Petroglyph Games er et studio bestående av veteraner som en gang i tiden var med på å grunnlegge sanntidsstrategispillsjangeren med spill som Command & Conquer og Dune II, og nå har de annonsert deres neste spill etter at de ble nødt til å vrake Kickstarter-finansierte Victory. Navnet på deres nye spill er Grey Goo, og det har den beskjedne ambisjonen om å gjenoppfinne sjangeren. Pressemeldingen lyder som følger:
"Grey Goo has been a real labor of love for us for some time now, and we're incredibly excited to finally start talking about it. We have a rich, lengthy background as RTS developers, dating all the way back to our time on the original Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios. We want to bring back some of what made those ‘traditional' RTS games great while addressing all the lessons we've learned along the way. Grey Goo is an experience informed by the collective history of the RTS genre, infused with innovative ideas and a forward-thinking spirit that accomplish something original by incorporating new amalgams for the genre."
"Grey Goo features three distinct factions - the Beta, Humans and Goo - each with its own truly distinctive style, strategies and "epic" units (very powerful, rare combatants that tower over the battlefield). The game features an immersive single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer options. Both single and multiplayer modes require diligent planning and intelligent decision making to capitalize on the sophisticated build tree system and multiple tech upgrades available. Built from the ground up based on real-world Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) concepts, Grey Goo's adaptive AI studies and reacts to players' actions, learning rather than running off scripts for a truly unique play experience and near-infinite replay value. In short, every game is different."
Dette virker unektelig interessant. Grey Goo slippes på Steam denne høsten, og under saken kan du sjekke ut den første traileren fra spillet.