Funcom, the studio behind Dune: Awakening, has confirmed the upcoming survival game will veer away from the source material.Dune: Awakening takes place years after the events of the 2021 film and will feature an “alternative” history, according to creative director, Joel Bylos.
Funcom worked with both Legendary Pictures, the team behind the big-screen adaptations, as well as the family of Dune author Frank Herbet, but Awakening sees several supposedly-dead characters still alive.That’s not the only change either, with Dune: Awakening “side-stepping” the religious-driven narrative of the original Dune story.“We agree that religion is an integral part of the Dune universe.
This is why in Dune: Awakening you will meet and interact with people of different religions along your journey,” wrote Funcom. “However, as opposed to the story presented in the books, the player is not a messiah and will not play a major role in any of them.
Leading people on a holy war is not why you arrive on Arrakis,” they continued.We agree that religion is an integral part of the Dune universe.
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