Were you disappointed with last year’s critically maligned XIII remake? RICO London, an upcoming cel-shaded first-person shooter from Numskull Games and Ground Shatter may just plug the gap. Due out in June on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, the game’s set in England’s capital prior to the Millennium, on New Year’s Eve in 1999.
“While everyone is getting ready to party the metropolitan police are working overtime,” reads the official blurb. “Detective Inspector Redfern finds herself at the scene of an emerging arms trade at the foot of a high-rise tower. Without the permission of her superior or support of back-up, Redfern prepares to kick off the new Millennium with a bang.”
It’s being billed as a co-operative shooter, but you’ll be able to play solo if you prefer. Judging by the trailer, manipulating time is a big feature, as you use slow-mo to gain the upper-hand on your adversaries. You’ll also be able to customise your loadout with different weapons and perks. The trailer embedded above should give you a rough idea of what to expect.
[source numskullgames.com, via gematsu.com]
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This looks like that other game called RICO. Is it a sequel? It's made by a different company it looks like.
That game was ****. Even at the $10 I payed for it.
I dunno.. it doesn't look SUPER nor HOT at the slightest. Hopefully hands-on experience proves wrong?
Doesn’t look any better than than XIII.
Damm. Makes me wanna go back to the 80's and play operation wolf!
Superhot, I dunno.
It looks more like Supernot for me.
I don't like the cell shaded stuff. Too cartoony. The batman-like BIFF! POW! KABLOEY! ***** over the heads of enemies just makes everything too loud.
I like way more realism in my murder simulators.
Looks like the enemies have idiot ai as they just stand and wait to be shot. This game may turnout to be good, but this trailer does not raise interest in this game for me.
Meh...i like the art style but its not for me..i would like an ultra graphic shooter on the ps5 with limb dismemberment,eyeball popping (literally),ribcage caving carnage...come on devs lets have a full on remake of BLACK....
Looks superb and SUPERHOT!
The first one is about a fiver now, and got around 5 out of 10 ratings, so not great but not awful either. This does look like the enemies are bullet fodder with badly programmed AI though. Also name a single met police officer who is allowed to go around shooting every enemy. They tend to get reprimanded for offending a criminal these days.
Bagged a copy of the first one in CEX Walthamstow today. See if its any good. Will give a good idea of the quality of the sequel likely.
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