Trion Worlds has been quietly working away on Atlas Reactor, the next competitive game with a decidedly different take on the shooter genre. Touting "simultaneous turn-based gameplay" as its core, the term can sometimes lead to a head-scratching moment of incomprehension. To help show off how interesting and truly different this style is, Trion has released a new video to show exactly what it means and how it will play out.
In Atlas Reactor, turns are divided into two modes: Decision mode, where players choose their actions, and Resolution Mode, where players watch their decisions play out. Each turn is broken into four distinct phases, which always proceed in the same order - Prep, Dash, Blast and Move - with each phase coinciding with specific gameplay actions. By working together as a team and predicting and understanding enemy actions and phases, players must devise the best strategy to put themselves one step ahead of the competition and achieve victory.
Sign up for alpha testing on the Atlas Reactor site.
