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Shattered Skies summed up in 60 seconds

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 7/21/2016 10:17:00 AM
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What the heck is Shattered Skies, you ask? Developer Free Reign Entertainment has a one-minute video that tries to explain that, or at least how to start playing. The short answer is that it's an open world firs-and-third-person-looter-shooter with PVE and PVP gameplay. The developers also describe Shattered Skies as DayZ meets The Division, which...ah, doesn't exactly give me warm feelings.

The good news is that the game is available on Steam now for a single purchase of $24.99, or $22.49 during the launch window discount. That's right--no microtransactions, season passes or paid expansions. All content is unlocked by playing the game after paying the price of entry. That alone grants this game some goodwill in my book.


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Free Reign Entertainment Launches Shattered Skies Onto Steam

 

LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2016 – Grab a backpack, load the assault rifles and get ready to battle alien monstrosities and other players in the open world looter shooter sandbox game Shattered Skies from independent video game publisher Free Reign Entertainment. Set in a massive world that spans mountains, valleys, cities and towns, Shattered Skies allows players to access all content throughout the game by simply playing. The game is available for a single, one-time purchase with zero microtransactions, season passes or paid expansions. Players interested in battling in Shattered Skies can purchase the game at www.playshatteredskies.com or http://store.steampowered.com/app/447500/.  

 

Shattered Skies is a hardcore, full-loot drop game that makes a user’s items available to other players upon their demise. The game also contains a bevy of features including:

 

  • Player vs. player (PVP) and player vs. environment (PVE) play
  • First-person and third-person play perspectives
  • A full reputation system that allows players to role-play as a good or bad guy
  • Hundreds of unique lootable weapons, consumables, fortifications and cosmetics
  • The ability to secure buildings with barricades, traps and other fortifications to keep players and aliens at bay
  • Collectable rare items for saving and trading
  • Fully customizable character cosmetics, including headwear, facewear, body, pants and shoes   

 

"Shattered Skies earned praise from gamers during both closed alpha and open beta, and the community sees the game as a fresh addition to the genre by changing the way they look at open world survival shooter titles,” said Adam Skidmore, Senior Game Designer at Free Reign Entertainment. "Thanks to our experience making open world games, we’ve focused on the features that players want most and on making the game more dynamic so gamers can return to the action quickly.”