Teasers might be one of the most maddening things the world of marketing has ever known. It's the direction they go when they're not prepared to show you the meat and potatoes of the game or movie, but want you to salivate over how you imagine they're going to taste. The Inversion teaser trailer, though somewhat pretty, told us nothing about the game, thus, it's nice we finally get an actual trailer to watch and rewatch, and pick to pieces. While gameplay photos of Inversion have been online for awhile, since as far back as 2009, we've yet to see any gameplay video, and we probably won't until a few months out from its February 2012 release date.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer...
Games where the player has the ability to manipulate a once static gameplay element like terrain or gravity are becoming increasingly common as developers have to find new ways to add wrinkles and as gaming platforms allow them new found freedom to screw with physics like never before. Whether or not Inversion's concept of null-gravity is really groundbreaking is up for debate. Isn't it essentially just making everything a single surface but with 90 degree shifts in the x, y, or z axis? Not to say that's not a neat idea to play around with, but it's not nearly as mind bending a concept as it first seems. If anything, judging from some of the screenshots below, it just means you're going to have to do a lot more free-looking to find surfaces to jump to and to figure out where the enemy fire is coming from. Also, from what I can tell of the trailer/screenshots, it looks like the gravity gun, here called "The Grappler", is a staple in the arsenal, which really makes me hope the game has at least one unique idea up its sleeve. Perhaps the most notable aspect of the trailer is the introduction of the protagonist, Davis.
Here's the official synopsis:
Set in the near future, the tranquil peace enjoyed by mankind shatters with an unforeseen invasion by an unknown enemy called the Lutadore. Armed to the teeth with futuristic gravity-controlling weapons, the Lutadore easily overrun the city’s defenses. Unbeknownst to all, mysterious anomalies have surfaced in conjunction with the invasion. Random regions in the city have entered zero gravity or have suffered vector changes, throwing the world into topsy-turvy chaos. Assuming the role of Davis Russel, a hotheaded 28-year-old cop, or Leo Delgado, Davis’ neighbor, players will embark on a journey through the disorienting war-ravaged, gravity twisted streets of their home town and beyond, to find Davis' missing child.
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