Summary
New gameplay details have emerged by way of a new trailer for the first-person survival game from Rebellion Developments,Atomfall. Rebellion is known for its long-runningSniper Elitefranchise,which really took off with 2012’sSniper Elite V2.Atomfall’s status as a full-on survival game is somewhat new territory for Rebellion, which has mostly made third-person action games and a few real-time-strategy titles.
Atomfallwas first revealed back in June as part of Xbox’s widely praised Summer Game Fest showcase. While it may have been a bit overshadowed by some of the show’s bigger announcements, likeGears of War: E-Day,Doom: The Dark Ages,Perfect Dark’sgameplay reveal, and more,Atomfall’s mysterious trailer still caught the attention of Xbox gamers, especially with the news that it’ll drop into Game Pass on day one. There’s been plenty of intrigue surroundingAtomfallsince its reveal and fans have been wanting to learn more about it.
With less than three months untilAtomfall’s March 27 release, Rebellion Developments has gone ahead and released a seven-minute narrated gameplay trailer. The trailer starts by setting the stage ofAtomfall,revealing that the game is set in an alternate 1960s England that’s been ravaged by a nuclear disaster. It’s made clear thatfans of franchises likeFalloutandSTALKERmay feel at home inAtomfall, as players will be exploring quarantine zones, small villages, and research bunkers, scrounging resources to survive against robots, cultists, and some of the game’s hazardous environments.
Atomfall Receives Big New Gameplay Trailer
The trailer went on to showcase some of the weapons players will be able to get their hands on inAtomfall. The selection of armaments shown in the trailer seems quite basic, with only a cricket bat for melee, a revolver, a shotgun, and a bolt-action rifle. However, the trailer did mention these weapons are upgradable and there may be even more types of guns players can find in the open world. Players will be able to use resources to craft healing items and other tools for combat, like Molotov cocktails, sticky bombs, and more.Atomfallalso offers playersa metal detector that can be used to find caches of supplies and crafting items while out exploring the quarantine zone. Lastly, theAtomfalltrailer touched on training manuals and unlockable skills that players can invest in that fall under four categories: melee, ranged combat, survival, and conditioning.
Atomfallis due to release on March 27 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, and will be available onXbox Game Pass on day one. The end of the trailer mentioned that Rebellion is planning to release another deep dive video at some point soon, so interested gamers should keep an eye onAtomfalland Rebellion’s social media pages.
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A survival-action game inspired by real-life events, Atomfall is set five years after the Windscale nuclear disaster in Northern England.Explore the fictional quarantine zone, scavenge, craft, barter, fight and talk your way through a British countryside setting filled with bizarre characters, mysticism, cults, and rogue government agencies.From Rebellion, the studio behind Sniper Elite and Zombie Army, Atomfall will challenge you to solve the dark mystery of what really happened.Player Driven Mystery: Unravel a tapestry of interwoven narratives through exploration, conversation, investigation, and combat, where every choice you make has consequences.Explore this Green and Unpleasant Land: The picturesque British countryside, with rolling green hills, lush valleys, and rural villages belie the dangers that await you.Search, Scavage, Survive: You’ll need to scavenge for supplies, craft weapons and items, and fight desperately to make it out alive!Desperate Combat: With weapons and ammunition scarce, each frenetic engagement will see you blend marksmanship with vicious hand-to-hand combat. Manage your heart rate to hold a steady aim and ensure you have the energy you need to reach for your cricket bat and land the killer blow.Green and Unpleasant Land:The picturesque British countryside, with rolling green hills, lush valleys, and rural villages belie the dangers that await you. Navigate cult-controlled ruins, natural caves, nuclear bunkers and more as you explore this dense, foreboding world.Reimagining Windscale:A fictional reimagining of a real-world event, Atomfall draws from science fiction, folk horror, and Cold War influences to create a world that is eerily familiar yet completely alien.
