Horror in video games is set to have a big year in 2023 with the arrival of several big titles including The Callisto Protocol, a new creation straight from the minds of the creators of Dead Space.
[Mis à jour le 29 juin 2022 à 17h05] Remember, it’s 2008, and a game is like a little bombshell. It takes place in space, immerses us in claustrophobic environments and terrifies us with its grandiose soundtrack and unmistakable gore. Do you see what we’re talking about? Created by Glen Schofield and his teams at Visceral Games, Dead Space quickly entered the pantheon of the best horror video games of all time, before providing us with two other lackluster episodes that did nothing to detract from its success. initial. But why talk about Dead Space in an article dedicated to The Callisto Protocol? Well because it is the same Glen Schofield who is in charge of this new project, supported by his new studio Striking Distance. And the famous creator intends to rely on his expertise in survival-horror games for this highly anticipated future release, presented in detail for the first time at the Summer Game Fest 2022. We summarize everything about this next terrifying adventure.
A futuristic prison establishment, inmates left to their own devices, really not very nice monsters… Glen Schofield’s touch can be felt in this trailer originally published in December 2020. It is true that the veteran of the Dead Space series counts Shake up the horror game world with The Callisto Protocol, a future third-person survival-horror release. There are quite a few elements that bring us back to 2008’s Dead Space: closed environments, unparalleled light work, a complete lack of respect for human anatomy on the monster side, and tragic endings without equivocal for our protagonist.
After that noticed trailer on the sidelines of The Game Awards 2020 festivities, we’ve all patiently waited for news of The Callisto Protocol for about 18 months. It was therefore at the Summer Game Fest 2022 that the game was unveiled by a gameplay trailer which you can watch below. As for the scenario of this new creation, know that it had to be part of the universe of PUBG. Indeed, the title remains published by Krafton, and was to be part of an extension of the world of its battle Royale star. A fact now over since The Callisto Protocol will be held in its own universe. You will play as Jacob, an inmate of the Black Iron prison on the desolate Callipso Moon. A terrifying third-person experience, mixing combat and survival, all encompassed by a unique and mysterious Glen Schofield-style storyline. In short, one of the most anticipated releases of 2022.
After a remarkable appearance at the Summer Game Fest 2022, showing us for the first time some gameplay sequences as horrific as they are terrifying, The Callisto Protocol also offered us a release date. The game is scheduled for December 2, 2022, and will be released on all current major platforms. It will therefore be found in France on PC via Steam, on Playstation 5 and Playstation 4, but also on Xbox one and Xbox Series X|S. The game is already available for pre-order, and offers three editions, the Standard edition including the base game and some cosmetics, the Deluxe edition with an additional Season Pass, and the Collector’s edition, which we present to you in detail a little lower.
We told you above, The Callisto Protocol offers three editions for purchase, including a collector’s edition. This edition includes the game, cosmetic items, a Season Pass but also various collectibles. It includes a Steelbook box, a figurine of the main protagonist Jacob, the game in physical version and two collector pins. On top of that, the Collector’s Edition contains 48-hour early access to future story DLC, exclusively for Playstation players. You will find this version of the game soon.
So as not to beat you around the bush: no, The Callisto Protocol will not have a cooperation mode when it is released. The game is intended for a single player mode only, a bias that serves more the horror side of the title at the expense of the game for several, but an understandable choice on the part of Glen Schofield. Indeed, if we go back a few years, the third installment of Dead Space had offered a fully playable campaign in cooperation, which, if it was well scripted, did not come close to its predecessors on the horror side. Although co-op play is more enjoyable and fun, it’s still less terrifying than a solitary horror adventure.