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The Council

The Council is a 2018 episodic interactive mystery graphic adventure video game developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Focus Home Interactive. Set in 1793, The Council follows Louis de Richet, a French man searching for his missing mother Sarah, who is the head of the French branch of a secret society known as the Golden Order.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, The Council (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Parents Guide

Partially reviewed
Version covered

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; ESRB entry 35947 for The Council, not one of the separately rated episodes. Rated-platform scope only; equivalence to other releases is unverified.

Violence

Strong

Shootings, strangulation and close examination of bloody injuries occur.

Sexual content

Moderate

Sex is implied by a fade to black, and the player may voyeuristically inspect a sleeping woman in lingerie.

Language

Strong

Dialogue contains strong profanity.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Strong

Laudanum use and addiction to the opiate are depicted and discussed.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

The story can show suicide by gunshot and bodies lying in blood.

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TIME FORGE

How long does it take?

14 hr

Base game

Base Game
14 hr
Dedicated Playthrough
16h 30m
Perfect Game
18h 30m

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The Council

The Council is a 2018 episodic interactive mystery graphic adventure video game developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Focus Home Interactive. Set in 1793, The Council follows Louis de Richet, a French man searching for his missing mother Sarah, who is the head of the French branch of a secret society known as the Golden Order.

Credits

Wikipedia contributors, The Council (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Modified for this entry.

Developers
Big Bad Wolf
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
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