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Quantic River is a cyber-ninja game with Spider-Versey art and an emphasis on parries and countersTime to dismember another dystopian metropolis
Time to dismember another dystopian metropolis
Image credit:Fluidfury Interactive
Image credit:Fluidfury Interactive
Last week I wrote up an irreverent cyberpunk ninja game calledNinja Issen. The just announcedQuantic River, which Graham tossed into theMawlast night, is that game played straight. In Fluidfury Interactive’s new dystopian slasher, you are a resurrected cyborg who, for reasons not currently given, must katana the limbs off a bunch of other dudes in a lean and nasty 2.5D metropolis.
Quantic River | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Quantic River | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Quantic River | Reveal Trailer
As you can see, it’s not just about slicing people up. You’ll also get to murder innocent concrete pillars and crates, non-literally hack doors and automated turrets, explore for different routes with a view to avoiding bloodshed and, of course, upgrade yourself with augmentations. Setpieces include riding on the roof of a hovercar. The platforming seems fairly heavy-footed and calculated - there’s no sign of wall-kicking and aerial dashing so far, and not much in the way of gunplay, either. Again, I can dig it. I’m in the mood for a cyberswording game that puts the emphasis on duels.
It’s coming toSteam, GOG and the Epic Games Store - release date TBD. They’re also planning to launch a Kickstarter shortly.
I am appalled to learn that RPS doesn’t have a best ninja games feature. If we did, here are some games I would put on it: Klei’sMark of the Ninja, which still has few peers in terms of 2D stealth; Io’sMini Ninjas, for squeamish adults and bloodthirsty children; and From Software’sSekiro, in which (asOllie recently reminded us) there is a creature that can pull your soul out of your bottom.
