Jonric: What kind of game do you intend Restricted Area to be, what has most influenced its design, and what types of gameplay experience you are aiming to provide?

Jan Beuck: Restricted Area is an action RPG, but unlike most others, it takes place in a dark future scenario. The gameplay is similar to Diablo II, but the concept is older (1999). Major influences came from pen and paper RPGs like Shadowrun and Cyberpunk, from shooter games like Quake and Deus Ex, and from movies like Bladerunner and Matrix. We try to capture the cold, dark atmosphere of these scenarios and combine them with the typical action-RPG gameplay.