Longdue, one of the studios making what is being described as a Disco Elysium spiritual successor, has revealed its first game. Hopetown is billed as an RPG in which "every choice leaves its mark", with the reveal trailer very clearly taking inspiration from Disco Elysium.
Alongside the reveal trailer, Longdue also reveals that the studio is made of some former ZA/UM talent. This includes Martin Luiga, a founding member of the ZA/UM Cultural Association, who wrote several characters for Disco Elysium.
Through a mix of the art and the narration, Hopetown certainly has a very Disco Elysium feel to it. However, its ties to ZA/UM had come under question, as did its claim to be a spiritual successor to the much beloved RPG.
Now, Longdue has shed more light on who exactly will be working on the game. The big reveal is Martin Luiga, who was one of the four Disco Elysium developers who had "involuntarily" left ZA/UM in late 2021, which was then revealed in October 2022.
The others who left ZA/UM at this time were Robert Kurvitz (lead writer, designer), Aleksander Rostov (art and design head), and Helen Hindpere (writer). Kurtvitz and Rostov are working on their own...
