Today Focus Home Interactive and released the first episode of the narrative adventure game The Council.

The first episode is titled The Mad Ones, and has the player play the role as Louis de Richet as he travels to Lord Mortimer's private island to find out about his mother's whereabouts.

Guests include historical figures like George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte, but there are plenty secrets to be discovered, including rather dark ones, it appears.

In order to celebrate the release of the game, the publisher also made the launch trailer available, and you can watch it below. You can also enjoy a previous video and the first teaser.

The first episode has been released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The whole story will include a total of five episodes.

The remaining four episodes will be released at a regular pace throughout this year, so we shouldn't have to wait too much in order to see the end of this intriguing tale.