It’s surprising to us that more indie developers haven’t looked to the classic style of Grand Theft Auto gameplay, but Rustler is wearing its inspiration on its chain mail. Billed as a Medieval sandbox for PlayStation 5 and PS4, this is a throwback isometric experience featuring an “historically inaccurate world”.
The blurb reads: “In Rustler, you’ll play as Guy, a tough-as-nails peasant whose parents were apparently too lazy to give him a proper name. After a typical night of drinking, Guy awakens in a dazed and confused stupor – and this is where his adventures begin. As Guy, you’ll take on absurd quests to steal horses, terrorise townsfolk in disguise, and brawl with the local law enforcing knights.”
Your goal is, ultimately, to “win the Grand Tournament and subsequently the princess’s hand”. You’ll complete missions to rise through the ranks, but obviously this an open world experience, so you’re free to go off the beaten path. “We hope players will also have a blast simply causing mayhem in villages and cities with a number of weapons at your disposal including swords, crossbows, and even holy hand grenades,” social media manager Lucas Croft said on the PlayStation Blog.
The game’s due out later this year on PS5 and PS4, and while it doesn’t have the best presentation, we’re pleased to see more studios revisit the retro Grand Theft Auto format.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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I backed this game on Kickstarter and have my copy on Steam but never tried it lol
Maybe I'll try and see if I have fun enough to buy it on PS5
Really interesting, other than Retro City Rampage I haven’t really played many classic GTA-like games.
@AFCC Haha, that's amazing — didn't realise this was a Kickstarter!
@nessisonett you should play shakedown hawaii
@Americansamurai1 Yeah, it’s a sequel to RCR after all. I just haven’t found the time.
This looks the same as American Fugitive in presentation and art style. Is it by the same creators?
Looks fun. I grinned with delight most of the way through that trailer!
Looks like Medievil RDR/Saints Row
Haha you know, a lot of games that have come out I always kind of guessed there might be something like it some day, going on the evolution of games, mechanics and the various art styles out there. I have never pondered a medieval style GTA... xD
This looks great, its only a matter of time before one of the big hitters thinks why haven't we thought of this.
I have to play this!
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@get2sammyb yeah it was on it last year. They had some awesome sounding incentives too for goals reached. Sadly they weren't all met but a bunch of them were and they seemed pretty fun at the time.
I think I backed with 10 euros or something close to that, I got my copy like in January lol I will try it later today and see if it's fun
The present day cop lights on the horse cops is hilarious
@nessisonett I always wanted to play retro City rampage! Think I got confused, bought hotline miami instead and forgot all about it!
Not such a bad mistake, mind
Rather buy a ginsters - rustlers are horrid. Classic service station fodder
omg top down camera memories return lol
wonder how fast i can go yo get to see more on the screen , loved the original gta it had a different take on top down games. just shoot in a circle took out all the bad guys lol
buying this day one so awesome thanks guys!
This would be brilliant on the Vita
"Coming to consoles when the time comes" 😂
This looks great fun and the music is catchy as hell, I'll be looking out for this when the time comes...
@TrueAssassin86x "Looks like Medievil RDR/Saints Row"
It looks nothing like either of those. This is top-down isometric and those games are 3rd person action titles, not even the art style is similar. The nearest you could get is it looks set in the same time period as MediEvil.
I played the demo on Steam and really enjoyed it. I will probably pick it up on PS5.
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