Arkane Reveals Inspirations for Redfall's Open World
Arkane's upcoming vampire co-op shooter Redfall interested many when it was first unveiled. Taking place in the town of Redfall, the game sees four unique characters try and take the settlement back by wiping out the vampire infestation along with the cultists who worship the blood suckers. Unfortunately for fans, despite a 2022 release date being originally planned, Redfall was delayed earlier this year to a 2023 launch. However, this does not mean that Arkane has remained silent on the game since. If anything, the studio has been increasing the reveals and details it has shared about Redfall.
The latest information about Redfall comes to fans via a blog post on Arkane's official website, where some of the studio's members talked about the island of Redfall. Like Arkane's previous titleDeathloop, Redfall has an island setting. However, unlike Deathloop, the co-op shooter will be entirely open world. This marks a first for Arkane games and is something the developer has discussed heavily since it was revealed to be a major aspect of Redfall.
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The blog post begins with an introduction to the island of Redfall and jokes that tourism has really fallen off due to a vampire invasion. Then, the post discusses the challenges of bringing the detail Arkane is known for in its level design into one massive open world. It seems that the developer has welcomed the challenge, as Creative Director Ricardo Bare speaks on the benefits of open-world gameplay. “The wonderful thing about going open world is that players have the flexibility to poke around at different things at their own pace,” he stated. As well, this means that not every opponent or
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