Grant Morrison On Battlestar Galactica Game

Thanks to GameSpot for their interview with Grant Morrison regarding his writing on the new Battlestar Galactica game. Morrison is the noted British comic-book writer known for titles such as The Invisibles, and says of the Galactica re-imagining: "There seemed to be endless dramatic possibilities in the big biblical sweep of the Galactica concept, so I went with warrior-monks, high-tech cloisters, and the doom-laden struggle of man against pitiless machine." He also suggests that, in writing for videogames, "...the script format is quite different from a comic book script or a movie script... more 'fractal,' for want of a better word."

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I thought the Game was in the old continuity

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Well, the thing is, my understanding was that while the new "mini-series" and the SciFi Channel is doing is a "reenvisioning," this new game is supposed to take place within the old continuity and has Hichard Hatch and Dirk Benedict doing voice talent (perhaps to game as "flashbacks?" Or maybe Richard Hatch plays Adama. We already know who Starbuck's father is, but I don't think Fred Astaire will be appearing.

According to this link above:

Set 40 years before the events of the television series, the Battlestar Galactica game tells the story of a young Ensign William Adama in his first assignment aboard the Galactica. As the young hero, players will have to turn the tide against an overwhelming Cylon fleet as they tangle with swarms of fighters in frenetic space combat over a series of story driven missions ranging from search and destroy and escort sorties to infiltration and reconnaissance operations. To help tip the scales in their favor, players will be able to take control of five different ships including a Colonial heavy bomber and a Cylon Raider, each with their own unique flight models and weapons loadouts.