Crucible
Crucible was a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter developed and published by Relentless Studios, a subsidiary of Amazon Game Studios. It is Amazon's first major original title published by their gaming division, which had previously focused on tablet games. It became available for download on May 20, 2020, for Windows, after having been in development since 2014.
Crucible
- Date
- 2020.
- Language
- English.
- Genre
- third-person shooter.
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Crucible was a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter developed and published by Relentless Studios, a subsidiary of Amazon Game Studios. It is Amazon's first major original title published by their gaming division, which had previously focused on tablet games. It became available for download on May 20, 2020, for Windows, after having been in development since 2014.
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The game returned to a closed beta status on June 30, 2020. On October 9, 2020, Relentless Studios announced that development would be discontinued within one month.
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• Title — Crucible • Developer — Relentless Studios • Engine — Amazon Lumberyard • Publisher — Amazon Game Studios • Director — Colin Johanson, Jason Stansell, James Ackley, DJ Stiner, Eric Flannum, Brady Houck • Producer — Tre Fitzgerald, Jessica Antico Brasz, Andy Abramovici • Genre — Third-person shooter • Modes — Multiplayer • Platforms — Microsoft Windows • Release — May 20, 2020
Gameplay
Gameplay
Crucible was a hero shooter game. Different playable characters, referred to as "hunters", impacted which abilities players had. Matches were team-based player versus player competitions, and the Alpha Hunters, Harvester Command, and Heart of Hives game modes all included player versus environment elements as well. Unlike other hero shooter games, there were no dedicated healer or tank characters, requiring all players to search for healing items during matches.
Release
Release
At launch, the game was in "pre-season" to allow developers to finetune the gaming experience.
Cancellation
Cancellation
On October 9, 2020, Relentless Studios announced the cancellation of Crucible, citing the inability to see a sustained future as the reason for cancellation. The studio offered full refunds for any purchases made and was subsequently shifted to aid development of Amazon's other upcoming title, New World. Matchmaking would be discontinued in late October, and custom game servers would be shut down on November 9 at noon PST.
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Reception
Crucible received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by 33% of critics.
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- 1.Amazon Game Studios. Crucible Credits. Crucible.
- 2.Statt, Nick. Amazon's Crucible is a free-to-play multiplayer game launching May 20th. The Verge. Vox Media. May 5, 2020.
- 3.Crucible is going back to the drawing board with a closed beta. Polygon. June 30, 2020.
- 4.Pocket-lint. What is Crucible? Amazon's free-to-play hero shooter explored. 2020-05-20.
- 5.Johanson, Colin. Welcome to Crucible. Crucible. Amazon Game Studios.
- 6.CBS Interactive. Crucible for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 7.OpenCritic. Crucible.
- 8.Tack, Daniel. Crucible Review – A Slow Struggle. Game Informer. May 29, 2020.
- 9.Barbosa, Alessandro. Crucible Review - A Prime Disappointment. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. May 29, 2020.
- 10.Campbell, Kyle. Crucible Review. IGN. May 27, 2020.
- 11.Park, Morgan. Crucible review. PC Gamer. Future US. May 27, 2020.
- 12.Final Crucible Developer Update. Crucible. 2020-10-09.
- 13.Amazon is Officially Canceling 'Crucible' This November.
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