Kickstarter for Official Apocalypse Now Game Announced
Images via American Zoetrope
Francis Ford Coppola’s classic 1979 war film Apocalypse Now is getting a videogame adaptation.
Billed as a “psychological horror game,” the title is to be (potentially) funded by a Kickstarter campaign that launched this morning. The project is officially endorsed by Coppola and his film studio American Zoetrope, and he’s enlisted a number of RPG veterans to develop the game. This team includes writer Rob Auten (Gears of War, Battlefield), executive producer Lawrence Liberty (Fallout: New Vegas, The Witcher), director Montgomery Markland (Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera), and Design Director at Obsidian Entertainment, Josh Sawyer (who is serving as “external counsel to the team”).
Coppola said of the project in a statement:
Forty years ago, I set out to make a personal art picture that could hopefully influence generations of viewers for years to come. Today, I’m joined by new daredevils, a team who want to make an interactive version of Apocalypse Now, where you are Captain Benjamin Willard amidst the harsh backdrop of the Vietnam War. I’ve been watching videogames grow into a meaningful way to tell stories, and I’m excited to explore the possibilities for Apocalypse Now for a new platform and a new generation.