They’ve got video games for folks who like just about everything: golf, team sports, fishing, hunting, horseys, shooting bad guys, flinging birds from giant slingshots…
Now there’s a game for folks who like editing videos. Instead of actually editing videos, you can play a video game where you edit pretend videos.
Seriously, the game Warco by Defiant Development is a new kind of war game: instead of using a machine gun to spray down hordes of enemy troops, your job is now to film the action as a war correspondent. And then, using the “film” you’ve captured (I assume avoiding enemy bullets is still an issue), you must use your editing and storytelling skills to create a compelling narrative for the TV news.
One of the most original takes I’ve seen on the “first person shooter” genre, I’m interested to see how this does on the market. The “war correspondent sim” will reportedly place the player in different scenarios involving different issues, often with ethical or moral implications. As someone who has been closely involved with this sort of thing, I’m interested to see how that aspect is handled.
Although there is no release date, the company has released a video showing game play. This will soon be joined by many more, as the game reportedly will allow players to post their “news stories” from the game online.
