Concord , the upcoming hero shooter from Firewalk Studios, got a fair bit of spotlight at Sony’s May State of Play presentation. The showcase led with a lengthy cinematic trailer introducing the game’s wacky band of misfits, and the internet immediately clocked it as a Guardians of the Galaxy-esque romp. This was followed with a gameplay trailer that showed off an Overwatch-style competitive shooter, and given that it led the showcase and took up a sizable portion of the show, Sony was likely hoping it would garner fanfare from PlayStation’s community.
However, the reaction has likely been less enthusiastic than Firewalk and Sony were expecting. concord pic.twitter.
com/mOcwieZoXR — Murdoink (@Murdoink) May 31, 2024 So what is the problem? For one, the hero shooter genre has been oversaturated for almost a decade thanks to games like Overwatch and Apex Legends, so games like Concord and Marvel Rivals can feel years late to a trend well past its prime if they don’t do enough to distinguish themselves. With Concord failing to communicate a clear hook that makes it memorable in an oversaturated live-service market, some folks are already dismissive of it, seeing it as another game to add to the pile of genre contenders that will likely launch, flop, and possibly put people in game development out of a job. The comment section on Concord’s two trailers is scathing.
“Just call it ‘Modern Audience: The Game’” – @rile_up “So many people are gonna lose their jo.
