Game News Neon White: halfway between DOOM and the card game, a boosted trailer released at Summer Game Fest 2022
Published on 06/10/2022 at 06:05
Ben Esposito is not a director who sits on the laurels: his previous game was already strange and this new one, called Neon White, clearly has the merit of being original. Here is the concept.
Oh I want to DOOM you
We owe Ben Esposito the game Donut County, in which one controlled a hole (?!!) to swallow everything in its path. A crazy but rather successful title that will have pushed its creator to redouble his inventiveness for his new production, called Neon White : it’s a fast-FPS in which we must vigorously and reflexively explode all the demons on our way. On this side, the concept is known and recognized, and not so new.
Except that to spice up the action, the title incorporates a fairly original playing card system. Each card actually corresponds to a weapon that we can use as long as we have it in our possession, while if we part with it, a unique specificity can be exploited. For example, the pistol card allows us to fire said handgun, but allows a double jump if thrown. The rifle card gives access to a devastating shotgun, but allows the use of a dash if we throw it out of our deck.
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A subtle mix of genres which then allows Neon White to deepen its gameplay while bringing a real game intelligence. Add to that a convoluted level design and a luminous artistic direction drawing heavily on Japanese animation and you then obtain one of the most singular titles of the Summer Game Fest.
It was precisely during this event that the game exhibited itself with a new gameplay trailer, which we let you enjoy above. As for the release of the software, it is planned June 16, 2022 on PC and Nintendo Switch.
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About the Summer Game Fest
What is Summer Game Fest?
No E3 this year, but we can still count on another world-class event: the Summer Game Fest, a big show dedicated to announcements of video games to come this year or the following years. It was in 2020 that journalist and host Geoff Keighley launched this now unmissable festival for the first time. Last year, the show featured stunning images from Elden Ring; so inevitably, the third iteration raises high expectations.
When does Summer Game Fest 2022 start?
The Summer Game Fest is this Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m. The show will once once more be followed by a Day of the Devs session devoted to the independent scene.
How to follow the Summer Game Fest 2022?
On JV, we will react live to announcements from the LeStream channel alongside Maxildan and Aymeric Lallée in particular. The show will also be directly visible as a teaser on JV’s homepage. And for those who prefer reading, you will of course find our news throughout the conference. A written summary will also be available
What is the program for Summer Game Fest 2022?
Among the games not to miss, there is in particular the heir to Dead Space, The Callisto Protocol, which shows us its first gameplay images. For its part Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 presents us with its first level. Also on the program: Gotham Knights, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, the first game from Aaryn Flynn’s studio (ex-Bioware) Nightingale, the JRPG One Piece Odyssey, the free-to-play Warframe or even Planet of Lana. Geoff Keighley further announced: “We have a few new game announcements for this show and hopefully a few surprises if all goes well. But it’s definitely a show that mostly focuses on things that are foretold.”
