Cyanide Studios have released trailers for their Game of Thrones RPG title, set for release in early 2012. Expectant fans are invited to visit the official page, with character profiles available for preview, as well as selected dialogue sound files and details of the different ‘classes’ for players. Be a brother of the Night’s Watch, or a red priest of the cult of R’hllor – broadly applicable to RPG warrior and mage classes. Apparently the game’s social networking promotion has yet to be launched. Visitors to the site are encouraged to ‘like’ their Facebook page in order to unlock the different locations within the preview sections. Hopefully once the marketing strategy gains traction this will bring the readers of A Song of Ice and Fire in droves.

But first let’s check out the trailer -

While it is a treat to see that the developers have not shied away from featuring actual characters from George R.R. Martin‘s books within the narrative, Cyanide are clearly capitalizing on the popularity of the HBO show. The announcement in the trailer that the story has been written ‘in conjunction’ with Martin is less reassuring than it is probably intended to be. In effect this game is a spin-off of the television show, similar to how the Lord of the Rings games cleave closely to the Peter Jackson movies. The other point of concern is that the gameplay footage released so far seems like a weaker version of The Witcher/Dragon Age. Expectations are high, so it would be a shame for this game to be a poor man’s RPG, cashing in on the passing fame of a television show.

Fingers crossed.

Tags: Cyanide Studios, Dragon Age, Game of Throne, George R R Martin, HBO, RPG, The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher

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