It’s notoriously troublesome to shock anybody when taking part in a first-person shooter in split-screen multiplayer, as they’ll merely peek at your portion of the display screen, so how might a split-screen stealth FPS work? Released yesterday, Chambara makes an attempt this utilizing colors. Levels within the split-screen FPS are largely stark black or white, see, and so are participant characters – so you possibly can disguise in plain sight just by being in entrance of surroundings that’s the identical color as you. With shuriken and with sword, gamers attempt to discover and homicide one another. I fairly loved the early model I performed a little bit in 2016, so I’m eager to see the way it’s ended up.
It’s a neat concept: one participant is black (or one group – Chambara helps 1v1 and 2v2) and the opposite is white, whereas ranges are largely cut up starkly between black and white. You’re making an attempt to kill the others, stabbing them along with your sword or hurling a shuriken to stun — and, crucially, color — them. Standing in the correct space, you’re principally invisible – although after all your opponent can peep at your display screen.
This could make for good sneaky fights but it surely’s not additionally intense when folks transfer rapidly, flitting out and in of sight and up, silhouettes breaking towards combined backdrops. Blood trails depart colored marks too, so the extent regularly modifications as murders occur.
I solely performed a little bit at an occasion early final yr however I fairly loved it and can be curious to see the way it develops as gamers study the sport.
Oh, and it has enjoyable beauty choices to your birdperson’s hat, sword, and blood.
Chambara is out now for £four.67/€6.29/$6.29, together with a launch low cost. It’s on Steam, Itch, and the Humble Store. It’s made by Team OK, who initially launched Chambara on PlayStation four final yr.
The 2014 FPS Screencheat has an analogous concept however goes additional, making gamers outright invisible. Screencheating there isn’t simply inspired, it’s obligatory.
