On the PlayStation blog, the new shooter Boundary has been announced. It is set to release in 2020 and has a unique feature: you will fight in zero gravity in space. The trailer shows some crazy scenes.
What kind of game is this? Boundary is being developed by the Chinese indie studio Surgical Scalpels and will be a multiplayer “Zero-Gravity Shooter.” Throughout the game, you will fight without gravity in space.
Players take on the role of an “Astroperator,” also known as AO. You will have access to a rocket backpack and various weapons. Some of these resemble modern, realistic weapons, while others look very futuristic.
The trailer already gives a good insight into the game:
A crazy shooter in an interesting setting
What do we see in the trailer? In the trailer, it becomes clear that the battles are indeed fought in the middle of space. You can see floating players battling, who can evade in any direction.
Additionally, you can see ships and space stations where players can also move around. There are debris floating around, but the characters apparently glide through them without being hindered.
The complete combat in a three-dimensional world could be difficult in this setting. This is not suitable for every player due to coordination.
What else do we know about the game? The characters take on special roles that classify them for a match, such as sniper, attacker, or defender. Each Astroperator has an active and a passive ability, as well as different stats for armor and health points.
Many Astroperators can perform multiple roles in combat. Lucas, who is shown in the screenshot, can be both an attacker and a sniper at the same time.
Boundary is set to release in 2020
What is behind Boundary? In a blog post, Yongliang “CT” Cui, the producer of the studio, addressed the readers. In it, he discusses how the idea for the shooter came about:
First-person shooters are a classic genre that players have enjoyed in various environments, eras, and different places, cities … and planets.
This made us think: Why can’t we do something like this in space?
Indeed, there have been many shooters with a space setting, such as Destiny 2 or the canceled Project Nova. None of the larger and more well-known projects take place in outer space, at least not with freely floating astronauts.
When will Boundary be released? Boundary is set to release sometime in 2020 for PC and PS4. The key features of the game are said to be finished, but a specific date has not yet been announced.
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