Sound design is also crucial in eliciting that primal dread we made sure to add the subtle hums of the tattered tech and eerie chirps of the creatures’ hissing and scurrying as you lead your crew on a variety of crucial missions.īut Aliens: Dark Descent isn’t all suspense and dismay – it also requires strategic thinking and planning to succeed. That said, we wanted to avoid having swarms of Xenomorphs in a way that would dull their individual significance so we opted to give the game’s enemies cunning strategic impulses to plan maneuvers on the fly, flank squads, and quickly retreat to gather more numbers. Our goal is to have players drown in the tension from the potential of a ferocious ambush of a conniving pack of Xenomorphs. This means that you must carefully plan your routes and movements at every turn, taking into account the risk of running into a Xenomorph or other unknown dangers.ĭeveloping the Xenomorphs was one of the most rewarding challenges, as we want them to hit the same level of ruthlessness they’re famous for on film. From the very beginning, we worked hard to establish a tense and foreboding atmosphere there are cryptically dim corridors, flickering fluorescent lights, and the constant threat of a Xenomorph attack, but what really changed Aliens: Dark Descent for the better was when we implemented our unique fog of war mechanic, where areas of the map are hidden to create dread and let players’ imagination run wild. As the title suggests, the game is set in the Alienuniverse, more specifically tinted towards James Cameron’s action-based take on Aliens (1986) where players take on the role of a group of colonial marines trying to escape from a colony overrun by the titular aliens. But before you descend into the darkness, I want to use this blog post to shed some light on how our development team fused terror and tactics for Aliens: Dark Descent’s intense, lo-fi world.įirst, let’s look at the horror elements of Aliens: Dark Descent. On June 20 you’ll be able to witness the Xenomorphs stalk their prey in a contemporary strategy game. Assemble and level up squads composed of 5 starting Marines classes, with dozens of specializations, unique abilities and weapons.Hi, I’m Romain Clavier, Game Director at Tindalos Interactive, the studio developing Aliens: Dark Descent, a strategic real time squad-based tactical action game with rich management systems and twisted horrors.Forge unique paths for survival in a persistent world, uncovering shortcuts, creating safe zones and setting up motion trackers to stay one step ahead of these creatures.Lead strategically and change squad tactics from mission to mission, carefully managing your soldiers’ health, resources, and sanity, to avoid permanent team losses and mental breakdowns.Face off in a gripping original Alien story against iconic Xenomorph creatures ranging from Facehuggers to Praetorians, Alien Queens and many more, including rogue human commandos and a brand-new threat unique to this Alien storyline.Can you and your squad stop the outbreak before it’s too late? Manage your resources wisely and take calculated risks to outsmart the deadliest creature mankind has ever faced. Here’s a quick description of the game based on its Steam page. As you progress, players can then customize their troops and alter the various classes found in the game to have a suitable unit for whatever mission they hope to take on. And if a squad member dies, it’s permanent. When a fight happens, players can slow the game down in order to issue commands for each marine.
Your squads infiltrate large areas and it’s not all about going guns blazing as you’ll need to strategize each approach according to your squad’s strengths. As described in the gameplay trailer above, players control a whole unit of marines with their own set of equipment and specialties. The pull is it is a real-time strategy game more than just another shooter, so strategy enthusiasts might get a kick out of this one.
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