Three-person developer KeelWorks has announced Cygni: All Guns Blazing, an old-school-arcade-style shoot-’em-up (aka shmup) that won an Epic MegaGrant. It is coming to PC with console versions likely to follow. A spokesperson for the game says PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions are also likely, but not officially confirmed as of now.
Cygni’s story is described as such by the developers: “Encamped within the remains of a long-lost civilization on the planet Cygni, Earth forces are decimated by a surprise attack from a powerful, biomechanical , alien race. As one of the last pilots on the last carrier in the fleet, you are the only line of defense against the unyielding alien bombardment.”
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One KeelWorks developer, Nareg Kalenderian, is an ex-Pixar artist, which might help explain Cygni’s high production value relative to how small its development team is. As for gameplay, “Cygni assaults the eyes, ears and mind to deliver an extraordinarily exhilarating video game experience,” say the developers. “Cygni does not seek to reinvent shoot’em ups but to elevate the genre to deliver the heightened sensations of a truly next-generation experience.”
Cygni: All Guns Blazing is due out in 2021.
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Source: IGN.com Cygni: All Guns Blazing Announced