Raiders of the Broken Planet
| Raiders of the Broken Planet | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | MercurySteam |
| Publisher(s) | MercurySteam |
| Producer(s) | David Cox |
| Platform(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Raiders of the Broken Planet is an upcoming online action-adventure video game by Spanish studio MercurySteam. It is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Story
An incredible discovery on one of Saturn’s moons leads a force of humans to a broken planet on the far reaches of the universe. A source of energy called Aleph exists there that grants ultimate power to who ever controls it. However, after becoming trapped on the planet, the human forces split into factions and fight amongst themselves for supremacy and dominion over the Aleph. The peaceful inhabitants of the planet decide enough is enough and a hero emerges amongst them who hopes to lead his people to freedom. Using nefarious means and exploiting the disunity amongst the human ranks, Harec recruits a rag tag group of rogues, outlaws and hired guns from the various factions and pits them against those who would destroy his people. As they begin to fight back against the human invaders, the Raiders soon face a new deadly threat wholly intent on making the entire universe burn, just for kicks…. whose side will you take in the fight to come? [1]
Gameplay
Raiders of the Broken Planet is an asymmetric online adventure game. There are gameplay elements which task the players to shoot and brawl and utilize strategy. A story mode, which will be released episodically, is also planned.[2]
Development
Development for the game had already begun before the release of MercurySteam's previous game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Dave Cox, the producer of the Castlevania franchise, revealed that some of the abandoned gameplay elements for Lords of Shadow 2, such as the combat mechanics, may be featured in the company's next game.[3] In March 2016, Cox announced that his partnership with MercurySteam and that the company was working on a new game with a sci-fi setting. Enric Alvarez, the head of MercurySteam, further described the project as one of the company's most "ambitious" titles.[4] The game was teased by MercurySteam multiple times before it was officially announced in April 2016.[5] Mercury Steam is set to self-publish Raiders of the Broken Planet for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2016. A beta test for the Windows version is set to be held before the game's official release.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.raidersofthebrokenplanet.com/game#TheStory
- ↑ Prell, Sam (April 28, 2016). "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow devs take to the stars with Raiders of the Broken Planet". GamesRadar. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie (January 9, 2014). "Castlevania dev's new game for Xbox One, PS4 is "completely different," not coming to Wii U". GameSpot. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Jarvis, Matthew (March 21, 2016). "Konami producer Dave Cox reunites with Castlevania dev MercurySteam". Develop. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Makuch, Eddie (April 15, 2016). "Castlevania Dev Reveals "Epic Multiplayer" Game, See First Image Here". GameSpot. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2016-04-15). "Castlevania developer MercurySteam reveals new game Raiders of the Broken Planet". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-04-23.