Akerblad looks for this kind of coherence in other gameworlds.

The Sarcophagus isn’t just cohesive - it’s saturated with the consciousness of its diabolical prisoner.

Akerblad draws a parallel with the work of Lovecraft.

A warrior stands in an alien temple scene in Ultros

“And I feel Ultros is the same.”

The same goes for the smaller organisms you’ll meet, fight or tend to along the way.

Still, Ultros remains an enigma.

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“Or not even like that.

So Ultros influences its environment, but you might interpret it differently.”

It’s tempting to read this remark as an accidental spoiler.

A warrior jumps into a room with a spherical pod inside it in Ultros

A warrior fights a giant fly-wolf-bug creature in Ultros

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