With a striking portrayal of an eco-friendly utopia lost to the sea set against multiplayer action, Brink is one of the most intriguing titles of 2010. Indeed, its resolve to be the first truly successful 'mingleplayer' FPS, seamlessly blending story, deathmatch, online and offline modes, could make it one of the most popular shooters since Splash Damage's breakthrough title, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.
Ahead of a greater feature on the game that Edge will be publishing in E208 on October 27, here's the first part of their conversation with writer and designer Ed Stern about the challenge of writing for games and seeing Splash Damage grow from a 'temple' to Quake creator id Software to the master of its own destiny.
AAA games get all the attention. But some games get lost in the shuffle. Especially shooters! Make time for these five.
I didnt care for brink. I thought it was going to be like overwatch back in the day.
It’s time to Switch to Brink before taking 12 Orbits around Letters from Whitechapel? That sort of works.
Six years later, and the game is available to anyone who wants it on PC.
