LOS ANGELES — Sony showed off The Dark Sorcerer from Quantic Dream. The demo featured amazing graphics of the human face of a sorcerer, but rather than evoking fear, it is a comedy.
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He booms, “I will make them regret the day they ever defied the greatest dark sorcerer to ever walk the earth.” Then he steps out of the role and, as an actor, says, “How was that?” An elf-like creature then starts having a conversation with him about the quality of his acting. That was a surprise and was quite funny.
It’s like pulling back the curtain on the wizard.