If I mention Arkane, I’m sure the following installments will come to mind: Dishonored or Prey. Classics in which the the main course is the experience they offer for a single player, something that many people have liked and managed to attract with its power mechanics or the great stealth option they can offer, all well seasoned with a setting in either of both cases, which is breathtaking.
Now it’s the turn of red falla new Xbox exclusive installment that has been blistering since its announcement at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase event. What is the motive? Well, I don’t know for sure, although several options cross my mind that make sense of the criticism the delivery is receiving. Perhaps the main problem with this rendition is that in reality we’ve only seen the first gameplay trailer: Long, descriptive and thorough, of course, but clearly intended to guide it as cooperative multiplayer, in which – reducing it to the crudest simplicity – is a kind of Left 4 Dead with vampires instead of zombies. But nothing but reality…
Redfall is not ONLY a multiplayer game
Some of the criticism comes from the fact that Arkane has “gone out of the way” when it comes to making its games, something that is not always bad. If you repeat your way of developing games, it is said that you are not bringing anything new to the market, if you decide to deviate a little from your habits… Well, they say that you are going astray and that “I hope that your delivery fails”. Arkane told us very clearly, we are facing a game with a story for a single player
Therefore, we can be clear that Redfall still seems to have the big story arc to which the developer has accustomed us. If it is true that it seems to innovate and change a little style, at least with this game, it is for me a reason for joy. The video game industry needs to grow and what better way to do that than to bring news to gamers.
Compulsory cooperative? Nope
Four- player co-op is an incentive for anyone who likes to play as a team but… Do those who want to play alone have to co-op or play with the AI? Absolutely, Redfall will give you the choice so you can play completely on your own
It only remains to wait for its launch to be able to enjoy this opus without taking into account the comments of people who have not had the opportunity to try the product. Remember, Arkane has always brought us great deliveries, so you can never tell how bad or good a game is until it’s released. On top of everything, if you are a user of Xbox Game Pass, you can play Redfall on release day without any additional cost.