We’re not confident enough to say Project: The Perceiver will be a must have just yet, but it certainly looks promising. After an impressive debut earlier in the year, Chinese developer Papergames and its subsidiary 17ZHE Studio have showcased a whopping 45 minutes of footage from a prototype build of the upcoming PS5 and PS4 character action game.

Considering its length, this isn’t the most engaging gameplay video you’re likely to see – in fact, it largely centres on a series of combat gauntlets in largely samey environments. However, there’s clear promise here: the game looks like a mix of Ghost of Tsushima and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and that’s great inspiration from our perspective.

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Clearly this is still somewhat early, and we’re unlikely to get our mitts on it for quite some time. After the jaw-dropping reveal trailer, though, it’s reassuring to see some substance here – it’ll be interesting to see whether Sony picks up this project, as it’s done with a number of the higher-profile Chinese games announced over the past few years.

[source youtube.com, via gematsu.com]