Earlier this month, throughout PlayStation’s most up-to-date State of Play, the world was formally launched to team-based FPS Harmony through a narrative trailer. The reception was… not nice! However the devs behind the sport are nonetheless excited for gamers to see extra of Harmony and eventually play it later this yr.
Harmony was first revealed in 2023 with a obscure sci-fi teaser that includes a sniper rifle. We didn’t know what it was till Might’s State of Play, the place the sci-fi shooter opened the present and took up a big portion of the occasion. The sport’s first massive story trailer flopped on-line, with many unfavourably evaluating it to Guardians of the Galaxy. Some gameplay proven throughout the occasion additionally didn’t go over nicely, with folks on-line uncertain if the world wants one more 5v5 class-based hero shooter. And now, the devs at Firewalk Studios have responded to the backlash.
In an interview with VGC throughout a preview occasion for the sport, Harmony’s director of IP Kim Kreines mirrored on the response to the trailer and the way it’s only a “tiny slice” of the complete recreation.
“Yeah, that trailer, that second is such a tiny slice of all the pieces that we’ve been engaged on for years and years,” stated Kreines. “We’re excited for the sport and for the IP, and for the sport to be in folks’s arms and the IP to be in folks’s minds.”
Kreines additional defined that gamers will be capable to study extra about this world through the Galactic Information and weekly updates that may add new cutscenes and lore to the sport. And in keeping with the developer, all of that couldn’t be included in a brief debut trailer.
“You’ll begin to fall in love with the depth of the characters,” stated Kreines. “That’s one thing that you simply study week to week. Their personalities will unfold, their relationships will unfold for you, their backstories. None of that’s one thing you will get in a tiny little slice.”
Nonetheless, she was excited that folks watched the trailer and that there was a response to it, including: “ I can’t await them to see extra. To see all the pieces that’s there.”
Jon Weisnewski, lead character designer on Harmony, appeared much less within the preliminary response to the trailer and thinks gamers might be received over by the fight and gameplay.
“We’ve a staff that’s uniquely expert at constructing very immersive and fluid gameplay that simply feels super within the participant’s arms,” stated Weisnewksi.
“The second they decide up the controller, the sport simply involves life. Like each motion is responsive. And I’ve been a participant of those video games my complete life, these video games are what I like to play, and I do know that it’s all about how does it play, proper. I would like gamers to come back into the beta, in the event that they don’t prefer it after the beta that’s fantastic, however I feel, yeah the the preliminary response is all about like, how does it really play in your arms.”
Harmony launches on August 23 for PS5 and PC with crossplay. The sport will value $US40. It is going to embody beauty microtransactions, however the devs say all story and gameplay content material might be added free of charge through updates. Harmony’s closed beta begins July 12 for individuals who pre-order the sport. Its open beta arrives on July 18.
