Earlier this year, PUBG publisher Krafton revealed it was working on a new "multimedia franchise" based on Yeong-do Lee's The Bird That Drinks Tears, a hugely popular series of Korean fantasy novels. Dubbed Project Windless, the details are a mystery at this time, with the studio revealing little about what form the "franchise" will take - though we can safely assume one item therein will be a videogame.
So let's go back to those novels. The Bird That Drinks Tears draws on the culture, history, and mythology of South Korea, including powerful spirits called dokkaebi and a language based on early Korean. As such, it'll offer something very different to many of the triple-A fantasy games we're used to seeing in western markets, with potential for wholly new storytelling, themes, and adventures.
"A hero that eats his enemy. A sister searching for her beloved brother to kill him. A matriarchal race of reptile people who have their hearts removed to achieve immortality," concept artist Iain McCaig, who's worked on Star Wars and Avengers: Endgame, says when asked what makes the books so special. "And that's just the tip of the iceberg of this gob smacking saga. Need I say more?"
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