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Being one of the few F.E.A.R. fans on here, I’m excited to see the developers from that (now partnered with the dev team from No One Lives Forever as Black Powder Games) are working on a new title, set to release on Steam next week. Betrayer is set against a black-and-white (with Sin City style limited colors, like red) colonial American background, an era left largely unexplored save for last year’s Assassin’s Creed III games, and it’s looking pretty spooky. Ghostly figures, demonic creatures, and enemies that burst apart like bitter memories shroud the dangerous pre-revolution landscape.
Steam early-access will be releasing the game on the 14th, for $15/£9.17, meaning that the game is still a work in progress, so it’s too early to get a complete handle on what the final game will be like. So far, I’m liking the sort of F.E.A.R. meets PainKiller look it has going on, and a black and white art style is always something I’m interested in. It’s also neat to take note of the Native-American artifacts in the background- perhaps an indication of some ancient indian burial grounds and crossed lines. I’m curious to see how the story pans out, the press release below makes it feel like the Penumbra games.
The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life? Where are the settlers and tribes who lived here? And who is the strange, silent woman in red who aids you from afar?
Clue by clue, you must piece together the story of what befell this doomed settlement and find a way to set things right. You will be hunted by corrupted Conquistadors and ravening shadows as you explore an expansive wilderness in order to trace the brief, tragic history of the colony and search for survivors.
And here’s the trailer:
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