Playstation 4-eksklusive Rime fra Tequila Works ble opprinnelig forsøkt solgt inn til Microsoft som en eksklusiv tittel på Xbox Live og Windows 8. Dette kommer fram i et dokument som VGleaks har fått tak i.
Den daværende tittelen var Echoes of Siren, og Tequila Works beskrev spillet som et isometrisk RPG i tredjeperson med "great deal of exploration, crafting, survival and hero defence." Studioet sammenlignet det med Orcs Must Die. Tequila Works ba om drøyt tre millioner i midler, men Microsoft ga altså avslag.
Studioet beskrev spillet på følgende måte:
"Gauntlet meets Minecraft meets Jason and the Argonauts". As the darkest legends go, there is a far-off island where evil spirits inhabit and they are able to terrify the most determined and brave heart. It is now as Ecos; the damned island.
"Not always it was this. At another time a great civilization was developed in it. Their inhabitants bloomed until becoming a lighthouse in the dark. History became legend. Legend became myth. Many looked for the island and its secrets. Now, their bones and empty fortresses remain as a reminder of their imprudence."
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