The official teaser trailer for a new cyberpunk game by the name of Evolutis just dropped, and its looks super cool. The gaming community seems positively a-buzz with the cyberpunk fever, probably thanks to the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 set to release in March 2020. However, this game, developed by Portugal-based Poke Life Studio, is giving off a very different vibe compared to the former’s hyperrealistic, open-world RPG style.
Evolutis will be a 2D, 80s-anime-inspired story-driven action game. In it you will get to play as three different characters whose parallel storylines will unfold to reveal their “curiously intertwined” fates. The narrative will apparently follow grieving widower, Damon Watts, drug addict Erick Warren, and badass wrestler Chelsea Williams. Each storyline will coincide in variously dramatic ways.
Judging by the trailer, the game promises to be an adventure as action-packed, super fast-paced, vibrantly-colored as one wold expect from the cyberpunk genre. Oh, and suitably gruesome too, seeing as that guy ripped his own heart out (rather, it fell out into his hand and evaporated?). The game’s combat system will reportedly cover a whole range of cool styles and features from hand to hand, to stealth, vehicle chases, and something about hoverboards.
The main attraction here though has to be that kickass art style, reminiscent of the anime Ghost In The Shell and Akira classics. The game’s setting is also a cool choice: Neo Hong Kong - a city that never sleeps - is sure to provide a steady stream of action and eye candy in equal measure.
There are a handful of similar games in the pipelines besides the Big Obvious One (another being this, ahem, interesting-looking adult-friendly one). At this point, no indications on a release date has been given for Evolutis, unfortunately. But we do know that the game will be available to play on all major platforms, so whether you’re a PlayStationer or a PCer you will be able to kick some anime-y cyberpunk butt in no time.
