O próximo jogo Tron mistura ciclos de luz e loops de tempo influenciados por Hades –

Last year, fans of the sci-fi classic Tron got a new entry to the franchise in the form of Tron: Identity, a visual novel puzzle game by Bithell Studios that was lauded for its story but critics felt was too short. Now the studio is unveiling its next game set in the universe, Tron: Catalyst, which offers more action gameplay and an intriguing time loop dynamic. In a back room at Gamescom 2024, I sat on a couch opposite Mike Bithell, creator of Thomas Was Alone and founder of Bithell Studios, as he chatted about the ethos of the game as I watched a developer play through an early section of Tron: Catalyst.

Set in one of the digital worlds full of “programs” (characters) made famous by the series, Catalyst is an isometric action game taking place after Tron: Identity, which occurs thousands of in-computer years after the last film, 2010’s Tron: Legacy. While the original Tron film and Legacy were focused on the isekai-like wonder of humans getting stuck in the games they created, Catalyst follows more recent media, like the 2012 Tron: Uprising limited animated series, that explore what happens when the digital world is left to mature on its own. As Bithell explains, Catalyst’s setting is based on the idea that the digital world’s creator, Kevin Flynn, created a world for the programs liberated at the end of Legacy — a separate grid where they would be safe. “So the grid’s basically been allowed to evolve on its own for a very long time without user intervention, and what does that do to that society? What’s happened in terms of factions, in terms of their belief in the users, what’s involved in that world?” Bithell said.

Catalyst follows Exo, a program on the run from the authorities and dashing around the city attempting to get her disc — the glowing multipurpose ring used for data and combat — upgraded. As an action adventure game, players will have a variety of combat moves for melee attacks and parries, as well as the iconic disc throws made famous in the movies.

• Tron: Catalist é o próximo jogo da franquia Tron, que oferece mais jogabilidade de ação e uma dinâmica intrigante de loop de tempo.
• Os jogadores terão acesso a uma variedade de movimentos de combate, incluindo ataques corpo a corpo e desvios, além dos lançamentos icônicos de discos famosos nos filmes.
• O jogo se passa em um mundo digital cheio de “programas” famosos pela série, após Tron: Identity, explorando o desenvolvimento de um universo deixado para amadurecer por conta própria.