Sometimes there’s an underrated gem of yesteryear in which fans may have forgotten about, but there’s always a section of loyal fans that would love to see such a game make a dramatic return.
Check out the Black trailer below!
There were rumblings many years ago thatBlackwould be getting a sequel, sadly, that never came to be. Though, it did get a spiritual successor of sorts in 2011 withBodycountfrom Codemasters with much of the development team consisting of those who had originally worked onBlack. Earlier this year, fans were pleading forBlackto finally receive its sequel, pleas that publisherElectronic Artsfailed to respond to.
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However, some of the ex-developers who were at Criterion that worked onBlackspoke to media outletthatHITBOX confirming that the rumours were true and the shooter was intended to have its sequel. WhenBlackwas originally released in 2006, it was during a time when many video games had multiplayer modes stapled on, such a mode never featured in the game. To fix that, theBlacksequel was going to have its own online co-op multiplayer.
Ben Minto who was the sound designer onBlackalso revealed that the sequel was going to have ‘Rendition’ as its subtitle and its premise centred on: “American troops going overseas, kidnapping people and bringing them back across borders. I’m not sure that there was a fully-fledged story mapped out though.”
“We had an amazing [first-person] cover mechanic where you could position yourself against things and blind fire,” saidBlack-level designer Michael Othen. “It felt intuitive and organic. There were some cool enemy AI behaviours with the way they moved around the environment. You’d see them jumping over car bonnets and sliding into cover. It looked amazing as a player because you had that dynamic flow of movement. These were just very early ingredients at the R&D stage.”
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Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever get to see aBlacksequel. Though you never know, if the community makes enough noise, Electronic Arts might listen, just don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen.
If you want to try the classic shooter for yourself, thenBlackis backwards compatible on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
Topics:EA,Xbox,PlayStation
