Publisher Atari and developer WayForward have released the official story trailer for the 2D sci-fi game Metroidvania. Yars Risingfeatures characters, narratives, and an anime-inspired world.
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In the new story trailer, black-hatted hacker Emi's mission takes a dangerous turn when she is caught hacking Gotech's servers and dragged deep into the company's headquarters. A quick check-in job turns into a fight for survival as he discovers powerful supplements and biohacks. As she navigates a maze of aggressive guards, laser defenses, and strange bio-hacking experiments, Amy realizes that more is at stake than she ever imagined.
Trying to escape from the captors, Emi's struggle becomes more intense. Communicating with fellow hackers, he unlocks hidden attachments that expand his capabilities and allow him to explore previously inaccessible areas. As she battles enemies and security systems, Amy begins to uncover the corporation's dark secret and unexpected connection to a distant alien race. It is now up to him to uncover Gotech's true mission and prevent the impending disaster.
The newest installment in the story Yars universe delivers a completely reimagined experience that bridges the past, present, and future, creating a unique approach to metroidvania gameplay with stealth and hack-based sequences that advance story and map exploration. With gameplay that rewards both stealth and run-and-gun strategies, unlockable upgrades and skills, and unique genre mash-up mechanics, Yars Rising like its predecessor, it makes some new rules and breaks some old rules.
Yars Rising It will be released on September 10th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Steam and PC via the Epic Games Store) and Atari VCS.
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