Is Sedna the 3rd Fear Effect?
No. The 3rd Fear Effect was called Inferno, and even if it wasn’t released, it exists & created a story that we respected for creating a consistent scenario for Sedna. Our own story will take place 6 years after the first Fear Effect Episode. Sedna is a sequel to Fear Effect.
There is no need to know the story of Inferno to play Sedna, of course!
What’s the relationship between Hana & Rain?
Hana is now free from the Triad, and Rain still follow her closely. They live & work together in Hong Kong, as mercenaries. And still in love, of course.
We saw that that some of you thought that we would avoid to make any reference to their relationship in the game. That’s not our intention: for us, Hana & Rain are in relationship, and there is no doubt about this!
The only thing that we will be careful about is not to over-sexualise this love relationship, that has been probably clumsily highlighted in some marketing campaigns in Fear Effect Retro Helix, and wasn’t doing justice to these two strong characters’ love affair.
Is Hana still the main protagonist of Fear Effect Sedna?
Yes indeed! In Fear Effect Sedna, you’ll have the opportunity to know a bit more about Hana’s past.
But you’ll also discover things on many other characters, such as Glas. And meet new ones, like Axel, the new member of the team.
But this you’ll discover soon...
What’s the story of Sedna about?
Things have changed for the team. Hana, freed from the Triad, lives with Rain in Hong Kong and works as an occasional mercenary, while Deke has grown apart from them since Glas returned to the US.
Hana accepts a small mission for a shadowy organization asking for her services. Her target: a mysterious ancient statuette held by the ambassador of China in France. She sees it as a good opportunity to visit her birthplace... But this 'easy' mission is about to lead Hana to something bigger than expected, while Glas is approached by a client who catches his attention and piques his interest, enough that Glas sets out for Greenland.
Axel, a mysterious French secret agent in charge of watching and spying the Chinese ambassador in France. The confrontation against Hana is inevitable, as he stands in her way, but destiny will force them to cooperate. Together they set out on a journey to the North Pole where they face Inuit folklore & legends… for real.
Can you tell more about the characters?
Hana is now free from the Triad, but continues to take assignments for them as a mercenary. She lives and works in Hong Kong, with Rain. She turned 30 this year, but sometimes feels older.
When the Triad tasks her with completing a mission in Paris, she sees it as an opportunity to learn more about her birthplace, while stealing a little something from the Chinese ambassador - an easy job. Or so it seems.
Rain still follow Hana closely. She hasn’t learned a great deal about herself in the past four years, and although she doesn’t speak much about this (even to Hana), she's feeling more and more uncomfortable about her own situation.
After their last mission together, Glas decided to return to the US, but his guilt grows day by day. He does a few small jobs but tends not to finish anything, and feels increasingly disenfranchised from society. Full of regrets, he has lost his direction. And hope.
Then, one night he meets a stranger who leaves behind a clue - an Inuit artefact - one connected to what has been troubling Glas for years. Unable to escape what appears to be his destiny, Glas journeys to the North Pole to investigate.
In Hong Kong, Deke is bored stiff - and that’s never a good thing. He's been working on and off as a mercenary but gets no satisfaction in working alone.
Since Glas left, he found he couldn’t get on as well with Hana and Rain, so he let them drift apart.
Nostalgic for the good days. Which were always full of chaos. And bloodshed. Deke yearns for both.
A member of the French secret service for the past four years, Axel is on duty at the DGSI. His official mission: to protect the ambassador of China in France. Axel's real mission? To spy on the ambassador and find out if the French secret service's art trafficking suspicions about him are true.
Trying to 'protect' Hana’s target is going to be a tough job - and their meeting promises to be explosive...
Why the Inuit mythology?
Inuit mythology isn’t exactly the one you could have studied at school - even though the numerous stories surely could arouse interest of a lot of pupils.
The inuit mythology is inspired by a hard life in a wild world, full of dark, violent situations, strong spirits & figures… it’s all about surviving & being strong, and that totally fits to Fear Effect.
It’s a rich but little-known culture we wanted to explore, and we’re pretty sure you’ll dive in these stories with great pleasure...
