Fort Solismade its cinematic reveal at Summer Game Fest 2022 with an atmospheric teaser.Fort Solisis a third-person sci-fi title described as a “tight thriller,” which may make sense due to its seemingly intimate cast of characters. The gamecenters on deuteragonists Wyatt Taylor and Jack Leary, who have known acting talent behind them: Troy Baker and Roger Clark.
Fort Solisis narrative-driven and has explorative gameplay, but not much else is known about it. This is probably purposeful, as a lot of mystery looms overFort Solis, but one thing is clear.Fort Solisis a promising new IP due to the acting leads that developer Fallen Leaf managed to snag for the project. These actors were at the forefront of its initial tease, and it seems as if their faces will identifyFort Solisas marketing continues.
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Fort Solis' Use of Troy Baker and Roger Clark
The most interesting part ofFort Solis,from what little that has been shown, is its actors. Fans likely need no introduction to Troy Baker, who is a remarkably prolific actor in the games industry known for roles such asThe Last of Us’ Joel Miller,Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s Talion,BioShock Infinite’s Booker DeWitt, and far more in games, film, and anime.
Baker was recently involved in a scandal around backing NFTs, but made two appearances at Summer Game Fest to help revealFort Solisalongside Roger Clark, as well as announce his role inThe Last of Us’ live-action HBO series. Baker is seminally involved inThe Last of Us, which is also receiving a remake calledThe Last of Us Part 1where Baker’s performance will be overhauled, and adaptive AI will update his animations.
The second actor billed onFort Solisis Roger Clark, who is inseparable fromhis performance as Arthur Morgan inRed Dead Redemption 2. Baker’s filmography is a lot lighter than hisFort Soliscounterpart, but his work as Arthur earned him several awards nominations and Best Performance at The Game Awards 2018.
The Summer Game Fest teaser forFort Solisalso features a cast listing for Julia Brown. Brown’s character only seems to appear in the teaser through voice lines shouted at Clark, being more of a mystery as a result. As an actor who has less notoriety, particularly in games, it makes sense if the marketing ofFort Solischooses to concentrate on its male leads instead.
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Fort Solis Will Likely Market Itself on a Star-Studded Cast
Many modern games have utilized the efforts of actors who commonly work outside video games, but have lent their chops to motion-capture and voice work. A high-profile example includes Hideo Kojima’sDeath Stranding, which featured actors such as Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, and Margaret Qualley. This is becoming more and more common as games with increasing budgets can afford such talent, but there is also a wealth of names that already exist within the industry that is frequently used for important castings.
Fort Soliswas initially teased with a behind-the-scenes photoof Troy Baker and Roger Clark in the middle of motion-capture performance last November. The game’s title had already been confirmed along with this photo, but few details other than the star-studded cast were revealed at that time.Fort Solisis set on a Mars research facility, which is depicted in Summer Game Fest’s reveal teaser, but the narrative is still left ambiguous outside the fact that Troy Baker and Roger Clark’s characters will interact and be at odds with one another.Fort Solismay be able to sneak by with a lot of its marketing focused solely on its actors due to their profound work catalog.
Baker and Clark both appeared in-person at Summer Game Fest to hypeFort Solisup, which implies Fallen Leaf may thrust them to the forefront of every marketing opportunity. This is not a bad decision, particularly if Fallen Leaf wants to keep certain narrative beats or surprises about gameplay under wraps. Baker and Clark are likely enough to keepFort Solisin the back of fans’ minds due to their pedigree and what their performances may bring.
Fort Solisis in development for PC and consoles.
