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11 EVILBANE is described as a spiritual successor that expands Netmarble's Raven universe. The studio has positioned the game within this brand lineage, tracing it back to an earlier Netmarble title called Raven, with a 2014 mobile entry that shares the name as part of the same family. This page covers what that positioning means, and just as importantly what it does not mean.
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33 A Stated Lineage
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55 The Raven connection is a stated lineage and positioning, not a confirmation of shared story, characters, or mechanics. EVILBANE is presented as a spiritual successor, which signals a shared brand and a shared dark fantasy sensibility rather than a direct continuation. The earlier Raven title and the 2014 mobile game belong to the same brand family, but their content is from separate games and should not be read into EVILBANE.
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77 ClaimStatusEVILBANE expands the Raven universeDescribed as such; a stated positioningSpiritual successor to the Raven brandDescribed as such; hedgedAn earlier Netmarble Raven title existsConfirmed lineage referenceA 2014 mobile entry shares the nameConfirmed brand lineageSpecific Raven characters appear in EVILBANENot confirmedSpecific Raven locations appear in EVILBANENot confirmedSpecific Raven plot or mechanics carry overNot confirmed
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99 What the Developer Has Actually Said
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1111 The team has put the connection more precisely than the marketing line does. The director has said the game inherits the dark fantasy atmosphere that defined Raven, but that the goal from the start was a distinctly different style of play, and that the story takes place at a different point in the timeline of the same world. He also noted that the finer narrative details may continue to evolve as development progresses.
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13+The publisher has also stated the connection in its own announcement material rather than only through interviews. The reveal release described the game as a title that expands the vast dark fantasy world of Raven, and at the game's first public showing an executive put it plainly: Raven is a valued property, and this game is one step in the process of widening that world. Taken with the director's remark about a different point in the same timeline, the lineage is a deliberate, stated position rather than marketing shorthand. It still names no character, place, or mechanic that returns.
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1315 That is a meaningful step up from brand positioning, because it states a shared world rather than only a shared name. It still stops well short of confirming any specific returning character, location, or plot thread, and the developer's own caveat about evolving details is a reason to hold the rest loosely.
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1517 What This Does Not Confirm
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1719 Because the link is a brand lineage and not a confirmed narrative tie, no specific Raven character, location, or plot point should be assumed to appear in EVILBANE. The 2014 mobile game in particular is a different game with its own story and systems, and its content does not describe this game. Anything about how, or whether, Raven elements carry over remains unannounced. For the brand and studio context, see Development; for what is actually known about this game's premise, see Story and Setting.