Fresh from the sublime critical reception – and sales – of its Silent Hill 2 remake, Polish developer Bloober Team is back once more with an all-new survival horror named Cronos: The New Dawn.
According to the press release, the game is set in a “grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology” – sounds just lovely, doesn’t it? A trailer showed a suited man playing chess with an old lady, before slashing her like Wolverine.
It sounds like the title will toggle between timelines, a little bit like The Medium. “In the past, you will witness a world in the throes of The Change, a cataclysmic event that forever altered humanity. Meanwhile, in the ravaged wastelands of the future, every moment is a fight for survival against dangerous abominations that will test both your reflexes and your tactical thinking.”
You’ll play as a Harvester, searching for key people from the past who perished during the apocalypse. Your task is to extract their “essence” – we assume that’s what’s happening in the trailer when he cuts up the aforementioned old lady.
“In a desolate world filled with ever-present danger, your survival hinges on your ability to strategize and plan ahead. The enemies you’ll encounter are nightmarish creatures, born from the remnants of humanity – defeating them will require you to make full use of your arsenal. During battle, quick decisions can mean the difference between life and death.”
There’s no release date just yet, but the game’s due out in 2025.
[source youtube.com]
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This looked absolutely twisted!
Bloober Team has been busy and I am all for it.
Thank god this is coming to Playstation. Coolest reveal from the Xbox stream.
'A trailer showed a suited man playing chess with an old lady, before slashing her like Wolverine.'
I think that move is called The Queen's Gambit. Looks like Blooper have found a niche. Good for them.
Day one! This looks like they’re taking everything learnt from SH2 Remake and dialling it up!
Color me very interested.
I loved The Medium and I loved the trailer. Definitely getting the game.
Bloober is cooking AND seasoning it seems. I know they also have 4 other untitled projects on deck. Here's to hoping after selling a million copies of SH2R, they can get funded to expand their team and that two of those other projects are a remake of any of the other 3 SH games!
Slashing like Wolverine?
There's nothing of the kind going on...
Those metal elements are too thin for combat.
Maybe for extracting information or something along those lines.
Bloober Team is on a roll!
And coming up with a new IP now, in a period so filled with games in the " Triple Re " category (remakes, remasters reboots).
Good for them, I hope they keep it up!
I still don’t know how I feel about Bloober, even with SH2 being a success. I just remember how I was blown away by The Medium in initial trailers, only to be feeling really tepid after playing it. This could repeat that. It looks good though.
With how good Silent Hill 2 is, I am even more excited for this game — it looked absolutely wild.
My jury is still firmly out on whether they can go solo to create a game which ‘feels’ great. The Medium really did not and I got very tired of dealing with its clunky feeling gameplay very quickly.
I like the way Bloober are realising that having combat in a game makes them way more fun! will be keeping an eye on this one
Yep looks awesome. Bloober have leveled up hard and I’m here for it.
medium was a cool game with a very disturbing narrative you just had to get there
I'm most definitely in! It looks a lot less like a walking sim/visual novel than their earlier games.
Young Titan, cool trailer.
@Ken_Kaniff I don't think you will see a third party exclusive on Xbox going forward seeing as even their first party isnt. Likely to see more day one on gamepass deals
@Toot1st They had a few games from the showcase that wasn't announced for PlayStation. I dont think they're gone completely, but i do believe we will see far less, or if it is it'll only be for a short time.
Kinda reminds of dead space. Looks good.
I wish they'd do more scifi, dark, games.
@Ken_Kaniff wasnt they just games in early access like subnatica and blindfire, sony doesnt really allow early access games
@Toot1st No, you also had The Legend of Baboo, and also Mistfall Hunters that was announced only for Xbox.
@Ken_Kaniff thanks for confirming. Always a nightmare trying to work out what console games are coming to after these shows
@Toot1st Yea no problem. I do believe you will be right in a few years though. Its going to be hard for Xbox to grab third party exclusives with such low console sales. Unless it's paid to come to GamePass.
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