![]() Or should I say the lack of dialogue? Besides some typical yelling (usually shouting the name of an enemy), there wasn’t really any real communication going on. ![]() The lack of personal connection also became stronger when you heard the dialogue between these people. Yeah, that’s possible when no one, in particular, stands out, I’m afraid. I felt so disconnected from the characters and ended up not even noticing who I was playing as. Why are they here? What is their story? How are they connected to each other and the overall story? Honestly, a little more information about these people would go a long way. But we know literally nothing about these four people. As I mentioned, The Anacrusis is a four-player co-op shooter. Characters and weaponsīesides an overall lacking of story, there was also a total disconnect from the characters. It’s a shame really because it makes this game feel like an empty vessel that had potential but didn’t come through. When you enter an episode, you get a short cutscene but there is no real story being told. Currently, the game offers three episodes and a weekly challenge. And if we’re talking about the story, there isn’t really any. But I want a game to be about more than that, I was desperately hoping to encounter some type of story elements, clues, I don’t know. They just didn’t feel interesting, except for maybe some weapons or grenades you could find there. They all felt the same and simply lacked any type of personality if I can use that word. Getting from checkpoint to checkpoint is pretty linear, but there are several small rooms you can explore. I did enjoy the way things looked, but everything remained superficial, basically. The art style, which was one of the attractions of this game for me, turned out to be quite bland in reality. Unfortunately, I can say that my excitement didn’t last long once I started playing the game. ![]() Safe to say I was sold again as I love colorful games. Instead of going with a dark theme, the developers opted for a sci-fi 1970’s pastel-colored layout for their game. If you’ve seen screenshots of The Anacrusis, you’ll know that this game takes an entirely different approach. Usually, we get gloomy and gore environments to set a dim atmosphere in these types of games. On top of that, I was very much drawn to the art style of The Anacrusis. Since this game follows the L4D formula pretty closely, I didn’t think a lot could go wrong with this one. First impressionsĪs I mentioned, I’m a huge fan of the Left 4 Dead games, so I was extremely excited to try out The Anacrusis. ℹ️ Previewed on Xbox Series X | Preview code provided by PR/publisher, this preview is the personal opinion from the writer and is based on an unfinished game. Currently available on the Xbox Game Pass as a preview and on Steam as an Early Access game, I gladly tried out this game so I could share my thoughts! Trying to bring back and enhance the experience that these games have brought us, The Anacrusis is a 1970’s inspired four-player co-op survival shooter in which you have to fight your way through hordes of aliens on a spaceship. In fact, it was one of the first games altogether that I ever played! Both L4D and L4D2 are still amongst my favorite co-op shooters, so you can see why I was excited when Stray Bombay, a new team made up of veterans of Valve, introduced The Anacrusis, a game heavily inspired by the Left 4 Dead series. LifeisXbox’s The Anacrusis preview | Left 4 Dead is one of the very first co-op shooters I ever played.
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