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Neon Giant\u2019s debut project, The Ascent, dropped players into an isometric action game hosted by a neon world of crime and conspiracy. Today at The Game Awards, the Sweden-based studio announced its next adventure, No Law, a gritty first-person shooter that centers on one man\u2019s quest for vengeance.<\/p>\n
No Law follows Grey Harker, a retired military veteran living in another neon-soaked metropolis called Port Desire. He leaves active service for a life of peace, but one day he is attacked in his home, and he sets out to learn the truth behind the encounter.<\/p>\n
Harker\u2019s quest can be approached through a direct approach with guns blazing, or with a careful touch via stealth tactics. In an interview with GameSpot prior to the TGA reveal, Neon Giant co-founders Tor Frick and Arcade Berg spoke at length about how player choices are key to No Law–especially in how Port Desire reacts to those choices.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe\u2019re not framing the game\u2019s reactions to a player\u2019s choices as \u2018choosing stealth\u2019 or \u2018choosing shooting;\u2019 it\u2019s more about the impact of those choices on the city,\u201d Berg explains. \u201cWas there collateral damage? Were there explosions? Even if you play stealth and shoot an exploding barrel, it\u2019s still loud. People in other parts of the city will hear it and wonder what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201dPort Desire is not a vast city, but it is dense,\u201d Frick adds. \u201cThere is so much packed into this world, and everything in it is player-agency-driven. You can\u2019t play the game wrong; what you do in this world is valid, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans of The Ascent may balk at the idea of a shift to a first-person perspective, but Berg says players shouldn\u2019t worry. Many devs within Neon Giant, he explains, come from an FPS background, and it was The Ascent that served as a shift in their experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe Ascent had a lot of things we hadn\u2019t worked with before; we hadn\u2019t worked with isometric, we hadn\u2019t worked with RPGs, and it was a ton of fun to figure out those challenges,\u201d Berg says. \u201cNow, going back to first-person gives us a certain kind of confidence in our abilities because, at the very least, we know we can deliver a tight gunplay experience. It\u2019s what we\u2019ve been doing for 25 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
No Law is due to launch on Xbox Series XS, PlayStation 5, and PC. No release timeframe was announced during the reveal. For more from The Game Awards, check out the full list of all winners and nominees. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n