It seems that more information about Insomniac’s upcoming Overstrike has blossomed from E3. Nothing besides the reveal trailer from EA’s press conference has really given the public an idea of what to expect.
However, in a recent interview with Ted Price, the studio’s founder had this to say about what Overstrike will actually be:
“I would describe it as a four-player co-op game where you’re playing as one of a selection of characters who you saw in the video, using these cool weapons and gadgets, some of which you got to see.”
The trailer shown, while action-packed, was also pretty humorous, a trademark of Insomniac’s design philosophy. On the subject, Price had this to say:
“We at Insomniac have always loved injecting humour into our games. Resistance is not a humourous game at all. However, our other franchises have been enthused with humour.”
“This takes the humour in a more sophisticated direction. It’s not in-your-face humour. It’s a more subtle humour. Our intention is to reach out to an audience that’s a little bit older than what some of our fans are used to.”
Ted was still pretty hesistant on revealing too much about the plot, but broke down the 4 player characters shown through the trailer:
“We’ve got a reformed mercenary. We’ve got a thief, who is interested in causing havoc. We’ve got a young, brilliant scientist who has some issues of her own. And of course we’ve got an ex-detective. Dalton in the trailer says he’s like a Buddhist monk, but the opposite is actually true. He’s got a real temper issue.”
From the looks of things, we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out more about Overstrike. The game has been receiving a lot of buzz, and now that it is Insomniac’s first multiplatform game after 15 years of PlayStation exclusivity, a broader audience will have a chance to see what they’ve been missing out on. “cool weapons and gadgets” is of no surprise to Resistance, and Ratchet & Clank fans.
Overstrike will be released on the PS3, and Xbox 360, a release date has yet to be announced.
Via GameInformer