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Nikopol US Deal: Turn On The Bright Lights?

By Kieron Gillen on May 15th, 2008.

My move to London hasn't been kind.

Curious. Got Game Entertainment have announced they’re doing the US distribution of White Birds Productions‘ Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals. Which – er – doesn’t appear to have a website yet. It’s an adventure game based on Enki Bilal‘s series of graphic novels which… okay, I’m going to spin off here. Basically, Bilal – along with people like Moebius – is one of the most striking influences on traditional (read: weird) French development. When a game like Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) goes a bit odd, it’s them guys they’re aping. What strikes me about the initial set of shots is by how much they’ve missed the mark. Let’s do a quick compare and contrast…
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