Eloquence blurb: Learn a fully functional symbol language by interacting with different cultures that settled on an active volcano! Collect and apply phrases and words you may not immediately understand, and discover that language is an expression of humanity. Can you save the islanders from the imminent eruption? About Multiverse Narratives: Multiverse Narratives delivers narrative content that surprises, stimulates, and connects people. All of these elements conjoin in Eloquence, the first title fully designed by this one-man operation. Multiverse Narratives provides narrative design and game writing services, and is specialized in emergent narratives, worldbuilding, and linguistics. Eloquence gameplay: Eloquence is a narrative exploration game that features language puzzles. You learn to understand and eventually express yourself in a symbol language. The languages found in Eloquence are living and are used by the characters inhabiting the world. Test collected phrases and words on NPCs and study their response, to find out what the symbols mean. You play as an alien that crash-landed just off the shore of this volcanic island, which is about to erupt. Find your way to the top in time to neutralize the threat. If you die, your time anchor resets you to when you just crashed, giving you another opportunity to ascend the volcano using the linguistic insights and skills you acquired during your previous run. Each of Eloquence's languages contains varied linguistic features that can be found in natural languages from all over the world. There is no writing in the game other than the symbol languages. The game uses visuals and sound to enhance communication with the player. All conflicts and obstacles in Eloquence are cleared by using communication instead of violence. Eloquence furthermore has the mission to show that languages differ far less than you might expect, and that language is part of being human. Players build on the linguistic knowledge they've accumulated so far, and may apply newly assembled phrases to NPCs they've visited before to discover their own micro-narratives that weave a story web of history and characters' experiences that connect a culture. We want Eloquence to start a discussion on language and its place in the world - which is ultimately a discussion on humanity and mutual understanding. Developer: Multiverse Narratives Based in Groningen, The Netherlands Press / Business contact: gerben@eloquencegame.com Platforms: - PC/MAC - Nintendo Switch - Android/iOS (optional) Projected release date: Q4 2024, pending funding Website: http://eloquencegame.com Newsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/fdcb4c042eaa/eloquence Social: twitter.com/GameEloquence Skype Address: Energieweg 11a 9743AN Groningen The Netherlands Multiverse Narratives projects: (commissioned narrative design/game writing) Age of Wonders 4 We Were Here Forever We Were Here Together Lake Horns of Justice Mahjong Crimes Team/Collaborators Game/Narrative Design: Gerben Grave Production/Project Management: Thomas Jager Art: Samma van Klaarbergen Animation: Kerstin Welther Sound Design: Jelmer Althuis Programming lead: Tony Fial Additional programming: Michiel Procé Company Contact Inquiries: gerben@multiverse-narratives.com Web: https://multiverse-narratives.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MultiNarratives Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerbengrave/ Facebook (inactive): https://www.facebook.com/MultiverseNarratives/ Visiting Address: Game Bakery Cooperative Energieweg 11a 9743AN Groningen The Netherlands