Check out This Cyberpunk Squad Shooter with Dredd & Doom Vibes
emptyvessel unveiled their debut project.
DEFECT
DEFECT, a cyberpunk, squad-based shooter created using Unreal Engine, was just announced by developer emptyvessel, a new team formed of AAA veterans. The trailer gives me goosebumps with its stunning weapons, fierce combat, immersive atmosphere and strong Doom gameplay vibes.
The game sets you in a dystopian world ruled by inhuman AI, THE SYSTEM. Pick up your faction from a few choices — the System’s own policing force, Rogue Police Elements, or a host of gangs fighting for power and playing against your friends or team up with them in PvP or co-op mode. In each tactical and tense match, you’ll have different goals to fight for.
GamesBeat had an interview with Emanuel Palalic, Emptyvessel CEO, who is also the game’s director. Palalic shed some insights on Defect’s gameplay and storytelling:
“Our approach is to create a new kind of genre in the immersive shooter category, and by this we are focusing on having players feel truly enveloped and immersed in our world through different ways, some subtle, others more obvious. We are aiming to communicate as much gameplay information through strong visuals and experiences — game art found in the world, diegetics, on your weapons/gadgets/characters, through dynamic animation states (are you injured, did you just get out of a tense battle etc.), and really focusing on removing as much of a traditional HUD as we can.”
DEFECT
DEFECT
Apart from the excellent gameplay, the original soundtrack is another highlight of DEFECT. It was created by Mick Gordon, an Australian composer who has worked on several first-person shooters, including a soft reboot of Doom and its sequel, Doom Eternal, Atomic Heart, and LawBreakers. The dynamic beat of the soundtrack enhances the overall gaming experience to the next level.
The release date of the game is yet to be announced, but you can already wishlist it on Steam now and follow the developer on Twitter to receive future updates.
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