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Space sim Squadron 42 is “feature-complete” and gunning for Starfield’s lunch with massive new video"This is the final phase of gameplay iteration," promises Star Citizen developer
“This is the final phase of gameplay iteration,” promises Star Citizen developer
Image credit:Cloud Imperium
Image credit:Cloud Imperium
It’s been 11 long years sincethe unveiling of Squadron 42,Star Citizen’s singleplayer campaign, seven years since developer Cloud Imperium Gamesbroke Squadron 42 off into a standalone purchase, five years sinceCrytek took them to court for allegedly breaching their CryEngine license, three years sinceCrytek and Cloud Imperium settled that lawsuit, and three years since director Chris Robertssought to justify the game’s mammoth development time to Kickstarter backers, declaring that “it would be doing a huge disservice to everyone working really hard on the project and all of you that are looking forward to it to deliver something that isn’t great.” Well, all that waiting has finally paid off, asSquadron 42is now officially… “feature-complete” and “into the polishing phase”, meaning that the Wing Commander-inspiredspace simis almost guaranteed to release before the death of our sun.
Squadron 42: I Held The LineWatch on YouTube
Squadron 42: I Held The Line
“As we move into the polishing phase, we’re fully focused on optimizing and fine-tuning all aspects of the gameplay experience to deliver an unprecedented cinematic adventure,” reads the accompanying blurb. “To celebrate this milestone, we have gathered our core development leadership from around the globe to share what this means.” Senior game director Richard Tyrer adds in the footage that “this is the final phase of gameplay iteration before we fully transition into optimisation and stability on the road to release”.
This last paragraph is written for the RPS writer or editor - possibly myself, possibly some other, fresher-faced soul? - writing the next Squadron 42 article, a few years from now. Godspeed, whoever you are. It’s probably too much to hope that you’re writing a Squadron 42 review.
