Experimental Top Down Mafia Shooter, Man Of Honor Brings The Literal Insanity

Dean (19. February 2018 17:11 )
Link: Man of Honor
Experimental Top Down Mafia Shooter, Man Of Honor Brings The Literal InsanityVideo Game News Online, Gaming News


Man of Honor is an "experiment in character-centric design."  The character of the game's protagonist, Emilio Gallo, will "inspire the game mechanics from the smallest detail to the complex architecture of the game, its levels, and mode of play." Taunting enemies, which is Gallo’s preferred means of interacting with others, is crucial to completing a given level. Verbal assaults will slow down attackers and antagonists, and prepping for a level requires more than a penchant for talking shit. Gallo will be able to scan a level in order to chart an initial path, but once you are in the thick of it, you'll need to utilize Gallo's very specific set of skills, mainly shooting everyone in the face.

Killing enemies raises your score multiplier, in addition to making your bullets bigger and more powerful. As an old-school Italian mobster, Gallo is all about pride- so much that his health-meter is actually a pride-o-meter. Keeping Gallo feeling proud and tough is key, and there are a few ways to do it, like finding and drinking Gallo's favorite Rusty Bay beer to make you feel like more of a man, but this will cause the screen to go blurry, as Gallo is easily intoxicated, both by booze and pride.

Gallo has some delusions of grandeur that play out in the game's aesthetics. The headlines that surround the game only exist in his imagination, as Gallo daydreams about his assassinations earning him his 5 minutes of fame. Wanting to become the best hitman in the world, his lofty ambitions and desires become wilder the further he gets in his quest. But Gallo's tough exterior belies eerie undertones that waver and flicker just under the surface; under his hard-ass persona, he’s a neurotic mess, full of anxiety and self-doubt because of his traumatic childhood. 


This sounds almost Hotline Miami-ish, with a strange story full of twists, turns and an imagination run amok. Check out Man Of Honor at their website, and take a look at the trailer and screenshots below.




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