Outcast - Second Contact Remake To Be Released in Early 2022

Outcast – Second Contact Remake To Exist Released in Early 2022

Do you lot remember Outcast? I certainly do, though it makes me feel a little erstwhile. Information technology had groundbreaking graphics and gameplay for the time, and I wished they'd brand another installment.

That never happened, but then a Kickstarter entrada for an Outcast Reboot Hd launched in Apr 2022. It failed, falling well short of its $600K minimum goal. Merely it was not the terminate: in fact, the creators of Outcast managed to put together Appeal and today they announced a partnership with publisher Bigben to launch Outcast - 2nd Contact, a remake of the original game. Do note that the featured image is taken from the quondam Kickstarter campaign - new screenshots should be available in the next few weeks.

Bigben, the video game publisher and distributor, is pleased to announce that they take signed a licence agreement with the studio Appeal to publish the video game Outcast - Second Contact, a remake of the cult PC game Outcast.

Released on PC in 1999, Outcast is an activeness-adventure game that has been recognized as 1 of the offset open up-world video games. Outcast has been hailed by critics and received numerous awards for the quality of its graphics and innovative gameplay, and remains a milestone in the history of video games.

This expanded and updated version of the 1999 game, currently being developed by the team behind the franchise, will be released at the starting time of 2022 nether the name Outcast - 2nd Contact.

"Outcast succeeded beyond our hopes and nosotros have great pride in seeing that information technology remains a archetype for many players today." stated Yves Grolet, co-founder of APPEAL. "We're at present using the same squad and passion to work on the remake that fans have been demanding for years. Our objective is to show just how modernistic the game is with cut-edge graphics and improved gameplay, while retaining the amuse of the original which won over so many players."

"Outcast is a cult classic that is part of the video game repertory," added Alain Falc, CEO of Bigben. "I am delighted that Appeal came to Bigben and have the religion in u.s. to supervise the evolution of such a pop franchise, which people volition enjoy discovering or rediscovering on next-gen consoles," he ended.

Near Outcast

Outcast takes place in the near time to come when Humanity has just discovered the existence of a parallel earth, Adelpha. The American government, which was backside the discovery, sends a probe there to investigate. The experiment is a success but a native of Adelpha, a Talan, attacks the probe and causes a distortion of infinite-fourth dimension that threatens to destroy the Earth.

You are Cutter Slade, a former Special Forces operative, assigned to escort a group of scientists sent to locate and repair the probe. Nothing goes as planned, however, and yous find yourself embarked on an adventure on an unknown planet, with the future of two worlds in your hands.