Summary
Concord, a game that is aiming to become the next big hero-shooter, has revealed its beta rewards.Concordis being developed by people who have been previously worked on titles likeHalo,Call of Duty,andDestiny. Based on that experience, there appears to be plenty of hope for the title’s success.
PlayStation has been betting on this game’s success for some time now.Sony boughtConcorddeveloper Firewalk Studiosprior to anything about the game being revealed to the public, which led gamers to assume that whatever the studio was up to, it must be good. to test the waters,Concordis holding an open beta that will ideally allow players to give enough feedback to make the final product the smash-hit that Firewalk and Sony clearly want it to be.
Players who engage with the Open Beta, which will end July 21, will get a “Lil' Frog” weapon charm and a “Star Flare” Business CardwhenConcordlaunches on August 23. In-game, Frog stands for From Orbit to Ground, a reference to the ship the characters are seen using in cutscenes. The Business Card is a design players can use as more proof that they played the Beta, since it will be shown whenever users share their info with each other.
Concord Beta Rewards
While these rewards are a nice gesture, theoverall reaction toConcordcan be interpreted as mixed at best. Although Firewalk Studios has plenty going for it when it comes to developer pedigree, and there are plenty of positive impressions about its core gameplay, getting players interested in all the ideas and lore that it has to offer seems like an increasingly difficult task. Epic Games andFortniteappear to have achieved a sweet-spot with massively popular titles where throwing everything at the universe that’s been built so far just seems to work, and with a divisive $40 price tag and plenty of competition in the realm of live service titles (as well as the hero shooter genre), the game is facing an uphill battle.
WithConcord, plenty of players as well as those curious about the game have made comparisons toGuardians of the Galaxy.It’s evident that this is whereConcorddraws much of its character and aestheticinspiration from, but seeing more of the game’s unique identity ahead of its launch might help draw in players; titles likeOverwatchhave done this successfully by releasing a series of shorts to show off the game’s universe.Concorddoes plan to similarly drip-feed its lore through weekly cinematic vignettes, but sharing some of these sooner rather than later could prove useful.
