Chinese indie developer TiGames have announced F.I.S.T., a Metroidvania about a rabbit with a giant mecha fist.
F.I.S.T. (working title) was announced as part of the second batch games under PlayStation’s China Hero Project, an initiative supported by Sony and many other big names in the industry that seeks to help startup indie developers in China reach a global audience.
The game is set in a grimy dieselpunk dystopia, where the streets are patrolled by emotionless robotic enforcers. Players control a renegade rabbit in scratch-built power armor that features an enormous fist that can turn into a drill.
The game’s combat system will be broken up with exploration and interaction with various NPCs scattered around the city. You can check out the reveal trailer above. Here’s some screenshots:
Here’s a rundown on the game:
The developers at TiGames are a group of console game fans, after working in gaming industry for a few years, they want to make something from their hearts–a console game they themselves and other players will all love to play. With that in mind, Tao Zhang, the founder of TiGames, called upon his friends to join him to establish TiGames in 2016, their first game Ancient Amuletor VR was successfully released in 2017 on PlayStation 4.
F.I.S.T. (working title) is the second game from TiGames, it is a metroidvania game that the player will play as a rabbit who can manipulate the big mech-arm on his back, exploring in a vivid diesel punk world and fighting against the evil robot army. There will be a vast world map for the player to explore to meet with friend NPCs and encounter enemies, discover items and weapons and seek for the answers for the secrets hidden behind.
Metroidvania is a very popular genre in recent years, you can find great games of this genre on all console platforms, the competition is indeed very tough for any developers. However, TiGames still wants to give it a shot because they want their F.I.S.T. to be considered as one of these great metroidvania games in the future as well, with the top quality that player will all enjoy playing on PlayStation.
F.I.S.T. is currently only announced for PS4, and there is no release window yet.
