When Does "Enter the Matrix" (2003) Take Place?
"Enter the Matrix" is a science fiction video game written by Lana Wachowski with Lilly Wachowski designed for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and XBOX systems that released May 15th, 2003. So when is "Enter the Matrix" set?
It takes place on the fictional The Matrix timeline roughly in the year:
We know this because its entire story intertwines directly with the events of the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD.
~2700 AD
We know this because its entire story intertwines directly with the events of the film "The Matrix: Reloaded" (2003), which takes place in 2700 AD.
The timeline of the Matrix Universe is fairly unique among the largest franchises because the human characters within its fictional world (diegesis) do not themselves know what year it truly is for the duration of most of the stories.
Things appear to be contemporaneous with the making of the work but this timeframe only applies for the characters living within the Matrix who accept the false narrative they are presented: that it is still the late 20th century. In the video game "The Matrix Online" (2005), Tic Tock explains that the calendars and clocks within the Matrix are [or maybe previous to the events of the third film, "The Matrix Revolutions" (2003) were] periodically reset to 1999 AD.
It is the first chronological video game in The Matrix Universe timeline. It can be played after watching the short animated film "Final Flight of the Osiris" (2003).
