Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is releasing on the finish of the month, January 31—and as somebody with a vested curiosity within the first recreation, I’m downright excited. The sequence’ creator, Gareth Damian Martin, has discovered a method to carry the vibes of a smaller-scale indie TTRPG to a videogame not as soon as, however twice now. And I like these tasty, Blades In The Dark-style clocks.
Alas, it is prone to be the final installment of the sequence—that is as per a latest interview with Martin by way of Eurogamer. When requested if this’d be the ultimate instalment, Martin replies that, so far as videogames go, “I believe it’s … I’ll depart myself a backdoor someplace that I can climb by means of and dig it out the grave once more. But no. I believe particularly the ending—and I hope individuals really feel this once they attain the ending—I actually felt like, okay, that is me saying the ultimate phrase on it. I actually like the place I’m leaving it. I’m actually pleased with that.”
Still, that does not imply Martin’s abandoning area totally. They’re eager to make an precise TTRPG model of the sport, which appears like a full-circle growth, given the place its inspirations begin—and now finish.
“Citizen Sleeper has meant rather a lot to lots of people and so I’m not about to go away that behind. The subsequent massive undertaking for me will likely be to work on a Citizen Sleeper tabletop recreation in full, however I want to search out the precise collaborator and I have to work that out, and I want to do this alongside different stuff. So that is one thing that will likely be a extra long-term undertaking.”
As for what that “different stuff” is, seems, Martin was really cooking one thing earlier than Citizen Sleeper 2 was a twinkle of their eye, and so they’ll be returning to that when the sequel’s launched into the nice past: “I used to be really already pitching my subsequent recreation [before], which was not Citizen Sleeper 2, to my writer.”
As our resident Citizen Sleeper enjoyer, I’d say I’m unhappy to see it go, however throughout my very own experiences with a preview again in June, I’m glad Martin is transferring onto different issues. Not as a result of I believe it is unhealthy, however as a result of Citizen Sleeper 2 has moulded its set of mechanics into such a definite vibe (particularly in comparison with the primary recreation) that I’m unsure if there are any worlds left to beat. I’ve at all times been of the opinion that no band ought to solely play the hits perpetually.
