As few of you know, the new branded game experiment 101 e THQ Nordic is one of the most anticipated and troubled titles of the last few years. Announced during the 2016 Gamescom, the news regarding this title has often been reductive and past subdued, but not for those who have appreciated and adored the exploits of the small protagonist of Biomutant! During the Gamescom 2019 we got to take a look at the ambitious chapter directed by Stefan Ljungqvist who, for the occasion, was able to explain some of the innovations introduced in Biomutant during these long months: the trailer shown us gave us a taste of the vast game world and the mechanics introduced during these months.
We are also told that the project currently sees 20 people who, unfortunately, are working tirelessly to improve and complete the multimedia work by the middle of next year.
The Director was quite sincere to us, admitting that it will be a challenge to launch the game without bugs or glitches: The feedback of the players will be fundamental for the development team and they will often ask to list the bugs and various problems that will plague the title in the first months of life. We could see some really interesting mechanics, like the ability to take sides with two different factions; the good and the bad: during our adventure we will be forced to make important choices that will reflect in the end of the game.
Will the focus of the plot put us in front of an important choice, save the tree of life or leave it to its fate? From this moment it will be up to us to decide the fate of this mammoth and fascinating tree, choosing whether to side with the good natured tribes or destroy it by side with the bad side of the tribe. There will be epic and not at all obvious battles against mammoth creatures that we will find once the five areas within the game world are unlocked: these creatures are huge and will immerse us in some difficult and challenging boss fights for our little raccoon.
During the adventure there will also be space for NPCs who, apparently, will be useful to unlock blocked areas or to create potions for our character: during the movie we were able to take a look at a blacksmith who was "baking" keys that can be used for a "locked door"; other information will arrive over the next few months and advise us to stay connected for the upcoming news. Variety will be the watchword for the Experiment 101 title, you will notice it from the first moment according to what the developers said: in Biomutant it will be possible to customize our character as we wish, starting from a vast editor up to the creation of the weapons present in this adventure.
The creation of our raccoon will be fundamental from a statistical point of view, since according to the size, weight and height our character will have completely scaled down statistics: if our character is "fat" our strength will increase, if we create a big head the our intelligence will be greater and so on. Don't worry, during the adventure it will be possible to change the character's DNA and consequently both the statistics and the weapons available.
Weapons will be the highlight of this multimedia work, even the developers speak of hundreds and hundreds of sidearms or firearms: during the adventure it will be possible to find some special weapons or even create some at the moment with the objects that we will collect on the pitch. The clothing in Biomutant will do its part and will be full of surprises according to the developers: we will be able to dress our character as we see fit, but we will always have to pay attention to the statistics and the heaviness of the armor that we will use once the selected garments are worn.
Unfortunately, there has been no mention of the class system which, apparently, is not yet ready to talk about it; but a small hint was revealed to us during the presentation: we were told that choosing the character class will be fundamental, since based on the latter we will get a rifleman expert in ranged shots, a swordsman, a warrior with thinking weapons, etc. .
The variety of fights will be the focus of this huge title, offering us elements already seen in masterpieces such as Devil May Cry or Ratchet & Clank: bullets, stunts, razor sharp blades and special powers will be the order of the day in this mammoth project. It will take hours and hours of gameplay before we figure out which style of play is best for us and trust us, it felt exactly like that.
Before a fight it will be necessary to stop for a second and study the playing area to find the most efficient approach against the numerous enemies: Head to head will sometimes not be the best way to deal with the horde of enemies in front of us, and we will have to resort to a stealth approach rather than start blasting enemies!
Graphically the title is still to be fixed, the video showed us the problems that still plague the title even if, fortunately, the developers told us that they are doing everything possible to fix everything before the official launch: the textures were found to be somewhat smudged and still need some important finishing work but, alas, it will be difficult to fix everything within mid 2020.
The developers have stated that despite THQ Nordic's hand behind it, it's hard to work with such a small team on such a large project; but we still appreciate the work done by the Experiment 101 guys with the new Biomutant! They promised us that they will try to solve as many problems as possible by the release date which, frankly speaking, does not rule out a possible postponement of the title.
We asked the developers if a version for Nintendo Switch is also planned and, it may seem absurd, but they take the idea into consideration due to the success obtained by the small Nintendo console. We remind you that the title will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC by the middle of next year and we at Epic Videogames Guide will be here to bring you all the news regarding Biomutant. What do you think about it? Are you intrigued by the title in question?
► Biomutant is an Action-RPG type game developed and published by THQ Nordic for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 31/12/2019
