4A Video games has introduced Metro 2039, and it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC later this 12 months.
Developer 4A Video games showcased the sequel for the primary time on Thursday, and in a pre-brief attended by VGC, it stated that Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 “basically modified,” not solely life on the Ukraine-based studio, but additionally had a serious impression on the sport itself.
Whereas a lot of the workforce stays in Ukraine, the event workforce is now unfold throughout 20 completely different nations. The sport’s story will “focus acutely on selections, actions, penalties, and the price of securing a future.”
“The which means [of our games] has all the time been about stopping battle, however now, battle is our actuality, and our message has shifted to be in regards to the penalties,” stated 4A Video games.
“Every little thing we had deliberate for the subsequent chapter of Metreo modified in 2020, and extra considerably in 2022.”
You possibly can watch the reveal trailer for the brand new title within the Metro franchise beneath.
A synopsis for the upcoming first-person shooter reads: “For 1 / 4 century, the final survivors of nuclear battle have been locked in bitter battle deep within the Metro tunnels beneath the poisoned metropolis of Moscow. Now, the underground factions are unified below one banner – the Novoreich, led by a brand new Fuhrer: the legendary Spartan, Hunter.
“You play as The Stranger, a recluse haunted by violent waking nightmares, compelled to undertake a harrowing journey again right down to the Metro, a spot he swore he would by no means return to.”
In a change from earlier entries within the collection, the sport’s protagonist can be totally voiced, which developer 4A says can be a “notable step in the direction of deeper immersion in Metro’s iconic atmospheric storytelling.”
No particular launch date was shared for the sport.
