Russian studio TallBoys released a few more minutes of footage from Militsioner, its upcoming “try to escape from a city guarded by a giant police officer” simulator (h / t Rock Paper Shotgun
Since July last year, the game has been updated with voice acting and a system that allows you to talk to the giant cop and your fellow townspeople. Other than that, it looks like the same terrifying, avant-garde project the developers unveiled in 2020.
“To ensure that the police officer and the environment correctly understand the player, we are working on a system that correctly processes the player’s reactions based on the context”, recent dev blog explained, draw comparisons with co-op ghost hunting game Phasmophobia“It is important that it does not make stupid mistakes or create obstacles, as the answers will affect the Militsioner’s mood and attitude towards the player.”
TallBoys have said that Militsioner will also include a text-based alternative to the voice mechanics and maybe even a ‘classic dialogue system’.
Since first appearing a few months ago, Militsioner has caught the attention of fans of strange video games as well Russian state press, the latter of which described the game as “russophobic” because of the police officer’s resemblance Uncle Styopa, a character from Russian literature and cartoons from the 1930s.
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“Our goal is not to create a bad image of the police, but to investigate the issue of responsibility and power,” Militsioner told art director and designer Vladimir Semenets Polygon last September.
Militsioner is currently under development for pc. There is no release date.