Primordia came to me from the wonderful Bastiaan Koch, director and originator of the series project, and his company Marauder Film. It’s exhilarating and humbling to be asked to write the adaptation of this wild and inventive game and its rich mythology.
The best stories—certainly those that move me the most—are about the transformation of a person. I was instantly captivated by the story of Horatio, this robot robbed of his memory, searching a dark landscape for understanding of his place in the world. He doesn’t realize it at first, but he’s searching for a better self. It reminded me of how we all wrestle with our innate programming, those positive and negative impulses that seem to pilot us through our daily lives. You wouldn’t immediately think the story of an amnesiac robot would be relatable for the average human in our world, but found a deeply personal story here. In this adaptation, Horatio is paired with Rune, a human girl on a mission of revenge—and in thrall to her own destructive, self-imposed programming. At odds from the start, they must find a way to let go of selfish goals to save themselves—and their world.
But enough about theme—let me gush about how thrilling it is to play in the fantastic weirdness of this world. Robot zombies and angels made of metal. The sands of the Waste and the towers of a lost civilization. Secrets and revelations about the fall of civilization and the rise of a new one. The quest, the landscape, the action, the light and the dark. This is Primordia.
Concept art by Bastiaan Koch (director) and Marauder Film
