Episodic content, while great in principle, has not yet reached its full potential. Even Valve, who has made the phenomenal Episodes for Half-Life, can attest that it is not easy creating compact experiences.
So one has to give credit to Super-Ego Games and their plan to release an episodic content only game series called Rat Race.
A PlayStation 3 exclusive adventure game, Rat Race takes place in an office environment gone crazy. Thanks to a plethora of talented writers from a series of comedy shows, Rat Race is going to give gamers one crazy experience as they try to survive a day within the office.
Greg Easley, one of the founders of Super-Ego Games, puts it best for what the team is aiming for with the game.
"Our goal is to give you the feeling of "playing" inside an episode of your favorite TV show. Sometimes we describe Rat Race as an interactive sitcom, but that doesn’t do it justice. There’s more to the experience than funny dialogue. Along the way you’ll sneak, sprint, solve puzzles, eavesdrop, steal, and even "neutralize" that lab monkey."
Let’s hope Super-Ego Games has a hit on their hands.
[Via PlayStation.Blog]
