Dead Space has been and always will be one of the most recognizable horror titles of the past decade. Its setting, its mechanics, and its atmosphere made it a must-play game for survival horror lovers , and so far —even its sequels— no installment has matched its performance. That is the goal that the Striking Distance studio has set for itself, founded by one of the creators of said saga, from which it has drunk a lot to build its next title, The Callisto Protocol .
Beyond the pretentious supposed comparisons between the new game and the work on which it is inspired, the fact that the creator is the same and that the first images have been very reminiscent of the old one, have been more than enough to generate a lot of expectation at regard. And especially when it was initially rumored that it could be in the same universe as PUGB , since both belong to the Krafton company, although it has been confirmed that it will not be so in the end.
It was easy to sell the game: imagine a Dead Space with the possibilities of the new generation , being somewhat more gore, with better recreated enemies and scenarios that take away speech. It is not surprising that he is giving a lot to talk about and that he could be one of the protagonists of the last part of 2022.
What you need to know about The Callisto Protocol
The Callisto Protocol release date and platforms
According to the official date presented by the study, the title will be available from December 2, 2022 . It will be released for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S and PC.
History of The Callisto Protocol
The game is a futuristic dystopia that will take us to the dead Jupiter cloud of Callisto, in the year 2030. It is one of the most dangerous and hostile isolated places in the world, in which the United Jupiter organization has built a prison in the that the protagonist was, witness to how an explosion has made an innumerable horde of beasts appear that, hungry for blood, attack everything they see in their path.
The story will be told through the combat, the notes that will appear in various levels and even in the cinematics, which in total add up to more than an hour in length . Everything indicates that it will be a linear narrative, although the magic of the title will be precisely in its immersive atmosphere.
Gameplay de The Callisto Protocol
Not much of the title has been revealed yet, but what the backbone will be is known. Like Dead Space itself , the title will be a third-person survival horror, in which you’ll go through different levels where you’ll be able to obtain resources to improve your equipment. Even so, the title, more than the action, is more about stealth and survival , so you have few tools to defend yourself against enemies, in addition to being a prisoner, you will have nothing at first. You will be able to move objects from the place to prevent your enemies from approaching you or to open new places on the way.
In this way, there will not be as many combats as in the title in which it is set, something that complicates the combat system and focuses it more on survival than on shooting. That does not mean that the protagonist does not have weapons, in fact, he will have sticks, pistols and shotguns, although we will not always have to use them, but sometimes it will be smarter to run away . Even so, the more we advance, the better instruments we will have to face the aliens.
The game focuses on being scared , on feeling the chills every time you cross a corner, not on gunfights and frantic battles. The mystery, the intrigue and the suspense of not knowing what is going to happen are a fundamental part of the work. And to add insult to injury, we will not have information available on the character in the HUD: we will not know at any time how much life or ammunition we have left, something that will put you more fully into the game.
And although it will only have a story mode – they have confirmed that there will be no cooperative – the developer has confirmed that they will include a performance mode , which will lower some of its graphic features but will improve its optimization and keep it at 60 fps.
