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90s kids will rememberPerfect Dark, the spiritual successor toGoldenEye 007.
Even today, it stands out among the myriad of first-person shooters.Perfect Darkwas simply that good.
To stay updated on the development, check out everything we know aboutPerfect Darkbelow.
What is Perfect Dark?
Perfect Darkis an upcomingfirst-personsecret agent thriller game.
Itll take place in a near-future world where secret agents, technology, and secrets abound.
You probably remember the game from thePerfect DarkFPS seriesfrom the 2000s.
The series launched on theNintendo 64and is still quite playable decades later.
You probably remember him from the original 2000Perfect Darkseries as the founder of the Carrington Institute.
The futuristic locationPerfect Darktakes place in is the aftermath of a series of global disasters.
The crisis has rendered Earth inhospitable to human beings.
They deploy it in Cairo, housed within fresh walls and insulated from the outside world.
Onwards, Cairo becomes the center for technological innovation.
Meanwhile, other hypercorporations seek to lend their help in the restoration of Earth.
However, their motivations may not be as pure as they seem.
Perfect Darkdraws inspiration from the original series.
However, the story and universe around you will undergo a complete reboot.
On a broad scale,Perfect Darkwill be a single-player campaign structured into a set of missions.
Players will make choices during the missions that determine the outcome of the story.
The main protagonist, Joanna Dark, returns.
Shes voiced by Alix Wilton Regan and looks like Elissa Bibaud.
Like the original, Dark is a secret agent, working for DataDyne this time around.
The developing team promises a deeply personal journey, one where Dark is far from perfect.
Shell make mistakes and learn from them.
Traversal and technological gadgets take center stage.
Joanna Dark shows off some cool parkour movements, some of which she syncs with combat.
Combat, in particular, will infuse melee and gunplay systems.
Youll also sneak around a lot, engaging in stealth mechanics that your enemies wont see coming.
Moreover, youll have a cool assortment of gadgets you’re free to use to navigate the environment.
Perfect Darkwill combine multiple genres, including stealth action, immersive simulation, first-person shooters, and more.
The end result, hopefully, is a seamless and wholesome experience that ushersPerfect Darkinto a new modern era.
Development
Developer The Initiative and publisher Xbox Game Studios are currently working onPerfect Dark.
The upcoming game was first announced to be in development at the Games Awards 2020 event.
Things must be looking up at thePerfect Darkdevelopment team.
Trailer
Check outPerfect Darks gameplay reveal trailercurrently out on YouTube.
In the trailer, Joanna Dark explores the Garden City district within the new Cairo.
Shes seen in the trailer stumbling onto Carringtons hideout.
However, Carrington seems one step ahead of her, infiltrating her systems to expose her.
Lots of questions arise from the trailer, with an evidently larger mystery at play here.
Youll run into characters who are trustworthy, but others will have their own motivations.
The trailer also showcases the gadgets youll use.
We can confirm, however, thatPerfect Darkwill launch on Xbox Series X/S and PC platforms via Steam.
In fact,Perfect Darks Steam store page is already out now.
So, feel free toadd the game to your wishlistto get a notification as soon as it drops.
As for the editions, they remain unconfirmed at the time of writing.
you might alwaysfollow the official social handle hereto keep track of new updates.
Alternatively, stick with us right here on gaming.net, where we post new information on all things gaming.
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Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.
When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.
