If you think of music with Imagine Dragons, you are actually right. But now the musicians are launching their first game Last Flag
on Steam as developers.
What do Imagine Dragons have to do with video games? Songs like Radioactive, Believer, Demons, or Bones have been streamed over a billion times on Spotify. This fame is what Imagine Dragons, specifically singer Dan Reynolds and his brother, band manager Mac Reynolds, want to leverage to create their own video game.
In collaboration with Night Street Games, the two are living their dream. They say in their documentary on YouTube: “Mac and I have always dreamed of founding a game studio for as long as I can remember.”
Their debut work brings a nearly forgotten genre back to life, just waiting for a new coat of paint.
Here you can watch the trailer for the game Last Flag:
TF2, Halo and LoL in one
What kind of game is it? The two brothers did not find it easy to choose a genre. While Mac prefers playing shooters, Dan is at home with MOBAs like LoL. Accordingly, a game emerged that aims to be both tactically challenging and really action-packed.
Last Flag revives the old “Capture the Flag” mode. The goal in a 5vs.5 shooter is to capture the enemy team’s flag and protect your own.
At the same time, the tactical depth of the mode is further enhanced by hiding your own flag. Meanwhile, both teams are busy tussling over a tower in the center of the map, which holds clues about the location of the opposing flag.
Dan Reynolds explains this in the documentary: “The fact that you can hide your flag and it doesn’t always stay in the same position is really the core of Last Flag. It should capture this feeling I had when I hid my flag on the playground back in school during PE.”
What do the two think about their game? The two have a clear vision for their title. Last Flag is not meant to aim too high, but rather to focus clearly on the single game mode. The maps, the heroes, their skills, and everything else are tailored to that one game mode.
Accordingly, the price is also sharp, as it is set to cost 15 € on Steam. However, there will be a discount campaign at release that will reduce the hero shooter right away.
It is not common for famous artists to try their hand at game development. Consequently, the launch of Last Flag will be exciting, and it could become big thanks to the prominent support. However, a long-lasting contender could compete with the release: EA is reviving its cash cow shooter – 300,000 players on Steam show that you can still have fun
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