Witchfire Dev Gives Detailed Look At Combat

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The Astronauts, an independent Polish video game development company, have recently released a new gameplay trailer for its highly anticipated dark fantasy first-person shooter game, Witchfire. For those who are not familiar with the company's background, it was founded in October 2012 by Adrian Chmielarz, Michał Kosieradzki, and Andrzej Poznański, who had previously established People Can Fly in 2002. The Astronauts gained recognition with the release of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a horror adventure game, in 2014.

Witchfire was first introduced by The Astronauts in 2017, but after its reveal, the game remained in the dark for quite some time. After a five-year-long wait, the game resurfaced with the news that it was set to release in 2022. However, The Astronauts' ambitions for Witchfire continued to grow, leading them to delay the game's release until 2023 to improve its exploration elements.

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The new trailer for Witchfire was unveiled during IGN Fan Fest 2023, showcasing the game's unique gun mechanics. In the trailer, Creative Director Adrian Chmielarz delved into the intricacies of the game's weaponry, specifically focusing on a powerful hand cannon known as Hunger. This formidable firearm rewards player for landing critical hits by granting them extra powerful bullets upon reloading.

However, Hunger's capabilities don't stop there. As players progress through the gun's Attunements, they can increase the power of their bullets even further by consistently landing critical hits. At the final level of Attunement, Hunger becomes even deadlier as the first body shot counts as a critical hit, allowing players to freeze their enemies if they manage to land all