Developers from the French studio Tower Five presented a new 8-minute trailer for the photorealistic real-time strategy Empire of the Ants, recorded on the PlayStation 5. They also announced that the game will receive support for the PlayStation 5 Pro on the release day, which coincides with the start of sales of the console.
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The video showed fragments of the initial missions, captured directly from the PlayStation 5 in 4K resolution. Objectives range from simple exploration to battles with deep tactical and strategic components. The same content was recently demonstrated by American blogger Punish.
At the beginning of the video, the main character, a savior ant named 103 683rd, chases a butterfly (training segment), communicates with her relatives (there are dialogues with multiple choice options) and scans objects, finding special odor molecules. Later, the player builds an outpost and begins to build up an army, allowing him to win the fight against the termites and destroy their nest.
Users greeted the new video with delight. “Finally, nextgen,” PokyBallinBabo rejoices.
As for improvements for the PlayStation 5 Pro, the authors promised smooth 60 frames/s on the new console model. According to the developers, Empire of the Ants will be one of the first games to take full advantage of the device’s capabilities.
Let us remind you that veterans of Creative Assembly (Total War series) are working on Empire of the Ants. The strategy is based on the 1991 novel “Ants” by French writer Bernard Werber. In addition to developing the colony, collecting resources and participating in battles, you will have to expand your possessions, enter into alliances and adapt to the conditions of different seasons. Direct control of the general in battles from a third-person view will be one of the innovative elements of the game. They also promise customizable difficulty and convenient control using a controller. Along with the story campaign, multiplayer with custom lobbies and ranked modes “1 on 1” and “Every man for himself” for three is announced. The technological basis is the Unreal Engine 5.4.
Empire of the Ants will be released on November 7, 2024 on PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S with text translation into Russian. The strategy will receive two special editions – a limited retail and an expanded digital edition. Both include a digital art book and soundtrack, and pre-ordering the second will also unlock access to the full game three days before release.
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Source: 3dnews.ru
