In the absence of new features on Star Citizenhis solo campaign called Squadron 42 is talking about her again with a video that is tempting to say the least.
Remember, Cloud Imperium Games announced in 2018 the development of a single-player module codenamed Squadron 42… while Star Citizen had started its own in 2012. This campaign seems to particularly monopolize the attention of the studio of Chris Roberts, father of Wing Commanderto the great dismay of players desperately waiting for news on the MMO part of the project.
Willy-nilly, the development of Squadron 42 progress well and all features are now integrated », if we are to believe a new and long gameplay video dedicated to it. This appears to be particularly impressive… even if we cannot help but express certain reservations. Especially since no release date has (for a change) been brought forward yet.
Squadron 42 comes back with a fresh coat of paint
“ We are excited to announce that Squadron 42 now has all its features! As we move into the polishing phase, we’re focused on optimizing every aspect of the gameplay experience to bring you an unprecedented cinematic adventure. To celebrate this pivotal moment, we’ve gathered the hearts of our development team around the world to share this with you “. This is what Cloud Imperium Games tells us with the video below, just under 30 minutes long and focused on the solo module of Star Citizen.
Particularly exhaustive, it presents us with different gameplay elements to expect in Squadron 42 (and a very distant day in Star Citizen ?). And it is clear that the result is extremely tempting. If only by the staging, supported by a five-star cast including Mark Hamill, Henry Cavill, Gary Oldman and Gillian Anderson.
But it is also the gameplay that is attractive, between the phases in space or those on the proverbial cow floor, all in first person view and with destructible scenery. The behavior of the ships and weapons is particularly convincing, and we even see a sort of equivalent to the Gravity Gun from Half Life 2.
What’s more, everything runs on the latest version of Cloud Imperium Games’ in-house engine, StarEngine. Literally light years away from the first results of Star Citizen under the Cry Engine 3 used originally, Squadron 42 thus displays a truly attractive appearance. In any case more than what we saw in an already breathtaking trailer in 2019.
A Cloud Imperium Games project that will really come out one day?
However, knowing the mischievous studio of Chris Roberts, we should not let our heads get lost in the stars too much. As advanced as it can be Squadron 42, the video above makes no mention of a release date. The project must in fact still go through a refinement phase (polish in English).
Richard Tryer, Director of the solo module of Star Citizenhad this to say about it: “ As we enter the refinement phase, we have organized the project into small, self-sufficient teams to focus on individual areas to deliver the best experience. This allows us to bring all disciplines together into a unified vision to improve gameplay and seamlessly merge everything with polished visuals, high-level cinematic performance and our ever-evolving technology. This is the final phase of gameplay iteration before fully transitioning to optimization and stability before release “.
To be mistaken, this speech resembles the one that Cloud Imperium Games has served many times to MMO players Star Citizen. Let us hope, however, that the studio will this time keep its promises around Squadron 42 and release this single-player campaign before the end of the decade. This in order to truly focus on Star Citizen. As a reminder, this has been in development for eleven years and still in alpha. Despite the fact that he has raised over $600 million through numerous crowdfunding campaigns over (too?) many years.
Source : Star Citizen on YouTube
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