According to onlookers, Sony’s recent State of Play showcase fired out its summer previews and was bookended with disappointment. The grand finale was a new Astro Bot trailer -underwhelming Bloodborne fansand Sony users alike - and the opening trailer provided a first look at the new player-versus-player hero shooter.
Concord is an upcoming first-person pow from Firewalk Studios with a logo stylized like the Commodore 64 console. Its vibrant color palette decorating the main party full of otherworldly species has drawn heavyweight comparisons toMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and there’s one character in particular that’s received backlash for his resemblance to a boss duo from the popular Eidos-Montréal andSquare Enixrelease.
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The nearly five-minute cinematic trailer could have easily been a sequel to James Gunn’s space adventure trilogy under the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Vale, Haymar, Star Child, Lennox, and the robot 1-Off were introduced as playable characters operating as mercenaries, or ‘Freegunners’, withOverwatch-styled 5v5 mechanics.
As part of PlayStation’s live-service lineup, Concord as a fresh IP was exciting to most. However, the carpet was pulled when the run-of-the-mill shooter gameplay was brought into the spotlight, causing several onlookers to lose interest immediately. The greed behind microtransactions has aggravated several gamers recently, therefore, Concord’s dip into the live-service genre was a kick in the stomach.
Another gripe that immediately surfaced was Star Child’s brute design, looking like a cross between Drax the Destroyer and Hellboy. However, players who dived into the 2021 Guardians title noticed another comparison to one of the game’s boss duos, the Blood Brothers.
YouTuber @EndymionYT knew Star Child’s appearance looked familiar and highlighted Concord’s ‘derivative’ designs, calling it ‘poor slop’. Others accused Concord of ‘ripping off’ Guardians, and some even called the new shooter ‘Plagiarism of the Galaxy’.
Garek and Ronson Blood put up a fight against the dynamic team at the end of Chapter 6: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, appearing as Lady Hellbender’s bounty hunters. Built like the side of a house, the brothers' Red Hulk-like physique is very similar to Star Child’s minus the prism headlights, and social media users wanted to make sure the similarities were aired.
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