

“If you watch, just like, combat footage, you might look at Left 4 Dead or Back 4 Blood or any of these things and go ‘oh, I see multiple characters facing a bunch of enemies and so it’s the same game’,” Hines said. Redfall newsĭuring the Xbox Games Extended showcase in 2022, Bethesda’s Pete Hines addressed comparisons between Redfall and co-op shooters like Left 4 Dead. You can approach these in whatever way you choose: sneaky and coordinated or all guns blazing. We also know that, outside of the main campaign, there will be "encounters" for you and your team to take on. But the gods aren't going to let you get to them that easily and every time you slay an abundance of vampires they'll call upon the terrifying 'Rook' to punish you. Collect enough skulls and you unlock a fight with one of the vampire gods. Once you do, you will claim their skull, which acts as a kind of key. To rid the town of these big bads, you will need to go from neighborhood to neighborhood clearing out the cultist operations and vampire nests. In each neighborhood, you’ll find a safe house in which you can set up shop – though it's unclear exactly what you'll be able to do there.Įach neighborhood has an underboss vampire that you'll need to kill to claim back the area. These vamps have gained a small army of loyal cultists who have set up bases and patrol routes across this island.

It's not just vampires you'll need to worry about, though. In between those, you'll be facing the likes of the Angler, which uses a psychic harpoon to drag players away from their teammates, and the Watcher, a terrifying vamp that perches on vantage points to keep an eye out for intruders. The types of vampires you'll be facing in Redfall range from lower-level minions to godlike bloodsuckers that can eclipse the sun. It's worth noting, though, that both solo and co-op play will require an online connection. You'll have the choice of playing solo or squadding up with up to three friends in co-op.

Redfall is a story-driven, open-world first-person shooter that boasts Arkane's "largest setting ever". Armed with weapons of his own creation, he’s on a mission to prove himself. Devinder Crousley: A cryptozoologist and aspiring inventor.With the help of her robot cohort, Bribón, she’s determined to help rescue Redfall’s survivors. Remi de la Rosa: A brilliant combat engineer who has spent her life on the frontlines.Strange happenings on Redfall have left Jacob with a mysterious vampiric eye and a spectral raven that’s never far from his side. Jacob Boyer: An ex-military sharpshooter turned private contractor.Layla Ellison: A biomedical engineering student who interned at a research facility, where something went very wrong, leaving her with intense telekinetic abilities.Here are the four characters you'll be able to pick from – and their descriptions according to Bethesda (opens in new tab): That means you can all play as Layla, for example, if you want to. When playing co-op, players will be able to play as any character, regardless of whether a teammate has already selected them. These abilities are able to be upgraded as you progress and you'll be able to experiment with different playstyles and loadouts, too. In Redfall, you pick from four playable heroes, each boasting their own unique personalities and abilities, to take on the town's legion of blood-sucking vamps.
