Arkane’s anti-vampire shooter Redfall (opens in new tab) will not be out till subsequent week, however the launch trailer is out in the present day, showcasing loads of motion in a vampire-infested city and a intelligent Easter egg that old-time immersive sim followers will definitely get pleasure from.
Earlier than that, nevertheless, we have the official PC system necessities. They do not appear too brutal, though that 100GB storage requirement is stiff, particularly should you’re nonetheless rocking a small SSD. Perhaps essentially the most notable factor is that there is no indication of what gamers can count on from every specification tier.
The omission is especially evident in mild of the current revelation that the Xbox model of Redfall might be restricted to 30 fps (opens in new tab). It is also value noting that the specs for Arkane’s earlier sport, Dea (opens in new tab)thloop (opens in new tab), did present particular decision and framerate targets, which makes their absence right here even odder.
To the numbers:
Redfall PC system necessities
Minimal:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- GPU: AMD RX 580 / NvidiaGTX 1070 / 6 GB VRAM
- RAM: 16 GB
- OS: Home windows 10 64-bit
- Storage: 100 GB SSD
Really helpful:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- GPU: AMD 5700 / Nvidia RTX 2080 / Intel ARC / 8 GB VRAM
- RAM: 16 GB
- OS: Home windows 10 64-bit
- Storage: 100 GB SSD
Extremely:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- GPU: AMD RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080 / 10 GB VRAM
- RAM: 32 GB
- OS: Home windows 11 64-bit
- Storage: 100 GB SSD
Again to the trailer: I am unable to say it actually knocked my socks off. If there’s one factor the world doesn’t want extra of, it is videogame trailers backed by shitty downtempo covers of previous hit songs, and but right here we’re with another to throw on the pile. It is lazy, tiresome, and unoriginal, and it is a behavior that should cease. (It in all probability will not, I do know.)
The Easter egg, then again, is intelligent, if not solely shocking. On the 23 second mark of the video, a “Welcome to Redfall” map rolls onto the display, with a be aware a couple of rally of some kind being held on the native hearth station. The time of the rally is what’s noteworthy: It is set to happen at 04:51 am.
0451 is a really well-known quantity within the immersive sim style, used as a password or keycode in video games going way back to the unique System Shock and working via Deus Ex, BioShock, Dishonored, and plenty of others. Through the years, it is develop into an virtually compulsory custom to squeeze it someplace: Deathloop has a 0451 Easter egg and achievement, Bizarre West makes use of it to unlock a protected, and Atomic Coronary heart makes a reference to it early within the sport. In case you have got any doubts about its significance, pop round to Wikipedia (opens in new tab) and seek for 0451—it’s going to redirect you to the immersive sim web page.
The presence of the quantity within the Redfall trailer is undoubtedly meant to attach the sport to Arkane’s earlier releases, practically all of them properly often called excellent examples of the immersive sim style. I respect the nod, however I am unable to assist questioning if it is going to have the other impact. To me, it is a reminder that Redfall is a co-op shooter, and that the chances of seeing the likes of Dishonored or Prey (which additionally had a 0451 reference, by the way in which) sooner or later are very poor. As Wealthy stated not too long ago (opens in new tab), Arkane’s immersive sims are good however “they’ve by no means fairly had the business, mainstream attraction of extra simple shooters, and video games have to earn cash.”
Redfall unlock occasions
As you possibly can see within the map, Redfall’s precise launch date will depend upon the place you reside: It is set to launch at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET on Could 1, which works out to 1 am BST/8 am HKT/12 pm NZST on Could 2. If you happen to’re unsure what that works out to in your explicit a part of the world, this useful time zone converter (opens in new tab) will make it easy to determine.
