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The Council Is Getting A Physical Complete Edition This December

Waiting for episodes be damned!

Episodic choose your own adventure game The Council from Focus Home Interactive, Big Bad Wolf and Cyanide is set to wrap-up before the end of the year with four of the five episodes available already. Previously a digital-only title, publisher Bigben is now giving players who prefer physical editions the opportunity to experience the mystery and grandeur of The Council, with a Complete Edition launching on December 13 for PS4 and Xbox One at the cost of $49 AUD (£24.99 in the UK according to GAME).

The JB Hi-Fi listing states that this edition will grant the user ‘instant access’ to all five episodes, perhaps confirming that Episode 5 (which currently has no release date) is set to launch in the coming weeks. However, the GAME listing states a December 4 release and the following: ‘The game disc includes the first 4 episodes of The Council. Episode 5 will be available before 31 March 2019 as a free update’. We’ve reached out to our distributor and to Bigben for clarification/confirmation. We’ll update this article if we hear a response.

Below is the game’s official synopsis:

The adventure takes place in 1793. You are Louis de Richet, a member of a secret society who the enigmatic Lord Mortimer has invited to his domain: a small island isolated from the rest of England. There you meet the other guest of your mysterious host, including none other than Napoleon Bonaparte, and even the first president of a rising world power, George Washington. The strange nature of this private gathering goes beyond merely having prestigious guests; your mother recently vanished on this island and each of the characters seems to be hiding dark secrets.

The Council has impressed critics and consumers with its excellent storytelling, choice-driven gameplay and unique RPG mechanics. It is currently one of my picks for Game of the Year. You can check out WellPlayed’s review here: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4.

 

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Written By Zach Jackson

Despite a childhood playing survival horrors, point and clicks and beat ’em ups, these days Zach tries to convince people that Homefront: The Revolution is a good game while pining for a sequel to The Order: 1886 and a live-action Treasure Planet film. Carlton, Burnley FC & SJ Sharks fan. Get around him on Twitter @tightinthejorts

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