Review: Steelrising
Paris. 1789. The Renaissance was so very long ago… Did it even happen?
Looking around the fallen capital, one would fairly assume not. The City of Lights, a place celebrated for its art, invention, culture, and architecture now resembles The Gates of Hell, a vision soon to be crafted by Rodin himself. The streets are awash with blood and bodies — innocent civilians, rebellious conspirators, and even the king’s own army lying in miserable piles of broken flesh.
And the king himself? This citywide massacre is his doing, the heart of his capital torn in two by a seemingly unstoppable army of robotic soldiers. Far from being the loyal guardians and entertainers of Paris, as initially designed, the automaton army has instead become her oppressor, stalking the cobbled streets and killing those who would stand against the bereaved monarch with extreme prejudice. Starving, scared, and cowering within their own homes, the city’s populace has neither the weaponry nor the knowledge to take on The Clockwork King’s footsoldiers, let alone flee the city for safer ground.
But there is one remaining hope. One automaton is not under the command of King Louis XVI but is, ironically, guided by his own lady wife, Marie Antoinette. The Queen’s personal bodyguard, built to withstand the most brutal assault, outfitted with a devastating arsenal of weaponry, and blessed as one of the only automatons in France to possess anything close to free will.
She is Aegis, and she is come to open the purple testament of bleeding war.
Steelrising (PS5 [reviewed], PC, Xbox Series X/S)Developer: SpidersPublisher: NaconReleased: September 8, 2022MSRP: $49.99
Steelrising is French developer Spiders’ first title since colonial RPG GreedFall, which launched to
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