Right now’s Xbox Accomplice Showcase opened with a model new recreation reveal I definitely did not see coming: it is referred to as Armatus, and it is seemingly being made by the builders of Godfall.
Armatus is a new third-person roguelite shooter set in a fictionalized model of Paris that is wanting…fairly tousled. An occasion referred to as The Vanishing has successfully prompted the tip of the world, and also you’re some kind of masked warrior roaming round and combating demons. That is actually all we all know for now: the trailer gave us a take a look at a lot of fight and a few fairly cool monster designs.
In an Xbox Wire post, we discovered a little extra: after the tip of the world, 4 members of one thing referred to as the Armatus meet and summon the participant to struggle on their behalf and get them despatched to heaven. You are looking for one thing referred to as The Sunless Gate alongside The Scoured Path, which is a always altering highway by a damaged Paris, with procedurally-spawned rooms, enemy compositions, and rewards.
“With Armatus, we wished our gameplay to be a mix of recent firearms and supernatural powers, plus a little melee for good measure,” Counterplay studio head Ming Zhang mentioned in a assertion. “By layering in dynamic construct decisions for every run, we’ve created the frenetic, hyperkinetic fight that basically defines our gameplay.”
In the event you’ve forgotten every part about Counterplay’s final recreation, Godfall, this is a refresh: Godfall was an motion RPG that got here out in 2020, initially only for PlayStation and PC however later for Xbox as nicely. It was described on the time as a “looter-slasher”, closely targeted on discovering and amassing higher and higher gear, and that admittedly had an terrible lot of cool-looking weapons to gather. Sadly it acquired fairly blended critiques, together with from us, getting an IGN 6/10.
As our reviewer put it then: “Godfall might be an pleasant and beautiful gear-based motion recreation whereas it lasts, however the repetition of its missions wears skinny earlier than the tip of its marketing campaign, and even thinner in the endgame afterward.” Hopefully Armatus fares higher.
Armatus is popping out in 2026 for Xbox Collection consoles, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Change 2. For extra, you’ll be able to learn our interview with Counterplay, the place we discovered about what it was like for the group to work on its new recreation as rumors of its shutdown unfold.
You’ll be able to atone for every part introduced at right this moment’s Accomplice Showcase proper right here.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Received a story tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
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