DEV BRIEF 01 - From the Ashes

With the change of direction, the game remains a tactical shooter with a focus on team-dynamics. We are changing the setting to allow new ideas, modes and situations.

Over the next weeks we will go into more detail on the specific game mechanics and modes. This week, it is all about giving a first look at the new world you will explore.

Once the world was drowned in flame Violence has left the planet scarred and broken. The old empires have crumbled leaving their armies fragmented with no allegience.

Now, years later, a new fight emerges. Not for continents but for survival. New regional powers are rising and small armed groups form to clash over scarce resources, unsure who is friend or foe.

You are a soldier wearing a uniform that has lost its meaning and now you must find new purpose. Kill again or share the spoils - it’s up to you.

Grounded and Gritty In reimagining this world it was important to make an immersive setting, while keeping it open to create new and exciting environments and situations. The armament you will use is grounded in the early 20th century, and is expanded with makeshift modifications and later tech. This is done to create a natural progression in the options you have available in your fight.

High Stakes and Tension In Resolve you will carve your own path with a high amount of freedom and tension. You will be fighting for resources and collaborating your way from strangers with sticks to a well equipped and coordinated army. All in the context of a a new unpredictable gamemode that revolves around intuitive, rewarding and purposeful teamwork.

An Engine for Emergent Encounters We want every engagement to be meaningful, and create clear context and intention for what you are doing, while making every game a unique story of your climb to power or fall. In Resolve you communicate to achieve tangible goals that are intuitive and engaging, and your most important decision is what face to show when you encounter other people.

Next week we will go into details on what exactly you will be fighting for in the main gamemode.