As part of the State of Play, Sony showcased new gameplay for their upcoming PvP shooter Concord. Players are now complaining primarily about the “ugly” characters and skins.
What game is this about? Concord is a new 5v5 PvP shooter from Sony, set to be released on August 23, 2024, simultaneously on PS5 and PC. Starting from June 6, 2024, you should already be able to pre-order the game.
Similar to Overwatch, you select from a list of various characters, each possessing unique abilities. You then compete against each other in 5v5 battles, playing from a first-person perspective. The first gameplay was shown at the State of Play. If you missed the trailer, we’ve embedded it here for you:
What are the reactions? Even if the gameplay of Concord may not look bad and the game has the potential to be a success, players are currently complaining about the characters and skins that have already been shown.
In a Reddit post, a user described them as the ugliest character designs he has ever seen. In his shared screenshot, a character is seen wearing a massive spacesuit – with the head appearing somewhat small in proportion.
That some players are indeed dissatisfied with the character designs becomes evident from a glance at the following comments. “Wait, this isn’t a self-created character? This is a design that was inserted and approved by a team?” asks a user in their comment. And the only response to that is: Yes.
Another user wonders who deemed this color palette acceptable and describes it as “piss-yellow, moldy-green and wine-purple” alongside the blue lipstick making it an unacceptable combination for the user.
“It just looks like the XCOM 2 character creator on shuffle”
The character designs are described in comments, but also compared to randomly generated NPCs. Another user writes in their comment: “It just looks like the XCOM 2 character creator on shuffle.” Many users agree with him on that. Among other things, one comment simply states: “We have XCOM 2 at home.”
What the developers truly had in mind with these designs is probably something only they know. Many players suspect that Sony simply wants players to buy better skins later on. One user states: “From the trailers, it seems they want the characters to sell the game with their charm. That won’t happen if everyone looks like a randomly generated NPC.”
How poorly the designs actually affect the sales of the game remains to be seen. Currently, in Diablo 4, by the way, there are free skins: Blizzard is celebrating the anniversary of Diablo 4, gifting you skins and putting plenty of treasure goblins in the game
