Pop a flip, land a headshot
Rollerdromeis set to drop into the rink soon. Today, Roll7 and Private Division showed off the level design of this new blend of skating and shooting.
Initially revealed during Sony’s State of Play in June,Rollerdromeis a retro-futuristic game that mixes combat arenas and shooting with roller skates and sick tricks. As the player drops into arenas with both guns and skates on-hand, they’ll need to navigate around and take out enemies in increasingly creative ways.
Inthe video, Roll7’s studio creative director John Ribbins andRollerdromesenior 3D level designer Jacob Mills discuss how this is a bit of a departure. Roll7 is known for itsOlliOlligames, including this year’s excellentOlliOlli World.
Those games are linear. They involve moving down a track, hitting tricks along the way. ButRollerdromeis a bit different.
Combat arenas inRollerdromeare open and free to pick apart at the player’s discretion. So the team had to create a bit of flow to the arenas, teaching ideas along the way. They bring up evolving objectives, like going from eliminating an enemy to eliminating one while wallriding, as a way to do this.
Xtreme combat
It’s a sick concept, and one I’m excited to see from Roll7.OlliOlli Worldseemed like the team really hitting a new stride with its skateboarding, butRollerdromeis the team moving into both a 3D space and adding some combat too.
The visual throwback game will also get a special introductory price. On Steam and for PlayStation Plus members,Rollerdromewill have a price offer of $19.79. Then, after the offer’s over, the game will bump up to $29.99 on Steam and the PlayStation Store.Rollerdromewill also be included in thePlayStation Plus Premium game trialsat launch.
Rollerdromerolls out for PC, PlayStation 4, and Ps5 on August 16.
