It would appear that the formula to making a battle royale shooter is to combine battle royale gameplay with X, where X is any interesting video gaming trope. Of course, the Stormdivers reveal from developer Housemarque is a little more in-depth than that, but calling the upcoming shooter a cross of battle royale and sci-fi powers isn’t too far off the mark.
Stormdivers takes place in a near-future dystopia where the titular operatives are picking through an abandoned island, trying to avoid the threat of an ever-present nano storm as well as other competing Stormdivers. Gameplay will take place primarily in third-person view in teams or solo and promises “chaotic battles and volatile explosions” that seek to bring the dev studio’s arcade-style expertise to bear.
In spite of what we all might be thinking regarding the announcement, Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen asks that players not paint Stormdivers with too broad of a brush:
“Stormdivers is more than just another battle royale game. We began its development when battle royale was still a niche gameplay mode, yet despite the number of BR games on the market now, Stormdivers will excite players with its fast-paced gameplay, metagame, classes and various events. We plan to roll out new content regularly in the future to continuously expand the experience.”
Part of those regular content rollout plans include PvE co-op missions, new areas and new classes among other updates.
Stormdivers is taking registrations for its beta at its website. You can see if anything the game has to offer intrigues you via the embedded gameplay trailer below just in case you haven’t seen it already.
Our Thoughts
We’re not terribly convinced there’s enough dynamic elements here to make Stormdivers really stand out. It looks like just another Unreal Engine-built BR game with a few flashy power effects that will eventually blend into the furniture. That all said, we’re truly hoping to be proven wrong here and will keep an open mind to see if this one will really bring anything special to battle royale.
Source: press release
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