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Astropulse: Reincarnation | Reveal trailer

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    drannex
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    No gameplay trailer so incredibly cautious, but the CG for the video should absolutely be it's own movie. Seems very much inspired by HR Giger and Prometheus.

    No gameplay trailer so incredibly cautious, but the CG for the video should absolutely be it's own movie. Seems very much inspired by HR Giger and Prometheus.

    5 votes
    1. [3]
      AugustusFerdinand
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      Agreed, holding judgement until gameplay footage. Watching it gave me Blizzard cutscene vibes, then I read the description:

      Agreed, holding judgement until gameplay footage. Watching it gave me Blizzard cutscene vibes, then I read the description:

      from Imagendary Studios and accomplished Blizzard artist Wei Wang.

      5 votes
      1. drannex
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        They are going all in on this apparently - They appear to be fairly confident, so hopefully it turns out great, because the story looks and reads fantastic: IGN Note: Astropulse is an amazing...

        They are going all in on this apparently -

        Wang and the Imagendary team also plan short films, comic books, and graphic novels to flesh out the Astropulse universe. Astropulse: Reincarnation will be built using Unreal Engine 5, and we'll have more on it as development progresses.

        They appear to be fairly confident, so hopefully it turns out great, because the story looks and reads fantastic:

        Astropulse is an epic science fiction saga spanning billions of years, tracing the impact of a mysterious cosmic energy, known as Astropulse, that arrived on Earth via meteorite 250 million years ago. This force drastically altered Earth’s biological evolution, eventually triggering a global catastrophe that reshaped human civilization. Amidst this fractured world, new species and civilizations emerge, embroiled in a complex struggle for survival against eldritch entities. In this post-apocalyptic landscape, a young man and his loyal companions embark on a quest to defy their seemingly inescapable tragic destiny."

        IGN

        Note: Astropulse is an amazing name, really surprised there doesn't appear to be anything media related that has ever used it. SETI@home had a project with the name.

        3 votes
      2. DFGdanger
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        Yeah, the main female character feels uncannily similar to Kerrigan from StarCraft. One of the first things I saw when I googled this company was that it was reported last year they laid off a...

        Yeah, the main female character feels uncannily similar to Kerrigan from StarCraft.

        One of the first things I saw when I googled this company was that it was reported last year they laid off a huge portion of their staff. And the next thing I saw was that they backed an NFT-based MMO called Age of Dinos.

        Their website is currently just a splash screen with a promo image for this game and tomorrow's date on it. I guess more info will come then.

        2 votes