Disintegration
Disintegration is a first-person shooter developed by V1 Interactive and published by Private Division. The game also features elements from the real-time strategy genre. It was released in June 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Disintegration
- Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Private Division
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- first-person shooter · science fiction video game
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Disintegration is a first-person shooter developed by V1 Interactive and published by Private Division. The game also features elements from the real-time strategy genre. It was released in June 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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It was also the only game released by V1 Interactive before their shutdown in March 2021.
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• Title — Disintegration • Developer — V1 Interactive • Publisher — Private Division • Director — Marcus Lehto • Composer — Jon Everist • Engine — Unreal Engine 4 • Released — June 16, 2020 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Genre — First-person shooter, real-time strategy • Platforms — Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Gameplay
Gameplay
The game was played from a first-person perspective. The player assumes control of Romer Shoal, a Gravcycle pilot. The Gravcycle could hover above the ground and from this position, Romer could issue commands to his four-person squad and activate their abilities while providing aerial support. The Gravcycle in the game has three distinct models, with each granting players different advantages. For instance, Heavy can launch strong attacks but it moves at a slower pace. Romer can use his Gravcycle to highlight different areas of interest and resources, which can be salvaged to upgrade the Gravcycle, the ground units, and his own upgrade chip. The game's multiplayer modes can support up to 10 players. In multiplayer, the player can choose to command a crew, which consists of a gravcycle and several ground units. At launch, players can choose from nine crews. Each crew has their own gameplay characteristics and unique abilities.
Story
Story
The game takes place 150 years into the future. Following a complete collapse of society due to climate change, a group of scientists develops a technique to transfer the human brain into a robotic body in order to reduce the demands placed on Earth's resources, which comes to be known as "integration". While integration is only temporary in nature, a militant group named Rayonne emerged to become a superpower and began forcing all humans to conform to the integration process. The game follows a group of outlaws, led by Romer Shoal, who had already "integrated", as they rebel against Rayonne and attempt to "reboot humanity".
Development
Development
The game was directed by Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of the Halo series. It was the debut title for his studio, V1 Interactive, which employed 30 employees. While Lehto first began brainstorming ideas for the game in 2014, the actual development took around three and a half years. Initially, the team envisioned the game as a real-time strategy (RTS) title, though he felt that the gameplay was not unique enough. Therefore, Lehto decided to incorporate elements of first-person shooter into the game by converting the RTS camera into an active participant in combat. Myth was one of the games that inspired Lehto when he was designing the gameplay. The game's musical score was composed by Jon Everist, who previously worked on Battletech. Talking about the process, Everist worked closely with the lead audio director and ensured that his music blended well with the gameplay and cinematics, owing to relying on character themes and suites as a basis for the score. Private Division announced that it would publish the game in December 2017. It was officially announced in July 2019. A multiplayer beta was released in January 2020, lasting for two days. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 16, 2020. The game's multiplayer support was completely removed on November 17, 2020, less than six months after the game's initial release. According to V1 Interactive, "the game unfortunately struggled to build a significant audience necessary for a compelling multiplayer experience". V1 Interactive announced on March 8, 2021, that it would be closing.
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Reception
Disintegration received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.
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- 1.Disintegration blends FPS and RTS to create a more tactical shooter.
- 2.Working on Game Vistas for Disintegration in UE4. 80LV. 7 July 2020.
- 3.Tyrrel, Brandin. Disintegration Hands-On Preview: A New Kind of Shooter – IGN First. IGN. January 7, 2020.
- 4.Shea, Brian. Disintegration Preview: The World, Story, And Gameplay Of The Single-Player Campaign. Game Informer. April 8, 2020.
- 5.Letho, Marcus. Try out sci-fi shooter Disintegration on PS4 next week with its multiplayer beta. PlayStation Blog. January 20, 2020.
- 6.Tyrrel, Brandin. Disintegration: Multiplayer Tips, Teams, and Strategies – IGN First. IGN. January 29, 2020.
- 7.Robinson, Andy. Interview: Halo Co-creator on Building a New Universe with Disintegration. Video Games Chronicle. April 15, 2020.
- 8.Donaldson, Alex. Disintegration Interview: how Halo's co-creator concepted a shooter-strategy hybrid. VG 247. October 9, 2019.
- 9.Burke, Ron. We interview composer Jon Everist about Battletech, Disintegration, and much more. Gaming Trends. October 7, 2019.
- 10.McWhertor, Michael. Take-Two announces new indie label, Private Division. Polygon. December 14, 2017.
- 11.Takahashi, Dean. Private Division and V1 Interactive unveil sci-fi shooter Disintegration. VentureBeat. July 11, 2019.
- 12.Fingas, Jon. 'Disintegration' public multiplayer beta starts January 31st. Engadget. January 15, 2020.
- 13.Kent, Emma. Halo-like shooter Disintegration launches this June. Eurogamer. May 7, 2020.
- 14.Chalk, Andy. Disintegration is ending multiplayer support. PC Gamer. September 17, 2020.
- 15.Van Allen, Eric. V1 Interactive is officially closing its doors. GamesIndustry.biz. March 8, 2021.
- 16.CBS Interactive. Disintegration for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 17.CBS Interactive. Disintegration for PlayStation 4 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 18.CBS Interactive. Disintegration for Xbox One Reviews. Metacritic.
- 19.Stapleton, Dan. Disintegration Review. IGN. 19 September 2021.
- 20.Reeves, Ben. Disintegration Review – A Strategic Misstep. Game Informer. 19 September 2021.
- 21.Disintegration Review (PS4) Aces high. Push Square. 19 September 2021.
- 22.Disintegration review: "Combat is maddeningly simple and bafflingly slow" Aces high. GamesRadar. 19 September 2021.
- 23.Carter, Chris. Review: Disintegration. Destructoid. 19 September 2021.
- 24.Chandler, Sam. Disintegration review: Troubleshooting. Shacknews. 19 September 2021.
- 25.Olson, Matthew. Disintegration Review: Tin Men in Search of Heart. USgamer. 19 September 2021.
- 26.Disintegration. Metacritic.
- 27.Disintegration. Metacritic.
- 28.Disintegration. Metacritic.
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