the pace of the game and its realization make it one of the most exciting role-playing games to come in 2012."
What else do we have to look forward to with the game? Players will have the ability to choose the class of their characters, buy or loot equipment and weapons, earn experience points to improve skills, etc. Battles will can be slowed down to analyze the situation and strategize and apparently political skills will be just as valuable as the sword and shield.
Game of Thrones is currently scheduled to release in early 2012 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.