Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | 08:59 GMT
Brink has two campaigns, open progression options
Splash Damage shooter Brink won’t saddle you with any namby pamby “you have to play this game in order” fascism, creative director Richard Ham’s told Gamespot.
The FPS, set on a floating city at war with itself in the near future, will feature two campaigns you can apparently play in any order you choose.
“At the beginning of the game, you decide which side you want to fight for in the Ark’s civil war,” said Ham, referencing the shooter’s resisting and authoratitive factions.
“What’s interesting is that once you finish that campaign, the story will rewind, and you’ll get to play it from the other side. You’ll still use your same character (so you won’t lose all the progress you’ve made buying abilities and unlocking weapons), but you’ll be going through a completely different storyline, going on completely different missions.”
Ham added: “While you’re going through either of these campaigns, you can jump around in the storyline at any time, however you want, and even jump campaigns if you prefer.
“Maybe you’re stuck on a tough mission and want to skip ahead, or maybe you saw a friend come online and you want to play with him, even though he’s on the other campaign… We don’t tell you how to play the game; you make your own rules.”
The latest Brink trailer gave an idea of what to expect on a concept level, showing off the game’s “lanky” art style and compete-heavy gameplay.
Brink was recently tagged for a September 7 release, but Bethesda put its foot on the talk. It’s coming for PC, PS3 and 360.
11 comments
#1
mington
18/03/10, 9:04 am
cops ftw
#2
Redh3lix
18/03/10, 9:32 am
Brink trailer doesn’t work.
#3
asphaltcowboy
18/03/10, 10:48 am
Wow, that sounds cool!
#4
polygem
18/03/10, 12:01 pm
indeed…
#5
endgame
18/03/10, 12:10 pm
i’m out of money right now but i’m going to donate blood in order to get this game if i have to. literally.
#6
DJ Deathstar
18/03/10, 12:15 pm
I don’t like it how a few websites like teamxbox have got Brink banners all over the place and its just making me want the game and its not out for a while!
#7
mington
18/03/10, 12:21 pm
i know, i’ve seen advertising for it on a few sites, isn’t that kind of a waste of money 5 months before release, not mentioning probable delays
#8
Michael O’Connor
18/03/10, 12:23 pm
I really, really don’t understand the fuss being made about this game. Just looks like another generic shooter to me.
#9
OlderGamer
18/03/10, 12:31 pm
@8
Ditto.
#10
theevilaires
18/03/10, 1:24 pm
two campaigns? so I guess they are about 5 hours each then.
#11
DeSpiritusBellum
18/03/10, 3:42 pm
As a game in development there’s obviously always the risk that it’ll go either way, but I think there’s plenty of reason to give Splash Damage some benefit of the doubt thus far. I’m still shocked that they pulled the whole “It’ll be equally good on every platform” gag, but when you look at the way they’re actually directing the game, there’s every reason to expect some semblance of quality.
Oh, and name me a shooter that isn’t generic since we stepped out of Wolfenstein. Half-Life and Portal. That’s it. That’s the way the shooters work. Once every 10 years we get one that surprises us, and the rest work in pretty much the same way.
@8 And yet you lavish praise upon BC2. Ironic.