Decadent Goes A Little Mad With Some Of The New Gameplay Mechanics Coming

Decadent

A look at Decadent offers up some of the horror aspects of the game as well as how Madness will be handled when playing Decadent

So many video games that go with the Lovecraftian style to it all try to dig into madness when it comes to the horror and here we go with Decadent taking a swing at it. This would be the upcoming title from Incantation Games and Fulqrum Publishing that is slated for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2025. Well before that release date, though, Decadent is offering a look at how the Madness will play in the game and maybe be a massive factor in how our protagonist survives all of the events of the game. That or becomes the true terror of it all when all is said and done out there. Let us all have a look at this new madness now.

Just as we have seen in many other video games like Decadent, it looks as if the madness will take up things in terms of hallucinations more than anything. In this instance, John Lorn has survived WWI and turned into an occultist who is suffering from a bit of PTSD. That or the horrors of the other sides have been altering John's perceptions out there and making us all wonder what is real or not. The new trailer for Decadent has it shifting from the horrors out there and what is most likely the real side of it all. That is where we do not know if John is killing innocent humans out there or if that is just some of the cosmic horrors twisting things to keep John from killing them. However, this does not truly show how it will play out in the game or if it will all be scripted scenes. Even when it comes to someone who is actively helping John out there.

Decadent — Madness

Decadent is a story-driven first-person shooter that combines atmospheric exploration, Lovecraftian horror, and combat into an immersive experience with a unique sense of loneliness in a dangerous environment where time stands still.

You are John Lorn, a royal explorer and World War 1 veteran, turned decadent occultist. As a result of a traumatic experience during one of his occult researches, Lorn becomes a host for a strange parasite. Traveling to the Arctic one last time, he is following the traces of the lost Miskatonic University expedition. As his courage and sanity are pushed to the limit John must learn to walk the line between the good and the evil and learn how much grief he is ready to cause to save someone dear.

Features:

  • Visceral 1st-person gunplay & exploration - Make use of exotic weapons and special items as you face the unspeakable denizens of the Barren such as depraved mountain tribes, hybrid aquatic creatures, ancient entities, and ever-shifting horrors.
  • Scavenge & customize your arsenal of weapons from conventional 1920s firearms to hexed pistols given occult properties, strange artifacts, and alien bio-weapons.
  • Uncover the “Weirds,” the anomalous pockets beyond space and time, sad remnants of the Elder Ones’ experiments. For you it is always a gamble, you can either find the artifacts that will help you in your struggle against the horrors, or your ultimate doom.
  • Explore the unknown - you will venture into the lightless forests, frozen tundras, hostile cliffs, underground lakes, endless glaciers, eons-old mounds, caves brimming with alien fungi, timeless necropoli, and many other wondrous yet dreadful locations in your frantic journey to a land beyond all reason.
  • Various mechanics tailor the unique experience - unlock new equipment that enables you to progress in previously unavailable areas, dynamic sanity system that can lead to hallucinations or panic attacks, progression lite system that allows players to alter certain vital stats with various artifacts.

Do you think this will all function a bit differently in the actual gameplay of Decadent or will it still be scripted scenes? Would you want to see a massive shift in the Madness systems out there or do you enjoy it all being a hallucination of things more than anything? Could we play the full game out in the real world or in the "mad" world or will it always be a shift no matter how things go down in the game? Find your way down to the comment section and offer up your thoughts on all of it there. If we get more to share for Decadent, it will be here on the site for you. Try not to go too crazy while we all wait for it all here. Hopefully, it will be sooner than later we have more to share.