Polish team Farm 51 have announced Get Even, an FPS which merges aspects of singleplayer and multiplayer. Players will be able to cross over into each others’ singleplayer campaign, taking over the role of AI enemies.
From the team responsible for titles such as Painkiller: Hell and Damnation, Deadfall Adventures and NecroVisioN, Get Even’s thriller plot revolves around the memories of its central heroes, with player choices affecting the way the game plays out. There are apparently also horror elements, but we’ve no idea what those consist of as yet.
From the official press release:
As these personality traits are revealed, the merging of single-player and multiplayer elements tighten. When players embark on a single-player mission, others on the network can join the quest as enemies, so players never know whether their opponents are human or CPU-based.
Farm 51 also explained some of the upcoming game’s other features.
To create the photo-realistic visuals that bring the gritty universe to life, Get Even is the first game to use large-scale, real-world scanning to create expansive and lifelike environments. This 3D scanning technology combines with advanced lighting effects to create a stunning and believable world that pushes the boundaries of the genre.
Similarly, the team has worked to provide advanced weaponry and technology that exceeds current capabilities but are not beyond the realm of real-world application. For instance, weapons that fire around corners play a large part in Get Even, allowing the user to shoot from a safe position. These weapons can be linked with the player’s in-game smart phone to not only add a sight functionality, but use apps to bolster attack options. Corner-shot weapons are fully customizable throughout the game.
First FPS to contain corner-guns? Could be.
Developer Wojtek Pazdur, Farm 51’s CEO, also added, “As an independent developer, it would be foolish to go head-to-head with the larger companies and create a ‘me too’ knock-off, and frankly we wouldn’t be interested in doing it. We believe that there is still a ton of content and design creativity that has yet to be explored in first-person genre, as well as an audience beyond the warfare player – those are the people we are going for with Get Even.”
Scant details on plot and setting so far, but from the screenshots above and the information we’ve heard Get Even seems to be an interesting title worth keeping an eye on.
It’s scheduled for 2015, and we’ll keep you updated with the latest news on the game.
