Tyranny (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Obsidian Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Paradox Interactive |
| Director(s) | Brian Heins |
| Producer(s) | Matthew Singh |
| Designer(s) | Brian Heins Constant Gaw |
| Programmer(s) | Dan Spitzley Tim Cain |
| Artist(s) | Brian Menze |
| Writer(s) | Matt MacLean |
| Composer(s) | Justin Bell |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| GameRankings | 80.16% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8.3/10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 8.3/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 7.5/10 |
Tyranny is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on November 10, 2016.
While not a sequel, Tyranny builds upon the gameplay and engine used in Obsidian's previous title Pillars of Eternity, allowing the developers to spend more time on crafting a game where player choices have a more meaningful effect on the game's story. The game starts after the evil overlord Kyros has already conquered the world, and where the player-character, a Fatebinder, is one of the higher-ranked members in Kyros' power structure. As a Fatebinder, the player must travel the world to help restore order after Kyros' victory, and make decisions on how to handle the various factions of survivors, which can affect what companions, spells, and abilities the player may select from.
Tyranny takes place on Terratus, a high fantasy world where technology is transitioning from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. The Overlord Kyros, a god-like being of immeasurable power, is close to completing her over 400-year long campaign to conquer Terratus and impose order, having already overtaken much of the land through force or intimidation. As part of her public persona, Kyros has remained unseen, leaving her subjects unsure if Kyros is male or female, a team, a title handed down in a dynasty, or a multi-headed beast. Beneath Kyros are the Archons, men and women imbued with strange and unique magical powers, made seemingly immortal by Kyros. Archons rule over regions, districts, armies, or individual groups on Kyros' behalf. Archons in Tyranny include executioner Bleden Mark, Archon of Shadows, the plague-spreading Pox, Archon of Ruin, the mighty Cairn, Archon of Stone, and Tunon the Adjudicator, Archon of Justice and creator of the Fatebinders. Fatebinders are high ranked agents in Kyros' forces, tasked to travel the world to restore order, reduce conflict, and maintain Kyros' rule, serving as judge, jury, and executioner.
Tyranny takes place in the 431st year of Kyros' self-devised calendar in the region of the Tiers, the final major area to be conquered . There is a rebellion brewing due to infighting between Kyros' two main forces in the Tiers, the elite and disciplined Disfavored led by Graven Ashe, Archon of War, and the chaotic and barbarian Scarlet Chorus led by the Voices of Nerat, Archon of Secrets. The player takes the role of a Fatebinder, tasked by Kyros to quell the rebellion or be destroyed along with everyone else in Vendrien's Well.
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