

Image: Arkane Studios Austin/Bethesda Softworks And it’s just meant to be fun in that sense.” But it’s also a party game because, as soon as you add another character, those two characters are talking to each other. If I was a player, the first time I played, that’s the way I would do it from beginning to end. “Of all the games Arkane’s made, it may be true to say that Redfall is the most …” Smith began, searching for the words, “it’s the party game, right? You can creep along, and stealth, and play at your own pace, and absorb all the environmental storytelling and all the readables. That also is an Arkane first, where titles like Deathloop and Prey were led by a single player-character. There are also the multiple protagonists that players will level up across their playthroughs. So we were excited about that risk, we’re excited about the creative strengths that an open world offers.” A game where there’s only really one big mission, in one big space, like Prey, that’s also a strong approach. “Missions that are very bespoke, with wide linear paths to a location are obviously very strong, and that’s what we did with the Dishonored games. “We’ve always tried to be fairly non-judgmental about the different approaches,” Smith said. Redfall is the studio’s first open-world game that’s where the Austin developers are stretching their legs, seeing if they can present Arkane’s distinctive visual style in a more open-ended format.
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Redfall is confirmed to be exclusive to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.It’s probably better to talk about Redfall, in which players will fight to save a New England town overrun by vampires, in the context of other Arkane games. While Arkane’s next game, Deathloop, is actually a timed PS5 exclusive (that exclusivity deal was signed before Microsoft’s acquisition), Redfall will not be coming to Sony’s latest games console. Arkane is one of Bethesda’s studios, so the developer is now also owned by Microsoft.

In 2020, Microsoft purchased ZeniMax, Bethesda’s parent company. It’ll be up to you, and your co-op companions, to prevent the titular Redfall from being bled dry. These former humans have managed to isolate the island and have blocked out the sun leading to never-ending darkness in a small Massachusetts town. These creatures are continuing to evolve as well, so expect multiple classes of bloodsuckers hunting you down. Redfall is set in a world where a science experiment gone wrong accidentally created vampires. The Redfall website fills in some of the blanks when it comes to the game’s setting as well. Our heroic foursome will have to do battle with both in order to survive till dawn. These include uber-powerful vampires, but also a human cult that worships the creatures of the night. We’ve also got a look at the various villains of Redfall. It seems that each character will play substantially different from the rest, and finding out which one suits your playstyle will be a big part of the fun.

These unique powers include Remi being able to control a robot companion, and Layla having telekinetic powers.

Each character will have their own personality and their own abilities on the battlefield. Redfall’s trailer introduces us to four playable heroes: Devinder Crousley, Layla Ellison, Jacob Boyer, and Remi De La Rosa. Redfall looks to have four primary playable characters (Image credit: Bethesda)
