Codemasters announced that a PC edition of
Second Sight, the stealth action epic from Free Radical Design, is coming in late
November.
Second Sight will be the first PC title from Free Radical Design, creators
of the TimeSplitters series. The PC edition follows the success of the console edition,
which achieved a top 5 chart placing in the UK.
Second Sight gives players control of
a character endowed with incredible psychic abilities. The game offers multiple approaches
to completing levels either via stealth, dramatic gunplay, psychic powers or a combination
of all three. The ability to psychically influence characters and remotely manipulate
objects and individuals provides for a totally fresh gameplay dynamic.
Second Sight
opens with John Vattic, the player-controlled lead character, as he awakens from a coma in a
US medical facility where he has been subjected to traumatic surgery and experimentation. He
doesn't know his name, he can't remember his past, all he knows is that his only hope for
survival is to escape and unravel the mystery that has led to his
imprisonment.
Haunted by flashbacks, which are experienced as fully playable episodes
within the game, and shocked by the discovery of his own psychic powers, the player takes
Vattic on a search for his past and, in doing so, uncovers a fatal chain of events leading
to a sinister conspiracy.
As Vattic explores his present and past, the game weaves
between these two different time periods, which run through the game as a dual-narrative.
The player-controlled actions of the past Vattic have consequences in the present allowing
a unique interaction between the player and the narrative of the game as Vattic's destiny
is changed.
Vattic's telekinetic powers enable players to shift objects and terrify
on-looking guards. As the game progresses and his self-awareness increases, additional
abilities develop and existing powers are refined.
Basic telekinesis is upgraded
beyond simply moving objects, enabling Vattic to lift enemies and smash them against the
scenery as they scream for mercy! This revelation of psychic powers makes for a highly
compelling journey, and invites experimentation with the newly acquired
abilities.
Further psychic powers are revealed through play: Healing (using psychic
power to replenish health), Projection (send your spirit out of your body, with the ability
to possess another character), Charm (alter the mind of individuals, fooling them you're
not there) and Psi-blast to send a destructive shockwave toward your
enemies.
Vattic's psychic powers can be mixed with an exciting arsenal of weapons
there are 13 weapons in use through the game including pistols and a sniper rifle.
As
a new landmark in stealth action and an exceptional project from Free Radical Design,
Codemasters will publish the PC edition of Second Sight in late
November.
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