Burning retrograde

Atari has introduced that the newest of their property revivals will likely be coming from the makers of Cris Tales, Goals Uncorporated. This time, it’s Lunar Lander: Past, which is able to take the basic gravity arcade sport in some new instructions.

Okay, so right here’s one thing enjoyable. Watch the reveal trailer for Lunar Lander: Past, after which attempt to guess the synopsis I obtained within the press launch. Prepared?

Seems cool, proper? Okay, right here’s the synopsis.

“As a newly appointed captain of the Pegasus Company, you should information a vibrant crew of intrepid explorers, eclectic advisors, and state-of-the-art landers via a collection of demanding missions. Brace your self as you soar via the cosmos, delivering essential cargo, extracting precious assets, and conducting daring rescues throughout a celestial tapestry of enigmatic moons and charming planets. When mysterious portals seem one can find you might be on a collision course with sinister truths that lie unseen behind the universe.”

Completely totally different vibes. You may kind of see how they could each be speaking about the identical factor, however the trailer is like, “Every thing is fucked. How will you survive?” In the meantime, the transient synopsis principally says, “You’re a supply boy within the unknowable expanse of house.”

Lunar Legacy

To be critical, although, 1979’s Lunar Lander is a superb arcade sport. It’s a easy idea that managed to pack a tonne of depth, one thing uncommon for video video games on the time. The idea has been explored in a tonne of various methods since then, not slightly below the Lunar Lander identify but additionally via the video games it impressed.

Nonetheless, as a result of the “struggle towards gravity” gameplay has by no means actually fallen out of style, I’ve to surprise what Lunar Lander: Past will do to face out. The trailer is fashionable, nevertheless it doesn’t actually inform us something. I suppose what I’m saying is that, personally, I’m not satisfied, however I’m wanting ahead to seeing extra.

Lunar Lander: Past will launch within the first half of 2024. It’s coming to Swap, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X|S.

Zoey Handley

Workers Author – Zoey is a gaming gadabout. She obtained her begin running a blog with the group in 2018 and hit the entrance web page quickly after. Usually discovered exploring indie experiments and retro libraries, she does her finest to stay chronically uncool.

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