It’s a choose your own adventure, on rails. It doesn’t need to–you’re soon thrust into a figurative and literal rollercoaster as you navigate the barmy, colorful, hilarious world of musical self-discovery. Partially against your will, and entirely with the suspension of disbelief, you’re whisked into the cosmos. Music god Lightman (Weathers)–a cross between Geordi La Forge, Emmett Brown, and Tom Baker as Doctor Who–tells you you’re his support act. After returning home and putting a record on, everything goes a bit “A Day in the Life,” and you’re suddenly greeted by alien Hypnagogic Zomm (Schwartzman), who wants to introduce you to a very special star indeed. Annapurna InteractiveĪ mysterious stranger in eclectic clothing known as Violetta arrives on the scene and actively encourages you to embrace who you are–not what your uncle was, or who the townsfolk hope you’ll become.

Traverse landscapes made of sound - composed by your movement - as if the world itself were an instrument.Calypso, Colorado is not all it seems. * Shred, soar and dance across the multiverse. * Converse, consult and chill with all manner of beings: disenchanted publicans, nostalgic villagers, lumbering alien wildlife, and reality-defying behemoths. * Craft your own stage persona from the sci-fi beginnings of your backstory to the trim on your moonboots. * A story about great expectations, towering legacies, aliens, folk music, guitar solos, making stuff up, and living your dreams like memories. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers. In an attempt to escape the musical legacy of his uncle, a teenage guitar prodigy embarks on a psychedelic journey to inspire his new stage persona, searching for who he isn’t in an adventure spanning stolen opera houses, melodic alien landscapes, and the impossible depths of the Cosmic Extraordinary. On the eve of his first performance, Francis Vendetti struggles with the legacy of a dead folk legend and the cosmic wanderings of his own imagination.

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