The Callisto Protocol at SGF 2022: New trailer, gameplay, weapon and more
The Callisto Protocol, an upcoming debut project from Striking Distance Studio, is officially a survival horror game.
However, it does not exactly mesh with the usual miscellanea of survival-craft games. There is no complex metagame of resource management with a hunger meter. Instead, its leanings are heavier on its 'horror' component. The tagline of a survival game set in Jupiter's dead moon rings seems to invoke images of Metro: Exodus and its ilk.
More specifically, its shared roots with the Dead Space franchise is a major selling point. Krafton, the publishers, have had no reservations about keeping this similarity a secret. After all, the lead designer Glen Schofield was one of the minds behind the original Dead Space.
At Summer Games 2022, a few minutes of exclusive gameplay footage from The Callisto Protocol showcase confirmed as much.
The second entry on the Summer Games Fest special feature, The Callisto Protocol's gameplay showcase was prefaced with an extended cut of its cinematic trailer.
While its narrative beats are reminiscent of the blood-smeared claustrophobic prison setting found in games like The Suffering or the Total Chaos mod for Doom II, the extended trailer delves into gorey violence.
The game is set on the titular Callisto, a dead moon colony orbiting Jupiter. The player dons the mantle of Jacob Lee, an inmate in a maximum-security prison who must find his way out and do his due bidding for his mysterious savior.
From the looks of it, most of The Callisto Protocol will be set in the aforementioned penitentiary, Black Iron. It does not visually deviate much from the derelicts and space stations that Dead Space enthusiasts will be familiar with.
The similarity with Dead Space in terms of atmosphere, with
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