Call of Duty rival Unrecord is causing a stir online
Unrecord is the newest tactical shooter game, but it's causing quite a bit of controversy with its POV bodycam and shocking realism.
20th Apr 2023 16:02
Drama | Steam
Call of Duty rival Unrecord is causing a stir online
Unrecord is the newest tactical shooter game, but it's causing quite a bit of controversy with its POV bodycam and shocking realism.
20th Apr 2023 16:02
Drama | Steam
The-first person game genre is preparing itself for one of the most ambitious and controversial titles ever, as a tactical shooter name Unrecord is set to hit Steam.
Described as an "FPS that tells the story of a tactical police officer from the perspective of his body camera," the first glimpse at what Unrecord has to offer has aired on social media.
Although like nothing we've seen before, tactical shooter players are now completely divided, as this realistic yet maybe too realistic game could be too much to handle.
Unrecord is a brand-new bodycam POV game
The new title, which aims to rival the likes of Call of Duty in the shooter genre, is being praised for its ingenuity as a game with a completely unique standpoint to it by having the point of view of a police officer's bodycam.
Combined with the graphics, which are being lauded for their extremely lifelike setting and atmosphere, Unrecord has instantly piqued the interest of gamers.
Some did joke that they fear for their PC specs to properly run Unrecord, and motion sickness might be quite an issue, but the level of immersion here appears to be second to none. Although, immersion might also be its downfall too...
Gamers criticise Unrecord as 'copaganda'
There's also an uneasy feeling about this game. For all of its glorious graphics and entertainment level, many fear that simulating this type of environment isn't what America and the wider world needs right now.
Twitch streamer and Kick Founder Tyler "Trainwrecks" Niknam gave his own views and said, "This level of realism in video games should be heavily moderated in *shooters* for anyone *under a certain age*, I hope parents do their job.
"This level of realism for shooting & killing makes *me* feel uncomfortable as if I’m watching a real leak from a military or police operation." Another critic on Twitter said, "So the game really is just an unironic copaganda Liveleak simulator? Can't help but think the target audience is going to be people like this."
The Unrecord team has since responded to concerns in a lengthy blog, and when asked about whether it's pro or anti-police, explained, "As a French studio addressing a global audience, the game does not engage in any foreign policy and is not inspired by any real-life events.
"The game will obviously avoid any undesirable topics such as discrimination, racism, violence against women and minorities. The game will have no biased or Manichaean take on criminal acts and police violence. We also respect and understand people who may feel disturbed by the game's images."
Although the team says "art cannot fight against interpretation," Unrecord is splitting fandom. Whether realism will be the sword that Unrecord lives by and dies by is yet to be seen, but it does offer some potential for games to adopt such graphics, and a horror game would benefit from this type of detail.
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