Outriders has been and gone without a second thought and now we're looking forwards to another strange techno-fantasy PvE looter-shooter game. We don't know why developers keep trying when Destiny 2 is out there - probably never getting dethroned as the next big thing - but Nexon has shared their first look at Project Magnum. Here's everything we know about it so far...
TEASER TRAILER - Check out a cinematic look at Project Magnum
As you can see below, PlayStation has shared the Teaser Trailer for Nexon's Project Magnum - working title - on YouTube.
" PROJECT MAGNUM is a PC/console-based game that combines RPG play with third-person shooter combat. It presents beautiful visuals and attractive and unique characters based in a sci-fi style player vs. environment worldview. It also provides exciting battles using various skills, actions, and guns, as well as the fun of highquality PvE shooter battles that target huge bosses."
So... Project Magnum is a large-scale looter-shooter with PvE battles against huge bosses. That sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Sony has announced a State of Play Presentation for September 9th, so we expect to hear more about it then.
RELEASE DATE - Not so early, there, sport...
Project Magnum doesn't even have a confirmed title, yet. We're not going to hear a release date from the development team for a while yet. We can imagine that it'll be Mid-2022 or later, though.
Nexon - the development team behind Project Magnum - is known for collaborating with Square Enix on the Korean launches of their large multiplayer games - like Final Fantasy 14. This leads us to believe that Project Magnum will play somewhat similarly to these Final Fantasy MMOs.
From what we can tell, Project Magnum is going to be a fully PvE experience - which will be welcome news to fans of MMO games - however, we can't tell much else from the Teaser Trailer.
WHY - Should we even bother with this one?
It's hard to say, at the moment. It doesn't look like the most original game we've ever seen and you could throw a needle into a haystack and hit an unsuccessful looter-shooter that could be comparable to Project Magnum.
Admittedly, not a lot of these are on PlayStation consoles at the moment - but that doesn't mean they should be. Destiny 2 has cornered the market and games like Outriders have struggled to make a dent. We can't say Project Magnum will change things, but it's nice to be hopeful...
If there's one thing Project Magnum has going for it, it is the giant enemies. Other PvE looter-shooter games have these, of course, but making them one of the sole focal points of gameplay isn't something done too often. Dauntless tried, but it couldn't quite replicate Monster Hunter's charm. Maybe Project Magnum will have better luck...