Nexon has released a new trailer for First Assault, a team-based online shooter based on Ghost in the Shell!
TrailerUpdate 9.18.15:
Nexon America has released a new trailer for its upcoming team-based online shooter, First Assault, which is based on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
In this tactical team-based shooter, players take on the role of an augmented soldier fighting terrorists on the streets of a future cyberpunk world. The online first-person shooter (FPS) game is being developed by Neople and will be available to PC gamers in 2016. Fans can sign up now for the chance to be part of the upcoming closed beta tests beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.
Check out the trailer:
Licensed by Nexon from Kodansha Ltd. and Production I.G, Inc., First Assault is based on Shirow Masamune’s acclaimed manga the Ghost in the Shell. The game references the anime source material while advancing the dark near-future universe and bringing it to a frenetic but tactical first-person shooter game environment. As an elite, augmented soldier, players will advance and master their character with upgrades and unlocks as they succeed in combat. Each character has exclusive attributes that reflect features of the original franchise, such as Motoko Kusanagi’s ‘Therm-optic Camouflage’ cloaking technology or Saito’s ability to enhance his vision and highlight enemy soldiers.
Players will carry out battle strategies and formations as they choose from among eight initial characters. Adding a unique layer to the experience, each of these can be customized with specialized body augmentations, weapon attachments and enhanced abilities. First Assault also features “SkillSync,” which allows players to leverage shared cyber-abilities with nearby teammates in combat modes to augment and increase their skills. By using SkillSync in smart and tactical ways, teammates can work together in devastating combinations in battle.
Nexon will host beta events to stress test the servers before the next phase of development. The initial challenge runs from Oct. 1-4, with the second challenge following shortly after. Players who join the beta at this stage will be able to register their name early as well as unlock an exclusive “First Assault" weapon skin
Original Story 4.7.15:
First a manga by Masamune Shirow, then came Mamoru Oshii's classic film adaptation, and then the TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. There was a video game in the late 90s, too, released for the PlayStation.
Korean developer Nexon is currently making another game set in the Ghost in the Shelluniverse, this one a free-to-play first-person shooter. It's now been revealed that (deep breath) Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Online is coming out in the UK and Europe, courtesy of Nexon America.
The trailer below provides at the game in action, with warring factions of cyborgs blowing each other to scrap with a range of sci-fi weapons and gadgets. While we'll have to wait and see how the game handles, it's certainly seems to have captured a hint of the original manga and anime's cool, futuristic style.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Online is due out this year. Until then, here's that Korean trailer...
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