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The Waylanders

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Role-Playing
Developer: Gato Salvaje
Release Date: Nov. 16, 2021

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'The Waylanders' Partial Voice Cast Revealed - Trailer

by Rainier on April 30, 2020 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT

The Waylanders is an RPG that will provide players an engaging narrative featuring impactful character development, unique companion romance options, and a deeply technical combat system.

A fantasy RPG inspired by beloved classics such as Dragon Age: Origins, Neverwinter Nights 2, and even a smidge of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (time travelling!), The Waylanders is a party-based experience set in the Celtic and Medieval eras featuring innovative and technical combat to make it stand out all on its own.

Real-time combat with a tactical pause option, The Waylanders can be played from the classic isometric, top-down view but can also be shifted into third person perspective. Featuring unique character creation and a massive 36 character classes based on six basic classes and 30 more advanced ones means every play style imaginable can be accommodated. Its most innovative offering, is the introduction of formations whereby characters will combine into offensive formations allowing for deep combat tactics and enabling players to play the game their own way.

In The Waylanders, you lead a party of 5 characters, utilizing over 800 different skills, to overcome challenges and defeat your enemies.

Gato Salvaje Studio shared the first round of voices behind their cast of companions and pivotal characters in a new casting trailer.

The Waylanders team has assembled a powerful cast of veteran voice actors with casting credits from RPG classics like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, as well as TV and film roles. Simon Templeman, Ash Sroka, Sara Kestelman, Rosalind Eleazar, Colin Salmon, Lisa Jacobs, Fred Tatasciore, and Ralph Ineson, as well as many others, have all come together to lend voices to Celtic heroes, villains, and mythological creatures.

The full cast list will be released closer to early access launch this summer.

Simon Templeman joins the party as Amergin - A charming and witty master druid determined to restore the balance of the world. As the Master Druid of King Ith's court, Amergin is regarded as a magickal and political authority by other humans, but due to his youth, immortals rarely take him seriously. They should - he’s the most powerful druid to grace the Celts in generations. 

As an accomplished actor in TV and video games, Simon Templeman is credited on many AAA titles. RPG fans will recognize him as the voice of Loghain from the popular Dragon Age series. 

Rosalind Eleazar is the proud and intelligent necromancer Khaldun. Eldest daughter of a noble family in Meroe, she was sent to Egypt to be educated in the best schools Alexandria could offer. Now as a priestess of the god Osiris, in King Ith's court, she is a force to be reckoned with. 

Rosalind Eleazar’s experience in TV dramas Howards End, Rellik, and Harlots, brings weight to this fearsome magic user.

Colin Salmon is Berath, an immortal Mourian professor. Blunt, calm, and deadly, Berath has spent the human generations since his childhood traveling and learning, and has become a skilled and dangerous Pathfinder. Despite everything he's learned, however, he still finds wonder and mystery in the tiniest butterfly. 

As a well-known TV and film actor, genre fans will know Colin Salmon from his roles in Arrow, Krypton, Mortal Engines, and Sofia the First amongst others.

Lisa Jacobs dreams of the sky as Delba, a huge Fomorian warrior. As a champion of her underground race, she’s known for her strength, considerable size, ferocity, and love of dirty jokes. Youngest daughter of the Fomorian king, as well as one of the youngest Fomorians alive, with only a scant few centuries under her belt, Delba dreams of following her mother to the surface and showing the humans that Fomorians aren't the monsters they appear to be.

Lisa Jacobs is known for her work in The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank, The Politician's Wife, and The Criminal.

Sara Kestelman joins the cast as Brigg, a veteran commander seeking new adventures. As former commander in King Ith's army, Brigg may have retired a few years ago but they are nowhere near ready to settle down. A world of adventure awaits!

In addition to her many TV and film roles, Sara Kestelman voiced Kreia in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords.

Fred Tatasciore has become a boisterous Heraklios. This mighty Greek mercenary is trying to live up to the legends. Heraklios likes beer, hates injustice, and loves a good belly laugh. He has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Greek legends and myths, and will recount them - loudly, and with many embellishments - to anyone who asks. 

Fred Tatasciore’s work includes a substantial list of credits in film, TV, animation, and video games. Gaming fans will recognize him as the voice of Overwatch’s Soldier: 76 and Don Corneo from the Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Amber Rose Revah sees the future as Nazhedja. This Immortal Seer has existed for as long as anyone can remember, and has held a high position in Mourian society for centuries. She’s regarded as the world’s foremost magical authority, and she absolutely loves it. Nazhedja can see every aspect of the past and the future… until she met you.

Among her many roles, Amber Rose Revah plays Dinah Madani in The Punisher TV series on Netflix.

Ralph Ineson, is crowned King Ith of Katia, beloved ruler of the Celts in Spain. His relationship with the main character will depend on the background chosen by the player. 

Ralph Ineson has played many roles in feature films and television series including The Hunter in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, as well as roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and Chernobyl.

Ash Sroka plays Tiana, Commander of the Celtic army, and one of the people currently vying for the throne of Brigantia. Her quest for the throne is a reluctant one; she’d prefer to be a commander for the rest of her life, but she truly believes that no one else has her qualifications and support. 

Fans of BioWare’s Mass Effect series will immediately know Ash Sroka as Tali'Zorah vas Normandy. Ash has had a long history with Gato Salvaje, playing Alicia in Gato’s Ar-k games.

Key Features:

  • Real time combat with tactical pause, character creation and 36 classes (6 basic and 30 advanced)
  • Played from top-down isometric perspective that can be shifted to third person perspective
  • Inspired by RPG classics Dragon Age and Neverwinter Nights 2
  • 12 different combat formations (2 per class) where players fuse characters to provide varied and technical combat options

The Waylanders is in development for PC, scheduled Steam Early Access this summer.


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