

In The Artful Escape, you play as Francis Vendetti, an aspiring musician who is widely known in his hometown of Calypso, Colorado, as the nephew of folk icon Johnson Vendetti. Developed by The Galvatrons' lead vocalist Johnny Galvatron, it sees you forge your very own rock & roll persona and take to the stars to dazzle audiences across the entire universe. The majority of music-inspired titles on the market are rhythm games such as Rock Band, Fuser, and SingStar, and that's what makes The Artful Escape all the more refreshing.

Traverse landscapes made of sound - composed by your movement - as if the world itself were an instrument.With the exception of Brutal Legend, we haven't really seen many titles over the years that have enabled us to go on a grand adventure in the shoes of a rockstar. Shred, soar and dance across the multiverse. They traverse dimensions.Ĭraft your own stage persona from the sci-fi beginnings of your backstory to the trim on your moonboots.Ĭonverse, consult and chill with all manner of beings: disenchanted publicans, nostalgic villagers, lumbering alien wildlife, and reality-defying behemoths. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.Ī story about great expectations, towering legacies, aliens, folk music, guitar solos, making stuff up, and living your dreams like memories. In an attempt to escape the musical legacy of his uncle, a teenage guitar prodigy embarks on a psychedelic journey to inspire his new stage persona, searching for who he isn’t in an adventure spanning stolen opera houses, melodic alien landscapes, and the impossible depths of the Cosmic Extraordinary. On the eve of his first performance, Francis Vendetti struggles with the legacy of a dead folk legend and the cosmic wanderings of his own imagination.
