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Clockwork Revolution Preview - Rabbit’s Got A Gun - Game Informer

We spoke to inXile about how Clockwork Revolution reacts to your actions in ways "you just don't see in many other games."

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Morgan Vanette is the customizable protagonist and a member of the Rotten Row Hooligans gang. This group is just one of many in the bronze-tinted city of Avalon. Vanette reminds players in a trailer, "You either got a gang at your back, or a knife in it," and inXile has made clear that it wants you to feel like all of Avalon has its eyes on you

Clockwork Revolution game director Chad Moore tells me, "Right now, we're very focused on making sure the game responds to player choices in a natural way. We want every choice to lead to moments that feel personal, surprising, and true to the story they're shaping."

He describes the narrative of Clockwork Revolution as dark, humorous, and brutal, with player attributes, skills, dialogue choices, and weapon crafting all rounding it out in player-specific ways

Perhaps it's a faux pas to mention BioShock Infinite, but I swear I'm getting at something here that's beyond the visual similarities between it and Clockwork Revolution, though those are delightfully apparent. The former's initial premise involved a lot more universe-tearing (and subsequently, time manipulation shenanigans) than the final release, and I can't help but see some glimmers of Bioshock Infinite's revealed-then-cut (or at least toned down) time mechanics. Trailers for Clockwork Revolution show Vanette using their time travel glove to reshape the environment, platforms, and tools around them in-real time to help them overcome foes or progress forward through Avalon; that, to me, when combined with what looks to be some great gunplay, is the most exciting aspect of this game, and I can't wait to see how deep it goes.

"The biggest thing for us is the depth of the visual reactivity," Moore says. "When you go back in time in Clockwork Revolution and change something, you're not just opening a new branch; you're coming back to a present that's been physically reshaped around those choices. Avalon has been handcrafted to reflect those changes in ways that feel surprising and earned. It reacts to what you've done in ways that you just don't see in many other games."

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

What I want to know is if those visuals are on a series x.

 

[adamsapple]

What I want to know is if those visuals are on a series x.

Probably. It didn't really look like anything mindblowing that current gen can't do in the first place ..

 

[PlayedStation]

Does this mean we're getting this for 2026? Edit: nope, they still don't know the release date

 

[Buggy Loop]

I hope microsoft shows more of this soon because honestly, I want more InXile

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'm interested in this game

I love Bioshock Infinite. I hope the story, cast and gameplay is as good as that game

 

[adamsapple]

I hope microsoft shows more of this soon because honestly, I want more InXile

Hoping for Summer Showcase blowout but this was not mentioned by Phil in the '26 games (like Gears, Fable, halo etc) so this seems like a Q1, Q2 2027 title ..

 

[LordCBH]

Ma that big reveal of this one last year (?) was so fucking cool. Hoping this one turns out well and I REALLY wanna see more.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Hoping for Summer Showcase blowout but this was not mentioned by Phil in the '26 games (like Gears, Fable, halo etc) so this seems like a Q1, Q2 2027 title ..

Shit....

Well let them cook but I thought it would be a 2026 title. Oh well

 

[R3TRO]

Hyped for this.

 

[AJUMP23]

Looks like a really cool game.

 

[owandeseis]

Wasteland 3 was great, im sure this will be too.

Inxile and Owlcat jumping into the 1st or 3rd person WRPGs is going to be interesting

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Still waiting for a game to crack proper time travel with the world fully reacting to changes made in the past.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Looks absolutely fantastic. One of my most anticipated games right now. Please don't disappoint.

 

[Sebastian1295]

I'm interested in this game and I love the atmosphere going on with it.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

The trailer we got last year looked like the game was nearly finished? The type of trailer you get just before release. I have high hopes for the game, but I am concerned how much we saw was actual gameplay or smoke and mirrors of what the studio is trying to accomplish by release

 

[StueyDuck]

This is gonna be Xbox's sleeper hit.

the rest "besides horizon 6 which is a known quantity" looks... meh

 

[Humdinger]

Looking good. Too far out (2027, probably) to get excited at this point, but still, it looks hopeful.

 

[rm082e]

Does this mean we're getting this for 2026? Edit: nope, they still don't know the release date

Yeah, came looking for this. Oh well. I'll pay attention when it's "final preview" time.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Looks fairly ambitious.

Probably why its taking a while.

Hopefully its as good as Wasteland 3 but in FP format.

 

[danklord]

Take as long as you want

 

[GymWolf]

Lookin good.

 

[March Climber]

It's good to see the level of ambition.

A lot of unique WRPGs are on the horizon and it reminds me of the original Xbox.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

After Wasteland 3 I have high expectations of inXile. Looking foreward to seeing more.