Today we're doing all kinds of news on surreal, out-there titles, and Elea follows suit. A first-person "storytelling experience" (aren't they all?), Elea revolves around a space scientist named River-Elea in the year 2073. Mankind is living in revolutionary times, with space colonization making rapid progress and humans living in thriving colonies on Mars and the moons Titan, Ganymede and Europa. So far, so good. Of course, we can't have too much of a good thing, because alien life forms have finally been discovered, and the awakening of a sentient AI has enabled spaceships to travel at light speed, and I'm talking Captain Kirk style. In the middle of all these sweet ass developments, humanity faces extinction due to a neural mutation, turning all earth-born children into violent psychopaths.
Awesome, right?
Against this futuristic backdrop, the story of Elea takes off. It begins in a secluded house on the shores of Mexico, where Elea wakes up, pregnant with her second son. She's just moved in with her husband and first son, and is preparing for a new life. In reality however, Elea is not in her home but in a recovery room somewhere, years later, revisiting her memories in some sort of simulation. As the memory trip progresses, the house and its surroundings start to change and deteriorate, as time passes and grief descends on a home that was once full of love and expectations.
Messed up, right? I can't wait to give this a go.
Elea is available for Xbox One and Steam now.
