IGM's review of Camouflaj's third-person iOS stealth adventure, Republique.
'Even if République wasn’t developed by Camouflaj, consisting of a team of industry veterans known for F.E.A.R, Halo 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 – which you already know, having most definitely read my article on the release of Episode Two - it would be an interesting one to watch. It is a third-person stealth game, set in a near-future, dystopian world in which all controversial books that don’t fit into the Orwellian regime are banned, and those found reading them captured and contained, their memories erased.
Grab It has revealed that Episode 3 of République is out in only a few days, and that an Android release will be joining the iOS version this time around.
Watch_Dogs isn’t the first game to examine the ideas of hacking and connectivity in a surveillance state, nor is it – in my opinion – the best.
Camouflaj + Logan’s République is a tense, intriguing second-person stealth game set in a fascinating dystopian world. It touches on many of the same themes as Ubisoft’s latest open world money printer, although as a smaller game, it’s much more focused on its core ideas of surveillance states, hacking, and the many faces of censorship. The game is the brainchild of Ryan Payton, a former producer at Kojima Productions and the creative director of Halo 5. The game’s seen a lot of success in its own right, consistently sitting near the top of the iTunes app charts and raising five hundred and fifty five thousand dollars on Kickstarter.
I sat down with Ryan to discuss his career in games, the development of République, and what’s next for the game. We also talked about surveillance states, movies, and the global future of video games.
He's a very interesting man. Not many people would leave MGS and Halo production to make an iOS game.
Republique is now at absolutely no additional cost on iTunes!
