Medieval manuscript techniques used in new Arthurian video game

Canadian studio Artifice Studio has released 'Legends of the Round Table', a role-playing video game that replicates medieval manuscript illumination techniques. Visual style lead Pierre Arrive, who studied at the Institut Supérieur Européen de l'Enluminure et du Manuscrit in Angers, oversaw the hand-painted environments using gold leaf and period pigments, while characters are 3D models. The game is set in the 6th century but depicted as a 13th-century manuscript. The soundtrack uses medieval instruments and compositions from the 11th to 15th centuries, with narration by Anne Azéma of the Boston Camerata alternating prose and sung verse. A free demo is available on Steam. The game combines exploration of Arthurian legends, turn-based combat based on chivalric rules, and large-scale battles.