Simon the Sorcerer is back in 2024 – alongside Rick Astley. And no, we're not Rickrolling you... SimontheSorcererOrigins SimontheSorcerer RickAstley
Fans of early 90’s nostalgia may have already been looking forward to Simon the Sorcerer Origins, but now they’ve been given double the reasons to celebrate as it’s come to light that Rick Astley himself will also be involved in the game.
The new game is set before the very first game in the series, of course, and will tell the story of how Simon came to be the snarky sorcerer those of us of a certain age know and love. It’ll use a hand-drawn style, but of course take on a more modern approach – so gone is the verb system and in its place players will be able to choose between a dynamic point and click control method, or take direct control of Simon.
Speaking to VideoGamer at a press event for the game, lead game producer and narrative designer Fabrizo Rizzo confirmed that the singer, fresh off a much-lauded Glastonbury performance, is set to have some of his music in the game, and was very excited to be involved. “We had to spend a lot of time because getting the rights meant the involvement of many production houses. But from the first moment, Rick Astley was very passionate about this. He had never seen one of his songs in a game.
As a fan, I would like to meet him in person one day! That would be awesome! Even though I grew up in the ’90s-2000s, my father was a huge fan of music from the ’80s, the ’90s and the ’70s. So I tended to gravitate towards that kind of artist. And so they are still my heroes, my legends of music. So hearing his song, one of his best songs, you know? in our game is something that’s… “My god!”.
You can read more of our Simon the Sorcerer Origins Interview over here, where Mr Rizzo also offers up some insight into what fans can expect, and what lessons they took, if any, from the launch of other recent adventure comebacks like Return to Monkey Island. Simon the Sorcerer Origins will be launching in 2024 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC.
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