During the IGN Fan Fest, the Production Director of Redfall, Ben Horne, shared more details about the new loot shooter. In the interview, the focus was on the co-op experience, the loot, and especially on how you can actually take down the enemies.
What is Redfall?
- The city of Redfall has been overrun by vampires. As one of four playable heroes with special abilities, you are to eliminate the undead threat.
- At its core, Redfall is a co-op loot shooter. Initially, the game was often compared to Left4Dead, but it is actually meant to be more like Far Cry, the developers say. You explore an open world, defeat enemies, and collect better weapons.
- Redfall will be released on May 2 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
This is what the chief says now: In the interview with IGN, Production Director Ben Horne talks about how exactly the core gameplay of Redfall works, that is: shooting. Redfall will feature a lot of weapons, like any decent loot shooter.
However, these weapons are said to be only somewhat useful. Horne says: ‘In Redfall, vampires cannot be killed just by bullets. You need something special.’ This includes weapons like flare guns, stake throwers, and UV lights.
However, firearms are not useless, as seen in the provided gameplay. They can still kill smaller enemies and at least make vampires vulnerable.
Horne explains that the system is designed for every player in the world to search for exactly the weapon that suits their playstyle and that they want. You can choose to play ‘All Guns Blazing’ or more cautiously and stealthily. Weapons have various rarity grades with special effects and properties.
The extended gameplay of the game is embedded here for you:
Redfall offers co-op without group obligation
Another interesting point in the interview is Redfall’s co-op mode. You can play alone – without AI support – or in a team of up to 4 hunters, but you are not “bound” to each other, as is often the case in such games.
Instead, you can split up freely in the open world. While one player is fighting vampires, the others can search houses and solve puzzles. However, if you decide to stay together, you will receive a strength buff.
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