The first gameplay trailer has been released for Liberated, an upcoming graphic novel which is scheduled to release on Switch later this year.
The game takes place inside the pages of a comic book, with action sequences seamlessly transitioning from one panel to the next. You'll find action, stealth, and puzzle sections waiting for you within the pages, as well as a complete hand-drawn story full of important choices.
It's set in the near-future, where corporate power, state-driven misinformation, government surveillance and weaponised personal data has warped humanity. As the game's press release puts it, "In Liberated, truth is relative, revolution is near, and players will experience both sides of this conflict".
Marek Czerniak, Creative Director at developer Atomic Wolf, has said the following:
”We intend Liberated to be a thought-provoking experience, and we're touching on very real, familiar subjects. Liberated asks difficult questions about modern technology, control over information, and how all that power can enable the rise of authoritarianism."
We don't have a release date for this one just yet, but it's expected to arrive on Steam and Switch in 2019 with other platforms to follow. Will you be keeping an eye out for it?
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l don't think l ever seen a comic book game.
@Mr_Persona Never heard of Comix Zone? That game was so hard.
I may have just dated myself.
Looks like a mixture of Inside and the endless runner game Canabalt with guns added.
@Kalmaro
nope never heard of it
@NintendoFan4Lyf Whew, glad I wasn't the only one.
@Mr_Persona Oldie but a hoot, came out on the Sega Genesis. Back when games were made stupidly hard just because.
Got my attention. Waiting for a release to add it directly to my backlog
@Kalmaro Gah, loved that game! Somehow completed it back in the day, but played it recently in the Sega Genesis collection and got my ass handed to me on the 2nd level XD Crazy difficult, but still looks great!
@Kalmaro @NintendoFan4Lyf same first thoughts here too! Cracking game, but the last boss was a tad insane. Never did finish it. I remember getting the game with a free CD of a hard rock band called Roadkill.
Keep us posted. Like to know when this will show up on the eshop.
@Kalmaro
you calling me "oldie" or the game "oldie"?
also yes old games seems to be hard for some reason.
Heyy, one of the devs here!
Comix Zone and XIII are crazy good classics that pioneered comic book games! Liberated is a kinda different take on that theme—without ever breaking the comic's fourth wall and a mature grounded story.
Anyway, it's just cool as hell seeing folks discuss our little game. I think it'll be its best self on the Switch. ; )
@Mr_Persona Nah, meant the game was and oldie. Was so good though, never beat it!
@NintendoFan4Lyf I started a little after you, my days on my NES back at the townhome as a kid are very precious to me.
@MrBunrad T-t-triple post!
Here's hoping your game does well. Good luck with everything, I've got my eye on it.
This looks interesting, I’ll keep it on my radar.
@Kalmaro
why not go back to the game and finish it?
least give it another try again
@Mr_Persona I actually tried recently...it didn't go so well. XD
@Kalmaro
oh....that's sad
@Mr_Persona No biggie! Isn't the first game I've had to throw in the towel on
Looks canny decent
@Mr_Persona
Comix Zone for Genesis. But it was much less polished, however not a bad game.
@NintendoFan4Lyf Ha, good eye! We actually caught that super late, and it ended up getting fixed in a more recent build than the video capture.
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