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TL;DR via Okami13_ on X/Twitter:

• "Bioshock in space" from Ken Levine.
• Non-linear story structure.
• Main character has memory loss.
• Three major side characters: Tom (Troy Baker), Hope, Nefertiti.
• Each of their narratives occur simultaneously.
• Your decisions with these characters greatly affects the narrative. Every player's experience will be different.
• Some roguelike elements; Judas can regenerate herself (probably after dying).

Judas First Details: How Ken Levine Is Building on BioShock With 'Narrative LEGOs' - IGN

We spent six hours playing a recent build of Judas, the next game from BioShock creator Ken Levine, followed by a lengthy conversation with the renowned game designer to discuss the long wait since BioShock Infinite, bringing the "narrative LEGOs" concept to life in Judas, what the game is all...

www.ign.com

 

[ResilientBanana]

I dig it, it looks cool. Love the style.

 

[DAHGAMING]

OH shit, I thought this was going to be about Phil Spencer.

Looking forward to this game, love the Bioshock games and this looks more of that crazy shit.

 

[R6Rider]

Please be good.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Seriously can't wait for this.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Combat and gun/hand models looks good, but everything else looks kinda bad, like it was supposed to release 15 years ago kind of bad. Environments and level design are essential in an immersive sim, assuming this game is one and not just some generic shooter.

But yeah the levels/atmosphere you see in the vids behind the character(look at that ground lma0), poor texture quality, weak lighting, etc. don't give me much confidence in the game, for now. Hopefully, it's still 1-2 years too early

 

[Flabagast]

seems extremely intriguing

 

[Camreezie]

Release date #1 soon surely if theyre giving previews?

 

[hyperbertha]

Is this immsim?

 

[HL3.exe]

Man, I hope this is good. Been waiting for a proper Ken Levine ImmSim ever since System Shock 2.

This is probably the one bigbudget game i'm looking forward to. Hope their 'narrative lego' structure will actually break some new ground.

Plz be good

 

[Perrott]

Combat and gun/hand models looks good, but everything else looks kinda bad, like it was supposed to release 15 years ago kind of bad. Environments and level design are essential in an immersive sim, assuming this game is one and not just some generic shooter.

But yeah the levels/atmosphere you see in the vids behind the character(look at that ground lma0), poor texture quality, weak lighting, etc. don't give me much confidence in the game, for now. Hopefully, it's still 1-2 years too early

In that screenshot, the excesive hero lighting is meant to reinforce that those characters are HOLOGRAMS. Of course it's gonna look artificial and glitchy.

Any character that you otherwise see in-person looks fine and as it should.

 

[hyperbertha]

Combat and gun/hand models looks good, but everything else looks kinda bad, like it was supposed to release 15 years ago kind of bad. Environments and level design are essential in an immersive sim, assuming this game is one and not just some generic shooter.

But yeah the levels/atmosphere you see in the vids behind the character(look at that ground lma0), poor texture quality, weak lighting, etc. don't give me much confidence in the game, for now. Hopefully, it's still 1-2 years too early

Watch the video again

 

[The Cockatrice]

In that screenshot, the excesive hero lighting is meant to reinforce that those characters are HOLOGRAMS. Of course it's gonna look artificial and glitchy.

Any character that you otherwise see in-person looks fine and as it should.

Watch the video again

Read what I wrote again? I'm not talking about the characters. I'm talking about the levels BEHIND the characters, and the lighting of the environment, the textures, lack of detail, etc.. I didnt even mention character models in my reply, but if we're going there, they're not too hot either.

 

[Del_X]

I like Ken's narrative tropes so I'm probably getting this Day 1.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Again a ps4 looking game. Meh.

 

[Hugare]

"Rogue like"

I trust in Ken Levine, but yeah, this hit me like a bucket of cold water

 

[near]

It's a procedurally generated roguelite… :/

 

[Dacvak]

This game looks awesome, but I lowkey can't stand Geoff Keighley so I'm not watching those vids lol

 

[Laptop1991]

I really am looking forward to this, big fan of Ken Levine's work, just wish he would finish them slightly quicker.

 

[Bartski]

wow that's a long interview

 

[CherryFalls]

It kinda looks like an atomic heart ripoff

 

[GymWolf]

It's a procedurally generated roguelite… :/

So not an immersive sims uh?

