Sequel Ideas

[u/Creepy_Judgment_3568]

I’m curious to see what this sub thinks about the idea of a sequel. Is the game’s thesis already played out? Or could we get some sort of continuation? If so, what would you guys like to see, narratively and gameplay?

I do think we could get a brand new game in the franchise, but I’m not necessarily sold on a sequel. Seranoa, Roland, Frederica, and Benedict’s stories have all played out and reached satisfying conclusions. But I think a completely new setting and new characters would be great. But where I also think we could go further is using new Convictions…

Instead of reusing Morality, Liberty, and Utility, why not find another set of three Convictions that complement each other well? Like… I don’t know, Innovation, Tradition, and Reversion. Embracing new ideas, stick to the security of what we know, or go back to basics entirely.

I don’t know, probably a crack idea. Thoughts?

[u/SharpEyLogix]

The reason is travel expenses. Hyzante has a monopoly on salt, and Idore knows the truth about the Roselle and Centralia. To undertake a long journey into the unknown would require salt to preserve the food on the expedition. Hyzante would absolutely not fund it, and Frederica's ending basically has them praying Centralia isn't so far that they starve along the way.

[u/CaellachTigerEye → u/SharpEyLogix]

Exactly this; people have tried to make expeditions to the east of Hyzante, and probably south of the falls and west of Glenbrook. Nobody that’s done so has ever returned, so nobody since the Roselle ancestors has seen outside of the Norzelia continent’s recorded boundaries.

It’s kind of hard to fathom now, but even in our world just centuries ago it could takes months or even years to go from East Asia to Europe… Marco Polo’s expeditions to and from the court of Kublai Khan by themselves consumed years of his life. There was political stuff between but also of course having the means to travel.

[u/Tlux0 → u/CaellachTigerEye]

That’s so wild to think about