TiGames showed off their new title Zoopunk at the Xbox Partner Preview. The game will serve as a narrative prequel to their previous game, F.I.S.T : Forged In Shadow Torch.
The protagonist of that game, Rayton the rabbit will serve as the player character once again but, Zoopunk will be a major departure from F. I. S. T, as it’s a 3D character action game in the vein of Ninja Gaiden or Devil May Cry where as F. I. S. T was a metroidvania.
It’ll be interesting to see if Rayton will eventually get his giant mechanical fist from the last game, but for now, he seems content with a pair of electric swords that he can turn into a staff and other weapons yet to be revealed. Gameplay for Zoopunk looks slick and stylish so far, albeit a bit stiff, but the game is still over a year away at least.
Rayton also won’t be the sole playable character this time. A rhino with a massive sword that also doubles as a chainsaw and a squirrel with twin pistols were also shown to be playable and it looks like Rayton will be able to call them in as back up.
A trailer for the game can be viewed here
F.I.S.T. was a good game and early on it looks like Zoopunk will be a solid title from TiGames as well. There isn’t an official release date for Zoopunk yet, but a release date for 2027 is planned and it will be launching on Xbox Series platforms, PC and PS5.
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