“Unknown 9: Awakening” Teaser Trailer Released!

Reflector Entertainment has unveiled the teaser trailer for the studio’s first video game, Unknown 9: Awakening. The game is set to be released sometime in 2021.

According to the press release, Unknown 9: Awakening “represents the tentpole of a much larger content ecosystem that is being built around the ambitious Unknown 9 Storyworld.” This is a 3rd-person narrative-driven action-adventure game. The protagonist is a girl named Haroona. The new teaser trailer showcases her Fold abilities.

The official description reads:

Raised on the streets of Kolkata, India and haunted by visions of her own death, Haroona struggles to understand her mysterious innate abilities to manipulate the unseen. A mentor soon helps Haroona hone her gifts, teaches her to access the mysterious hidden dimension known as The Fold and propels her on a journey to unlock the mysteries of this new realm.

Here’s the teaser trailer!

The video, in my opinion, looks very impressive. Also, I’m all for games with PoC leads.

“Unknown 9: Awakening is Reflector’s first game. It’s a passion project being undertaken by a small team of industry veterans that want to do things differently,” says Alexandre Amancio, CEO at Reflector Entertainment. “Our game features a complex heroine that must come to terms with who she is. The game is set in the Unknown 9 universe, a modern Storyworld that centers on humanity being on the edge of either transcendence or self-destruction.”

The Unknown 9 universe is ready to offer fans as much content as they wish. There’s a mystery-thriller novel, Unknown 9: Genesis, by bestselling author Layton Green, an original podcast called Unknown 9: Out of Sight, and a comic book, Unknown 9: Torment.

While these offerings are standalone products, when consumed together, they will help fans appreciate a broader narrative featured in the Unknown 9 universe. 

You can learn more by visiting the official website – unknown9.com. At the website, fans can participate in Unknown 9: Chapters, “an interactive, community-driven experience, created by Montreal studio Alice & Smith, that lets fans decipher mysteries of the Unknown 9 universe.”

Participation rewards you with access to parts of the novel, podcast, and comic book for free for a limited time.

As for Reflector Entertainment, it’s headquartered in Montreal. Reflector promotes itself as “a new breed of studio working with top talent to create high-quality content for a global audience.”

From what I can tell, the entire concept behind the Unknown 9 Storyworld does sound very interesting.

Feel free to share your thoughts with us.

Author: Farid-ul-Haq

Farid has a Double Masters in Psychology and Biotechnology as well as an M.Phil in Molecular Genetics. He is the author of numerous books including Missing in Somerville, and The Game Master of Somerville. He gives us insight into comics, books, TV shows, anime/manga, video games, and movies.

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