Deathgarden, the just-announced followup to Behaviour Interactive’s multiplayer horror romp Dead by Daylight bears greater than a passing household resemblance. In the trailer inside, a helpless participant hanging from some type of altar, a hulking nice aggressor guarding his prey whereas a number of different gamers lurk within the shadows, getting ready a rescue. The solely actual distinction between the video games at this level are some fashionable sci-fi masks, and considerably higher weaponry for all concerned.
While no firefight erupts within the teaser trailer, the official site for the game is stuffed with screenshots exhibiting off the asymmetrical fight, with a gang of masked Runners (who appear like Hunger Games extras) buying and selling bullets for arrows with the closely armed Hunter participant. The working, leaping and dramatic combat-rolling proven within the trailer additionally hints at a way more cellular recreation, with the Hunter taking part in a extra instantly aggressive recreation towards his smaller, lighter, much less closely armed targets.
The Hunger Games comparisons run deep. The advertising blurb for the sport describes it because the world’s hottest TV present within the not-too-distant dystopian future. The Runners’ aim is to flee The Garden, a randomly generated enviornment, whereas the Hunter makes an attempt to seize and kill the precocious swarm of hoodie-clad archers. One shot from the Hunter’s perspective reveals the sport wanting like a extra conventional first-person shooter, although I’d not be stunned if the Runners performed the sport in third particular person, giving them a defensive benefit.
Some different particulars we are able to glean from the screenshots: The Hunter participant has a couple of tips up their sleeve, with the UI exhibiting what appears to be like like some sort of deployable sentry gun in their stock, permitting them to defend a number of angles or targets concurrently. Their gun additionally appears to take up an infinite quantity of display screen house, doubtlessly opening up blind-spots. Another shot reveals one Runner scaling some sort of glowing inexperienced tech-obelisk (presumably some type of goal) whereas beneath fireplace from the Hunter as the remainder of the group present cowl.
Deathgarden can be debuting in playable kind at PAX East this Thursday, for anybody in a position to get to the big conference. The remainder of us can join closed alpha entry on the official site, helpfully avoiding the nigh-inevitable PAX Plague that may undoubtedly rip via the gang and go away numerous a whole bunch neck-deep in snotty tissues for weeks afterwards.
