Now that all the events that featured our demo are over (for now), let's take a look at the press reactions.
The version of Liberated that you could play in the Spring Game Festival was a press demo we originally made for big events (PAX, GDC, EGX etc.). Most of these were cancelled due to you-know-what, but nonetheless these good folks persevered. So they did, but did they like it?
IGN placed us among the Best of Rezzed 2020
"Remember how the Max Payne games told the story via graphic novel segments before each mission? That’s also how noire thriller Liberated reveals its narrative, but it goes one step further: you play the game within those panels, too."
The cool cats at Rock Paper Shotgun certainly liked what they saw.
"There’s plenty of sneaking, shooting and chasing from the side-on, 2D perspective of comic panels. It’s cool!"
READING THE WHOLE ARTICLE IS ALSO COOL
PC Gamer, too, digs the style of Liberated, and that goes for both the hand-drawn art and the comic book presentation.
"After playing Liberated's free demo, I can certainly vouch for its coolness. (...) It's cool to see that Atomic Wolf hasn't only been inspired by the art style of comic books, but the entire medium as a whole. The team have thought about the intricacies of how a reader interacts with the pages of a comic and have cleverly brought them into the game."
And how about YOU?
Did you get the chance to play Liberated when the demo was available? If you did and liked it, or if you didn't play but still think the game looks neat - WISHLIST and FOLLOW us. It might just be a matter of life and death, you never know, better play it safe.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/875310/Liberated/
Keep fightin', fightos!