Get to know the voice actors behind the meditative exploration game SEASON: A letter to the future with the release of this Meet the Cast featurette. This new video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the people who bring the game’s characters to life
“I’ve worked on multiple video games since I’ve been in the industry for 32 years. When I picked up the breakdown and I started reading through it, I didn’t quite understand the concept at first. And then I started reading the lines for the audition and I was just like “Wait a second, it feels like a moment of life.” Well, this game is like a good book where you just wanna know what happens next. It felt much more than just a game, it felt like capturing a moment of time.” – Russell Yuen (Poros character)
MEET THE CASTMaureen Adelson (Estelle)Maureen Adelson is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist with a strong thirst for knowledge and a deep love for creative endeavors. She is forever grateful for the memories created and people met while working on Season. Maureen voices Estelle in English and French.
Chimwemwe Miller (Estelle’s Dad, Easel & The Troll)Growing up in Montreal, Chimwemwe had the opportunity to discover music and acting at a young age. His love for storytelling spills over into everything he does whether in front of the camera, on stage or as a voice actor. He has been the voice for characters on such video games as Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, Outlast and Deus Ex and is honoured to be able to lend his talents to the beautiful story and world that is SEASON: A Letter To The Future. Chimwemwe voices Estelle’s Dad, Easel & The Troll in English and French.
Russell Yuen (Poros) Russell Yuen is one of Canada’s busiest character actors with 32 years in the industry and more than 185 credits in film & television. Nominated for a CSA this year for his role in the series Tokens, his upcoming projects are Netflix’s long-awaited series The Three-Body Problem and a role in CBS’ Star Trek- Strange New Worlds. Russell voices Poros in English and French.
In SEASON: A letter to the future, you play as a young woman from a secluded village exploring the world by bike for the first time, collecting memories before a cataclysm washes everything away. SEASON is a quest to discover a new world; one unknown yet familiar. Document, photograph, and record life as you find it, while you still can. The gameplay of SEASON: A letter to the future focuses on exploring, recording, meeting others, and unraveling the strange world around you. At any point, you can hop off your bike and equip a recording tool from your bag. Each captures a different element; sounds and music, art and architecture, voices of old people, vanishing religious practices, the traces of seasons long past. Your tools help you examine the world more closely until you’re able to grasp the culture, history, and ecology underneath everything.
Gameplay Features:
A bicycle road trip: Wind your way through stunning landscapes on your bicycle and take in each moment. Your journey will take 6 to 12 hours, depending on how much you linger. You should linger. It’s a game about lingering. A compelling narrative: Discover a new world; one unknown yet familiar. Contemplate and make difficult choices that could affect how the story ends. Select and capture the most important moments from the current season to preserve them for future generations. Document, photograph, and record: Collect memories, make recordings, and piece together the secrets of the world of SEASON in a highly customizable journal. Emotionally complex characters: Meet a diverse cast of characters, each of whom has two precious things to share with you: the stories of their lives and a moment together at the end of the season. Immersive Soundtrack: Listen to the gorgeous score as you travel through the world; music is embedded in the landscapes, and evolves and drifts as you do. PlayStation 5 Features:Adaptive Triggers: Using the triggers to pedal your bicycle, the resistance will vary depending on your speed and the steepness of the road. Haptic Feedback: Feel the texture of the ground change as you cycle over different terrain with the DualSense wireless controller’s haptic feedback. Tempest 3D AudioTech: Traverse the world’s lush soundscapes and record them with defined, dimensional precision. Faster Loading Times: Leave home without delay – near-instant loading via the PS5 system’s SSD sends you on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world. SEASON: A letter to the future will be available digitally on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 for $29.99 USD and Steam and Epic Games Store for $24.99 USD on January 31, 2023. Pre-order or add it to your wishlist now! To keep up to date with the latest news and updates, visit the official website, join Discord, and follow on Twitter and Facebook.
