Hell let loose
| Hell let loose | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hell let loose |
| Studio | Black Matter |
| Publisher | Team17 |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
June 2019 |
| platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Game engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| genre | Tactical shooter |
| Subject | Second World War |
| Game mode | Multiplayer |
| control | Keyboard and mouse |
| medium | Download |
Hell Let Loose ( German for "Hell breaks loose") is a tactical shooter that is set in World War II .
The game runs on Unreal Engine 4 and was released as an early access title on the Steam platform in June 2019 .
publication
The computer game was announced through a successful crowdfunding campaign at Kickstarter.com in 2017 that raised $ 220,000. On June 6, 2019 - the 75th anniversary of the landing in Normandy - the title was released as a beta version on the Steam distribution platform in Early Access.
Gameplay
Game rounds are played with up to 100 participants between two teams, each consisting of several smaller units with up to six players. Each player takes on a role with special skills (e.g. officer, medic, pioneer). In the beta version, two game modes are available with "Warfare" and "Offensive". In both modes, the map is divided into sectors that must be captured or defended by the teams. In Warfare mode, the game is won by either controlling all sectors or keeping a large part of the areas in the game. In offensive mode, one faction holds all sectors at the beginning of the game. The goal of the opposing faction is to conquer them all before time runs out.
Communication via voice chat is cited by the developers as a central gameplay aspect. Each unit can be led by a single officer who can communicate with other officers and the commander through a "command" voice channel. Similarly, there are only voice channels for the respective unit and local ambient communication for members of their own team. As an alternative to voice communication, players also have access to text chat for the unit and team.
In the beta version, the US Army and the Wehrmacht can be played as armed forces . The maps are based on historical theaters of war on the Western Front . Current satellite images and aerial photographs of the time were also used as a basis. According to the developers, the map for the Norman city of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is “a battlefield on a 1: 1 scale”, which was recreated using the methods mentioned above.
In Hell Let Loose, the developers tried to make the game feel as realistic as possible. For example, the player has no crosshairs and even one hit can be fatal.
Control is typical for the genre using a keyboard and mouse.
Web links
- Official website
- Hell Let Loose: Tactical shooter in World War II. Can that convince? , PC Games, July 4, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Phillips: There's another WW2 shooter in development . In: Eurogamer . November 28, 2018.
- ↑ Dominic Tarason: Hell Let Loose dives into the hundred-player trenches of early access . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . June 7, 2019.
- ↑ Hell Let Loose . In: Team17 .
- ↑ a b Hell Let Loose . In: Kickstarter.com .