For many months now, the developers from the Czech studio FiolaSoft have been attracting their next title, which they would include next to Blackhole or PacIn: Nermess’s Revenge. Unfortunately, the last teaser of the upcoming Matcho game from last November did not reveal much, and the developers were straining us for another four months. But the wait is over and Matcho finally introduces itself to the world exclusively on the magazine’s website IGNincluding the first full video and other additional details from the already active page on Steam.
Right at the beginning, it is confirmed that the name of the game was not chosen at random. Although you can see behind him boyish The title of the protagonist, in a humorous way, points to the core of the gameplay. Matcho is a first-person shooter, in which, however, you will try to shoot in colored orbs and connect them exactly in the spirit of the genre of connection three, ie in English match-3. Of course, the clues from the developers came earlier, but in the new video you can see for yourself how the system will work several times and start judging whether you like the combination, or how fun it can be.
Who is the main character Max?
“Max is a 25-year-old man who has spent the last eight years locked in Triagon laboratories deep underground. It is this company that is trying to cure Max’s disease, which can manifest itself in a dangerous explosion of unknown energy, “said the developers at official website. However, the treatment does not proceed as expected and Max begins to come to terms with the fact that his condition will never change. At this point, however, Thomas Jetsen enters the scene – an obvious blink for Blackhole fans – and informs Max that the leader of the Triagon has been abducted. The protagonist therefore sets out to hunt the beetles behind the abduction, which also show the same energy signature as Max himself.
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As mentioned above, in addition to its own action gameplay, Matcho will also contain a sophisticated story with complete Czech dubbing, which you will walk through in the skin of the main character Max. The developers revealed that Max and friends will try to solve a mysterious alien invasion about 40 years before the Blackhole events and in the same universe, which could cure Max’s equally mysterious disease and, of course, save the whole Earth. “Explore the story chapters in which you decide the fate of Max, his friends and the rest of the world. Fight in action arenas like never before and explore complex areas, ”say the developers, and naturally attract the technical side as well.
The game is created on Unreal Engine 4 and can be really handsome, especially in exteriors. But as the trailer reveals, we will also enjoy a number of side characters, dialogues and nicely cut cutscenes, complementing the overall atmosphere and moving the story forward. In addition to its own event, Matcho will also offer space puzzles and platform challenges that will take full advantage of the extensive parkour system. So there will be a run on the wall, double jumps or throwing into the air, in order to maintain the fluidity and dynamics of movement and combat. The developers warn that players will have to make quick decisions and turn to combos, which will make it easier to eliminate all threats.
“This is a full-fledged independent video game, which is lovingly developed by a small group of friends and developers from the Czech Republic. And it’s an FPS like you’ve never experienced before, “the developers say, adding important accessibility information at the end of the official description. Because you will be shooting those colored orbs in the game, the people at FiolaSoft thought to implement elements for players with reduced color gamut to avoid potential problems and allow this group to play as well.
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English and Czech dubbing
As in the case of Blackhole, Matcho will also receive English and Czech dubbing for more than 15 main characters. In English, Max will be taken over by Alex Gross, and River Kanoff, who will repeat the role of Jetsen from Blackhole, will also be present. In addition, the developers promise another similar game, so there will probably be no shortage of connections between this game and Match. As for Czech dubbing, it is also being worked on hard, but the developers intend to reveal the list of Czech dubbers later.
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According to the information on official website then Matcho will not only offer a story mode, but also an endless mode with its own small campaign. It has to offer a lot of tasks and at the same time not reveal anything from the main story, so it is possible to jump right from the beginning. Of course, there will be a number of challenges, online leaderboards, but also an endless mode Zen mode where you will be able to shoot beetles carefree, accompanied by Matcho’s own soundtrack. And to top it off, multiplayer, including at least deathmatch, will be available at an unspecified time after release. But there should also be cooperation and most importantly – Matcho will offer a so-called friend pass, so you can invite your friends to the game without owning it.
Matcho does not yet have a fixed release date, but its release is planned for 2022, with the PC version also available for the Xbox Series and PlayStation 5, where Matcho will also use the DualSense driver.
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