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Stealth Platformer SteamDolls Launches February 11th, Reuniting Metal Gear's Voice Cast

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SteamDolls, the debut stealth-meets-action platformer delight by French-Belgian studio The Shady Gentleman, will launch February 11th at 1pm EST / 10am PST / 6pm UTC into Steam Early Access. A new trailer has been released as well, officially revealing the launch date.

Play as the bloodthirsty, witty, and just a bit kooky Whisper (played by David Hayter) and balance both stealth and brutality as you make your way through a comic book-inspired steampunk city on the verge of anarchy. A free demo also remains available, featuring the intro sequence the game. The game will be available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish at launch, and contain about 6 chapters of the game, totaling an estimated 5-7 hours of content. The game's developers are hoping to gather player feedback to improve mechanics, balancing, and content leading up to the 1.0 launch.




The title, originally teased to the public back in 2019, boasts a reunion of AAA voice actors from the Metal Gear Solid franchise (no relation to studio), including David Hayter, Christopher Randolph, and Jennifer Hale. It bills itself as a unique stealth-lite meets action platformer experience, with a hint of brutal combat and deep levels of exploration. The release date announcement trailer can be viewed below:

Originally conceived based on a comic book from the development studio and then Kickstarted soon after, SteamDolls has been a passion project of its director. The game features a beautiful comic book inspired 2D-meets-3D aesthetic, with a spattering of unique, fully voiced cinematic cutscenes. It boasts a large world to explore split across unique zones, such as a beautiful yet far overgrown chapel, a hellish underbelly seemingly made of flesh, an electrified industrial bunker, a city overrun by an insect-like infection, and more! Put the treasure found during your explorations to good usage back in your home base by upgrading The Whisper and his skills to better suit your gameplay style, unlocking unique lore and cutscenes, and putting your finest trophies on display.

Of course, the title has more to offer than just its AAA voice work and beautiful art. In-game, you'll find yourself entrenched in the utter brutality of a labyrinthine city gone mad. Sleuth through the shadows of the world and lose yourself in every nook and cranny of this city - and the blood of its inhabitants. Taking the role of The Whisper (David Hayter), you'll have to balance stealth and brutality to make your goals into reality. Launch head-first into combat assassinate your enemies by performing devastating finishers, or lurk in the shadows and slip between the cracks undetected. Experience the narrative of the Steamdolls universe, and delve into not only the story of this dying world but also the secrets found in its shadows. Hack into terminals and experience the memories of the past, and the ghosts that lurk in the remnants of the modern world.

Features:
  • Novel stealth-lite gameplay mixed with platforming and brutal action
  • Gruesome finishers and combat
  • Use your hacking skills to experience the memories of the world, solve puzzles, and glimpse into the past...and future
  • Beautiful comic book-inspired 2D meets 3D aesthetics
  • A vast world to explore filled with unique zones and grotesque creatures, filled with secrets
  • AAA voice cast, including David Hayter (Solid Snake) as the voice of The Whisper, as well as Christopher Randolph and Jennifer Hale.
  • Hand-drawn Cutscenes mixed with 3D cinematic inserts
  • Upgradable skill-trees; choose your gameplay style and master it.
  • Customize the Whisper's home base, and unlock lore and other trophies.

The game is developed by French studio The Shady Gentlemen, and publishing assistance from Top Hat Studios, Inc.


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I still to this day have no idea what Kojimbo was smoking with MGS V and replacing Hayter. I can’t even say definitively if Sutherland did a good job since the character had like a dozen lines across both GZ and PP. I know Kojima really wants to be a Hollywood big creator type and rub shoulders with actors, but that was just a ridiculous choice. Then again, the entirety of V was a mess. And no, by the way, for those who would go “akshully”, the “twist” doesn’t really make the change of actor any better for obvious reason of GZ and Ishmael existing.
 
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This game doesn't look like anything I've played -- which is always a plus in my book!
It has the things I like: stealth, exploration, 2D platforming, uncanny setting and beautiful art. Yet it feels... different. And it runs on a potato :clap:

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Downloading the demo now.
 
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