Bullets and stakes are a killer combination, as is a reactive world populated by oculus-curious humans and an assortment of hyper-powered vampires.
There's still so much of Redfall that needs to be revealed, but even at this early stage there's something seductive about the setup. Oh, and each of these areas will be infested with humans eager to worship the new bloodsucking overlords, and hordes of vampires that are developing powerful new abilities following the science experiment that started this paranormal chain of events. It sounds worlds apart from the somewhat stoic and bland environments that so many co-op shooters are set inside of these days. We only saw a small slice of the once-quaint town of Redfall in the reveal trailer, although Arkane is teasing haunted forests, bunkered downtown areas, haunted seaside boardwalks, cultist outposts, supernatural psychic spaces, and more. Arkane wants you to think creatively about combating the hordes of supernatural nightmares, and the studio is clearly tweaking its propensity for emergent chaos into a format better suited for streaming and shared experiences.Īrkane is also promising that its open world will be densely detailed and reactive to player action, just like Dishonored's Dunwall and Prey's Talos 1. That customization will be the backbone of hero loadouts and team composition (the game can be played solo or with up to three friends) and, as the trailer suggests, character link-up will be a key component to play. I'm playing as Ellison in co-op, and there's nothing you can do to stop me.Īrkane wants you to think creatively about combating the hordes of supernatural nightmaresĪrkane is promising that each hero will be able to collect a specialized arsenal of weapons from across the island of Redfall, and customize them to better let you dial into a preferred playstyle – be it stealth, all-out action, or anything in between. Then there are the sure-to-be favorites: Devinder Crousley, an amateur cryptozoologist turned paranormal investigator influencer, and Layla Ellison, a biomedical engineer with outrageous-looking telekinetic powers. Remi comes with Bribon, a robot dog that Twitter and Twitch is bound to fall in love with, while Jacob is said to hit targets with supernatural precision thanks to his vampiric eye and pet spectral raven – that Arkane hasn't released a cosplay guide already is shocking to me. Even the traditionalists of the grouping, combat engineer Remi de la Rosa and ex-military sharpshooter Jacob Boyer, have their own delightful quirks. Only, given that this is Arkane, the heroes are somewhat unconventional archetypes. When you look at those vampire hunters, they should immediately speak to those with an affinity for games like Borderlands, Destiny, Overwatch. Arkane wants Redfall to offer the freedom to experiment, creative mechanics, and the ability to chart your own path through a carefully crafted sandbox – one that's reactive to the decisions that you make and the composition of your squad of vampire hunters. The studio is yet to show any of Redfall in action but, should you look at the way the studio has rolled out the announcement, it's effectively promising to release a co-op shooter infused with the values that have made the studio so revered in certain circles of players.
The hope here is that Redfall arrives with a broader appeal to that of Dishonored and Prey, and without diluting the efficacy of Arkane's unique approach to design. Games like Ultima Underworld, System Shock, and Thief had a seismic impact on the formation of story-driven worlds and sandbox-driven play, simulations that leveraged immersion and interaction to fully embed us in autonomous virtual spaces. In the '90s, Looking Glass pioneered a new breed of immersive action and adventure games that changed the way interactive entertainment was made and played. This is just one of the many ways that Arkane has come to resemble this generation's Looking Glass Studios. You need only unearth the estimated sales figures for the Prey and Dishonored games to support this assertion. Instead, Arkane's brilliance has become this weird secret knowledge shared between industry insiders, game creators, and a relatively small pool of players who have been willing to invest their time and money into games that constantly strive to break boundaries.
For whatever reason, that impression hasn't seeped fully into the public consciousness. Arkane Studios has become synonymous with quality and creativity.
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