The Council: Episode 1 – The Mad Ones is the opening installment of Big Bad Wolf's episodic RPG-adventure series, released in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Players follow Louis de Richet, who travels to Lord Mortimer's private island in search of his missing mother, only to find himself navigating a gathering of high-profile guests, each carrying their own concealed motives. The game blends narrative adventure conventions with role-playing mechanics, allowing players to develop a range of skills that shape how situations play out. Decisions carry permanent consequences, meaning the story's direction shifts in lasting ways based on the choices made throughout. The episode introduces a cast of enigmatic characters whose hidden agendas suggest the island's peculiar reception masks something far more complicated than a simple social gathering.
