14 DAY TRIAL // Developer Sledgehammer Games has been working on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for the last three years, and the company has released a short behind-the-scenes video talking about the development process.
Creative Director Brett Robbins discusses how research and technology come together in an effort to take the whole storytelling experience to a whole new level.
He shares how the development team has employed a lot of experts during the making of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, from military advisors to Delta Force operatives and Navy Seals, conferring the story realism and authenticity.
In addition to this, developer Sledgehammer Games has also teamed up with some notable futurists, people whose everyday jobs are to think about the future, in regards to everything, from weapons to production design and uniforms. Everything has been translated through this filter, so, even if the action takes place 40 years from now, everything seems real.
"This time around, we've really focused on telling a very compelling story with very compelling characters, and we've done new storytelling techniques to get that across."
"Our cinematics all feature fully rendered character animations now. The character in-game looks just like the actor in real life. We use his voice, we use his full body performance and you just get a very realistic, life-like, filmic performance out of these amazing actors that we have," Robbins explains.
In addition to this, the story is now focused on a single protagonist, making everything that's happening much more intense. Gamers are going to experience situations that haven't been even seen in movies, let alone in games, so far.
In addition to the engaging story that Sledgehammer aims to deliver, the company also intends to bring forth a balanced competitive multiplayer experience.
The numerous high-tech gadgets are very impressive when used in single player, but the advanced weaponry might pose some problems if it turns out to be overpowered in multiplayer matches. As such, the developer is determined to make a game that's familiar to Call of Duty players, but at the same time adding a couple of different experiences.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will come out on November 4, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC platforms, with the game's extra content arriving as a timed exclusive for Xbox platforms.
Pre-orders for the game are open, and those who opt to adopt Sledgehammer and Activision's game early on can get their hands on some exclusive goodies, in the form of the Bullet Brass Exoskeleton and the Bullet Brass EM1 Quantum rifle.
