“Hunt: Showdown” finds itself in a saturated first-person shooter, multiplayer landscape but has enough unique qualities to differentiate it from the crowd.
Scares
We all know I’m weak when it comes to horror games but this one is different, I swear. One thing players will notice immediately is the game’s chilling tone. Think of a mix of “Bloodborne” and “Resident Evil 7.” Macabre vibes in a Louisiana bog! You don’t want to eat the Creole here, folks. Zombies and crooked animals roam the map intent on either hurting the player or giving away their position at the very least. Players visit chilling structures filled with grotesque monsters intent on spilling players’ blood! “Hunt” isn’t for the faint of heart and I love it!
Graphics
The game just looks great. Again, the graphics are reminiscent of a beefed up “RE7.” Water ripples beautifully in the festering marshes. Ravaged horses wiggle and scream in the muck. Aside from the environments looking good, the character models and animations are also some of the best I’ve seen. In first-person view, knives are sheathed in proper fashion. Characters gracefully move across screen with meaningful steps. All this is a pleb’s dream. The game’s developer, Crytek, are known for graphics and they aren’t disappointing here.
There’s no release date slated for the swamp horror. The closed alpha I believe just ended, so it could be a ways off.
Take a look at a fun VOD from Summit1g and Shroud playing duos: