Babbdi dev's movement-centric, brutalist VHOLUME has what...

What’s Happening

Okay so I have a strange affinity for brutalism.

It sucks you in, engulfs you in its stature, kills your spirit in such blunt, obvious ways, that I can’t help but be wowed by in all its oppressiveness. As an architectural styling, it is also supremely opportune for sick parkour tricks, something L onard Lemaitre (Babbdi, Straftat), Nathan Grange and Niels Tiercelin all deeply understand with the volumetric VHOLUME, a “first-person parkour adventure set in a dystopian brutalist city where burea Home News VHOLUME Babbdi dev’s movement-centric, brutalist VHOLUME has what it takes to be the next solid parkour game Concrete’s Edge Image credit: Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre, Niels Tiercelin News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Feb. (and honestly, same)

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The Details

The demo isn’t a massive one, so there’s not all that much I can say about its supposed story (“In the derelict capital of Afro-Eurasia, ruled -controlling Ministry, Robert embarks on a bureaucratic quest to restore his family s revoked ration tickets” sounds juicy and suitable for the setting), but what is there is more than enough to get a strong feel for its “movement-centric gameplay. ” As before noted by news overlord Edwin , there is an obvious Mirror’s Edgeness to the game given that it is sort of the gold standard for parkour games.

I would probably describe VHOLUME as Mirror’s Edge Lite, not because it’s watered down or worse, just simplified. All you can do is run, jump, and slide, all three of which can be mixed and matched into wall running, clamournig up walls, and gaining such a solid whoosh of speed as to feel dizzy.

Why This Matters

Simple the inputs may be, but the complexity is there. The brutalist setting works insanely well for route devising, as every single wall surface you can see can be run across.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.