Lost almost all the interest i had.

 

[R6Rider]

It kinda looks like an atomic heart ripoff

Crispy critters!

 

[RickSanchez]

So not an immersive sims uh?

Lost almost all the interest i had.

Same, i was all pumped thinking this will be a bioshock-like immersive sim. Why the hell did they make it a roguelike. And procedurally generated means no handcrafted artistry. Fuck off

 

[JCreasy]

Are they using Unreal Engine 5?

 

[Bartski]

Troy is a great voice actor but FFS not again

 

[Haint]

Rouguelike randomly generated, might as well throw in survival sim shit to really chase them Gen Z bucks. I'm out.

 

[Lokaum D+]

two hours of chit chat and no gameplay footage ?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Rouguelike randomly generated, might as well throw in survival sim shit to really chase them Gen Z bucks. I'm out.

Is it "randomly generated"? I'm pretty sure everything is hand crafted.

 

[Lethal01]

had no inerest in this game, those are some quality waifus though.
Make it a Roguelite Sandbox with lots of environmental interaction and I'm in.

 

[MiguelItUp]

two hours of chit chat and no gameplay footage ?

There's definitely pieces of gameplay shown. Seeing it periodically in the Friends Per Second video.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This should be the hottest thread on NeoGAF right now.

If you want to know why the industry is in the state it's in, this thread should be illuminating. Shame on many of you.

 

[HL3.exe]

Watched all of it. Looking more forward to it then before. I'm not into rogue-lite's, but this interpretation sounds intriguing.

A more reactive world and characters are a perfect fit in this rogue-lite structure. I'm hopeful and glad to finally see a push in reactive game design.

 

[amigastar]

I didn't like rougelike elements in games before i played Against the Storm which had some of these,
I stay openminded.

 

[Eiknarf]

I read this was coming out around March of 2025. Is that still possible?

 

[HRK69]

wow that's a long interview

Gotta sell the game!

 

[e0n]

All the characters look weird. It sounds like a Prey: Mooncrash mishmash with bigger production. I would be surprised if the narrative actually makes sense at the end and not turn into a Bioshock Infinite mess.

 

[SnapShot]

>roguelike
>randomly generated
yeah no fuck that shit, whole game looks like toy land, and i don't mean just graphically but also art and design wise. maybe the story and atmosphere will make it interesting, will see.

 

[Fbh]

Roguelite with procedurally generated levels

 

[Eiknarf]

>roguelike
>randomly generated
yeah no fuck that

>roguelike
>randomly generated
yeah no fuck that shit, whole game looks like toy land, and i don't mean just graphically but also art and design wise. maybe the story and atmosphere will make it interesting, will see.

We're gOnNa neeD a PS5 Pro to PlAy it!!!!!!

 

[John Bilbo]

I hope this is another roguelite success like Hades.

 

[Pimpollo818]

Bioshock dumbed down System Shock 2 but splurged on excellent audio (music, legendary voice over work) + first person cutscenes. I wonder if this will have better gameplay mechanics or if it's just visual fluff.

 

[Xtib81]

I mean, BioShock has to be among my all time favorites, so I'm there day one.
Edit : Hold on, hold on, I read roguelite ? Ouch expectations immediately lowered.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Been watching the Ken Levine interview, honestly sounds like it's going to be a blast.

 

[StereoVsn]

"Rogue like"

I trust in Ken Levine, but yeah, this hit me like a bucket of cold water

Oof. Thats a hefty discount day 180 or even 365 game then.

 

[StereoVsn]

This should be the hottest thread on NeoGAF right now.

If you want to know why the industry is in the state it's in, this thread should be illuminating. Shame on many of you.

Or people were expecting a proper story and hand crafted levels from the man who did System Shock and.m Bioshock games?

So no, not a shame on folks wanting a proper game with a story and not more of roguelike content.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I hope this is another roguelite success like Hades.

Roguelites are going to become a bigger and bigger genre in AAA. Solves huge problems in that space.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

This studio is probably >100 people. I wouldn't expect anything truly revolutionary

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Or people were expecting a proper story and hand crafted levels from the man who did System Shock and.m Bioshock games?

So no, not a shame on folks wanting a proper game with a story and not more of roguelike content.

Gamers: Why is AAA so risk averse and boring?

Judas exists.

Gamers: No, not like that!