The sense of catharsis is palpable as you ‘press X to shred a sci-fi guitar odyssey’ during The Artful Escape’s opening moments and rip some hot licks on a hilltop that make the Rocky Mountains rock even harder.įrom there, it felt as though I’d been whisked away into the pleasantly peculiar inside of a Wes Anderson film, albeit one with substantially more aliens. He isn’t turned on by the humdrum of the humble strum for him, the best tonic is a freshly shredded pentatonic. With the shadow of his successful folk singing uncle looming large over his nascent musical career, Francis struggles with the stress of trying to be something he’s not as he prepares to make his onstage debut at a musical festival in his hometown of Calypso, Colorado.
Traverse landscapes made of sound - composed by your movement - as if the world itself were an instrument.Although it features numerous beasts from other worlds to confront along the way, the major villain in The Artful Escape takes the form of a demon that I found far more relatable than any evil alien threat Francis’ own sense of self doubt. 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. Languages : Eng, Fra, Spa, Ger, Ita, Por/Bra, Spa/Lat, Rus, Pol, Ned, Tur, Chi, Kor, Jpn
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