Video Is Concord Destined to Fail
Don't listen to 'em, kid.
Firewalk Studios finally unveiled Concord at Sony's recent State of Play, and the reaction was... well it wasn’t great. After a year of staring at the admittedly gorgeous CGI teaser trailer, the State of Play pulled the curtain back with a world-building cinematic, some brief developer interviews, and a full trailer packed with gameplay. It turns out that Concord is a 5v5 first-person hero shooter that's heading to PS5 and PC later this year. We really liked the look of Concord and initially thought that Sony could have another hit on its hands — but comments after the show seemed to suggest the contrary.
Now, don’t get us wrong, Concord isn’t the most original game on PlayStation. Like an amalgam of Guardians of the Galaxy and Overwatch 2, there are elements of hero shooters you’ve played in the past here. But the vitriolic reaction to hero shooter aspects of this game have us scratching our chin. The big takeaway from the internet’s reaction is that nobody wants another hero shooter, but we have to ask if that’s really the case.
Read the full article on pushsquare.com