What follows is an odyssey as Francis sets about reinventing themselves while traveling across several alien lands. Francis is understandably weirded out, but joins along.
Well, at least until a mysterious musician named Lightman appears with his assistant and technician, inviting Francis to join them aboard the Cosmic Lung as Lightman’s opening act in several acts across the cosmos. But he’s clearly feeling a lot of pressure, so the show must go on. He’d rather find inspiration in pulp sci-fi novels and pull off hefty riffs as opposed to acoustic ballads. He never even met his uncle prior to his death. He doesn’t sing songs about the plight of miners or nature. There’s just one huge problem: Francis isn’t Johnson Vendetti. And you come across huge fans of Johnson, and a closing or closed local store or two, and it’s clear that Calypso needs the return of Johnson. Or just be Johnson, period, to the point where fliers for Francis’ first show in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Johnson’s landmark album, Pines, prominently feature Johnson first and foremost.
Johnson Vendetti has meant a lot to Calypso, and its clear that it’s their main claim to fame, and they’re looking to Francis to carry on Johnson’s legacy. And if you somehow forget that part about Francis, then don’t worry, Calypso will let you know. It’s here in Calypso that you put yourself into the shoes of Francis Vendetti, nephew of mega-famous and acclaimed folk musician Johnson Vendetti. And upon entering this town crafted by developers Beethoven and Dinosaur for the first time, you’re again struck by a similar blast of color, with quaint shops and ivy-covered buildings everywhere, filled with life and making a good first impression…even if you won’t be around Calypso that long. And it also happens to be a game with a major emphasis on music, suggesting that maybe we’re in for another one of those weird coincidental trends in games, like time loops, road trips or dodgeball. What is it about small Colorado towns that suddenly makes them more desirable? Because immediately after taking a trip to Haven Springs in Life is Strange: True Colors, The Artful Escape now takes us to the town of Calypso.
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