Within the golden age of the RTS we thought that FMV cutscenes have been actually cool and enjoyable. Then, afterward, we determined they have been very unhealthy and made us cringe. Now we now have come full circle and notice that they’re good, truly.
Thus we obtain as a present from old-school technique writer MicroProse a contemporary and exquisite new single-player retro-RTS by developer Sarnayer, full with cornball stay motion FMV cutscenes that I can already inform are going to be horrible however in a great way.
The sport guarantees to have you ever combat via a journey in a post-apocalyptic world the place you may construct a base, collect sources, and battle hordes of zombies and likewise what seems to be a swarm of actually big burrowing earthworms. It is that distinctly late-90s Command and Conquer pixel aesthetic that basically sells it for me, as a result of that together with the FMV simply pushes a really particular, very interesting button in my mind.
“In Dying Breed, gamers will combat evil arch-enemies, zombies, and encounter retro-futuristic applied sciences. The sport options fast-paced motion, basic RTS mechanics, and encourages gamers to be each crafty and sneaky when needed,” mentioned writer MicroProse in a press launch. It will be set in a world “stuffed with shiny vitality minerals, underground monsters, and warring factions.”
As displayed within the trailer, which is generally troopers blowing up zombies and worms with a pair actually dorky FMV bits, the sport guarantees to have a wild ’90s electro-metal soundtrack. Once more, these are good issues to me. It will be a direct and sincere love letter to 90s RTS video games like we have not had exterior of the modding scene in years.
You’ll find Dying Breed on Steam. It is the debut recreation by studio Sarnayer and will likely be printed by the trendy incarnation of MicroProse Software program.