Hiya! We’re engaged on Metallic: Hellsinger, a rhythm-based FPS the place you play as The Unknown, a vengeful demon on a hunt by the Hells for the satan herself. We’re tremendous excited to have simply introduced the 15 September launch date on Xbox X|S, or 48 hours earlier should you pre-order it. We additionally simply put out a free demo which you could play proper now!
It’s significantly thrilling to work on this venture as a result of it combines three of our favourite issues – first particular person taking pictures, rhythm video games, and naturally, steel music. We’re additionally fortunate sufficient to have a fully unbelievable roster of celebrated steel musicians within the sport, like Serj Tankian from System of a Down, Alissa White-Glüz from Arch Enemy, Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, and rather more.
It’s straightforward to elucidate how the sport works, however truly conveying the sensation of enjoying, and why it really works, is one other matter. It’s kinetic and visceral. It’s a bit like making an attempt to elucidate music generally; it’s higher to only hearken to it, or in our case, play it. Fortunately, you are able to do simply that proper now, with our demo! However should you’re nonetheless right here, let’s look into what makes Metallic: Hellsinger tick.
In Metallic: Hellsinger, you shoot, slash, sprint, and carry out takedowns on the beat of the music. You don’t have to, however your success is closely depending on it.
The aim is that will help you do that by visible indicators on the planet and UI. The crosshairs are the primary indicator, clearly displaying when every beat will land. Every little thing feeds into this unifying goal, to get you into the groove and make you experience that wave. The world – the Hells themselves – pulsate to the rhythm. Enemies and gates flash, jets of flame burst, all serving the galloping cadence of Metallic.
You may nonetheless assault and sprint off-beat, nevertheless it’ll be tougher and gained’t really feel pretty much as good. In a approach, you’ll be the one factor on the planet out of sync. Do it on the beat and also you’ll deal extra injury, and also you’ll cost the last word means on your geared up weapon sooner. A lot of the weapons you utilize even have beat-bound bonuses. With the shotgun, you’ll hit most demons in vary should you shoot on the beat.
The opposite approach we attempt to convey collectively the music and the gameplay is to make you need to play to the beat. The higher you play on the beat, the extra the music unfolds, layer by layer, till the vocals are available in, and also you attain peak badassery. Simply by listening to the vocals, you need to stay there. Go off-beat too many occasions and the music will get stripped again.
While you attain that max x16 rating multiplier and the music blasts on all cylinders, vocals roaring, and also you’re tearing demons aside, leaping from one to the opposite, you enter that very specific state of death-dealing circulate, such as you’re headbanging on high of the world and the world is drumming to the sound of your weapons.
Having such a mind-blowing group of musicians actually ties all of it collectively. It was so essential that the music in Metallic: Hellsinger be good. Composed by the Swedish duo Twin Feathers, who’ve outdone themselves, and with performances from globally recognized steel vocalists a few of us have listened to since childhood, we’re nonetheless pinching ourselves.
All of us hope you’ll strive the Metallic: Hellsinger demo, which is obtainable proper now! The complete sport releases on September 15 and may be performed 48 hours early should you pre-order it.
Metallic: Hellsinger
Funcom
Half human, half demon, and obsessive about vengeance. Turn into The Unknown, and struggle by the fiercest domains of Hell. Destroy the demon hordes and their leaders to set your self up for an epic showdown with The Purple Choose herself.
Each legend has a track. And yours is one among steel, vengeance, and destruction.
Slay to the beat
Metallic: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, the place your means to shoot on the beat will improve your gameplay expertise. The extra in sync you might be with the rhythm, the extra intense the music will turn into and the extra destruction you’ll trigger.
Demonic arsenal
Defeat the demon hordes with a skull-clad blade or a variety of murderous weapons. Every weapon has its personal final means, reminiscent of Homicide of Crows or The Large Goodbye.
Epic story and Problem Mode
Play by an epic storyline, narrated by award-winning actor Troy Baker. Then conquer the leaderboards or problem your mates to beat your rating in Problem Mode.
Battle by fireplace, ice, steel and insanity
Though generally referred to as Hell, The Infernal Planes is in actuality a union of a thousand Hells, all of that are terrifying and diabolical in their very own approach. As a way to dethrone The Purple Choose, you could struggle your approach by the fiercest corners, from the icy world of Voke to the maddening world of Stygia.
From the Lead Designer of Battlefield: Unhealthy Firm 2
Metallic: Hellsinger is created by an skilled FPS crew at The Outsiders and is the fervour venture of David Goldfarb, Recreation Director on Payday 2 and Lead Designer on Battlefield 3 and Battlefield: Unhealthy Firm 2.
Unique steel soundtrack
Each observe is created particularly for the sport with vocals by steel icons, reminiscent of Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Matt Heafy (Trivium), Mikael Stanne (Darkish Tranquillity), Randy Blythe (Lamb of God), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) and Tatiana Shmailyuk (Jinjer).
