Mudang: Two Hearts, unveiled during today's Xbox Games Showcase, is an upcoming "stealth action thriller" that asks a very important question: What if Sam Fisher was a backup dancer for BTS?
"In the not-too-distant future, the divided [[link]] nations of South and North Korea are on the verge of reunification. On the day when the historic bill was set to pass, a mystery terrorist group attacks the South Korean National Assembly, throwing the entire nation into chaos. Sent to uncover the truth, a North Korean soldier stumbles upon a K-Pop star and is given a new mission: protect the girl who can unravel it all."
I can't say for certain that I want to play that, but you better believe I want to know more. Alas, there's currently no Steam page to dive into, but luckily developer EVR Studio has laid out all the details . The game is actually set eight months after the first terror attack, with South Korea living under martial law. Ji Jeongtae, a North Korean soldier who was sent to the south under the terms of the peace accord, is assigned to work security for the K-pop ground ORDO, who are about to hold the first state-sanctioned concert since the attack.
But, big surprise here, trouble erupts! "When Beolmuban suddenly storms the stage, Jeongtae is thrown into familiar chaos—and uncovers a dangerous secret involving Gavi, ORDO’s brightest star."
(Beolmuban, by the way, is the terrorist group who started this whole thing. Why are they attacking a K-pop concert? This is just one of many questions I have.)
Mudang: Two Hearts will switch between Ji Jeongtae and Gavi as the game progresses: "Their contrasting perspectives deliver distinct gameplay experiences and narrative arcs that ultimately converge on a single, unsettling truth."
It looks like there's some kind of zombies or supersoldiers-gone-wrong or something to that effect involved here too. The terrorist attacks have for some reason "been driving civilians into a state of uncontrollable rage," and they're clearly more than just a little pissed off about things.
Maybe all of this appeals to me because it brings to mind Whitney Houston's [[link]] star-making turn in the classic 1992 Kevin Costner vehicle The Bodyguard, a film I did not actually care for—but I was younger back then, and the world was a happier, more carefree place. Or maybe it's just such a weird concept, I can't help but be intrigued. Whatever the reason, I definitely want to know more. There's currently no indication as to when that will happen, but there is a where you can follow along.