A professional video producer who has created trailers for various famous games, along with other talented artists, created a short film about ARC Raiders. This impresses the community of the shooter with its quality and beauty.
What is this short film about? It is the 12-minute short film “THIS IS ARC RAIDERS,” released by Player One Stories on YouTube. It showcases the world where Raiders fight for survival on the surface day by day, old footage of the first ARC attacks in a found-footage style, and the beauty of the shooter presented through cinematic art.
The short film addresses not only the first ARC attacks and humanity’s fight for survival but also the conflicts that arise among people in an apocalypse. What defines ARC Raiders as a PvPvE shooter becomes a central theme in the film, along with all the betrayals, double standards, and consequences.
Trust no one. Take everything. That’s what we learn out there in the sun.
– Coe from THIS IS ARC RAIDERS by Player One Stories on YouTube
The film was entirely shot in the game. The footage consists of a mix of random players and a handful of scripted sequences with self-recorded dialogues from professional voices. And all this without access to camera tools or developer commands.
A short film that showcases ARC Raiders at its best
What makes the short film so powerful? Even though it is a passion project created without any support or tools from Embark, it radiates a highly professional quality due to the team.
Written, directed, and produced by Gage Allen, who has worked on official trailers for titles like Baldur’s Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, or Stellaris. But also among the voice actors are professional voices from Game of Thrones (Edwars Dogliani), Hades (Avalon Penrose), and SMITE (Sarah Ruth Thomas).
In addition to the strong performance of the voice actors, the short film impresses mainly through its staging and beauty. Here, the professional backgrounds of the team are evident, creating images one would expect in the cinema. Here you can see a few screenshots from the film on YouTube that illustrate this:
How does the ARC Raiders community react to the film project? The community of the shooter is more than impressed with the team’s achievement. Under the video, they express their enthusiasm and prove how effective the short film actually is:
- “You perfectly captured the feeling of doom that the developers wanted to convey. With the old, grainy VHS style and all. That gave me goosebumps… immediate goosebumps,” writes @houseofexiles.
- “Creating something like this without access to developer tools and solely with self-recorded footage and editing skills… that’s phenomenal,” thinks @tohrmentrixabyss1713.
- “I love how you incorporated the PvPvE and the debates around it,” praises @robert_39e.
- “This is pure cinema. If Embark hasn’t put you on their payroll yet, they should change that as soon as possible,” finds @Phaultless.
You can watch the entire short film here:
As of this article’s publication, the short film is less than 24 hours old and has already been viewed over 14,000 times. If you are a big fan of the game or have become curious, we highly recommend you take 12 minutes of your day to give the film a chance.
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