The Quarry, the next game from developer Supermassive Games, is due out very soon indeed, releasing on 10th June 2022. While that date is still very much in place, the team has made the decision to delay the game's online functionality.
When it arrives on PS5 and PS4 next month, The Quarry's online multiplayer modes will be missing for just under a month:
"The game will launch on June 10 with local couch co-op and movie mode alongside the single-player campaign," reads the statement. "However, we've made the difficult decision to delay the online multiplayer mode to deliver the best possible experience for you".
The game's online features will be patched in a few weeks later on 8th July, so thankfully it's not too big a wait. Ideally it'd be there at launch, but if it needs some extra time to get it right, this seems like the right call. The online multiplayer will allow users to party up and cast votes on player choices, turning it into a shared, co-op experience.
Are you planning to play The Quarry online? Don't delay your thoughts in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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lol sweet ya dont need it , these games are best played late at night in the dark with headphones on.
isolation your on your own as you play thru i think multiplayer misses out on this.
I would complain about the fact that they are just ripping off mediocre 80's cliches, but their original stories are even less interesting.
They apparently have a lot of money laying around if they can afford former WCW Heavyweight champion of the world David Arquette so why can't they hire some decent writers?
Couch co-op is enough for me but I’d love to see games like this adopt the It Takes Two approach of allowing two people to play online with only one game. Really curious to see how this one turns out!
Co-op in a game like this? Weird flex, but you do you Supermassive
Am I right in thinking this doesn’t have two player co-op, like the The Dark Pictures Anthology does?
It doesn’t sound like a very complex multiplayer mechanic — Tally votes and come up with a consensus decision. I wonder why it is requiring a delay to achieve it. Maybe I’m oversimplifying it.
@Th3solution perhaps some last minute hiccups gurgled up and they simply had to make a choice between a delay or this? Not knowing Sony’s release schedule, it’s tough to say what would have been the better decision.
@Jimmer-jammer I always love options as long as its not a requirement.
I have this game pre-ordered purely to play with my friend co-op. Like anthology series games had. Can someone clarify me, if the game even has coop? Or this online functionality they are talking about Is just what says in the article... To vote on character choices? ...
@Bentleyma I hope it does. I have pre-ordered it purely for the co-op... But if it doesn't have it, I am going to cancel it
So I did some research and on the 2k's FAQ about the game it says it only has couch coop up to 7 people and single player. Then the online is literally movie mode with public poll for friends to vote. I am actually really fricking disappointed and am canceling the preorder.
I will see again on July 8th once they release that patch.. in case they add the proper online coop.
gonna be in the trash til launch then
multiplayer launch
@Flaming_Kaiser seems like a lot of options with this one.
@Jimmer-jammer Yeah, it needs to keep far from GoW Ragnarok, FFXVI and Forspoken, but otherwise there’s not much to compete with. But I think its a “summer” game like these youth camp horror flicks are “summer” movies. So now is the perfect time to release it thematically.
I am surprisingly looking forward to this. I’m not sure I can drop $70 on it though, especially since I have so many games in the backlog. It sounds like it’s way more intricate than Until Dawn, but that’s still an aggressive price for this style of game. Are you going to be there day 1?
@Th3solution Honestly, I’ve gone from mildly interested to ‘finger on the trigger’ in the span of a few days. I really did enjoy Until Dawn (wont’t engage the Dark Pictures Anthology until it’s complete) and the customization, divvying up characters between players and general care that looks like’s gone into this is just really doing something for me right now. I’ve been longing for a game that’s just different since finishing Elden Ring. A fun, cheesy horror throwback based around decision making that’s also a communal experience sounds awesome. Hopefully it turns out okay!
@Jimmer-jammer I’m feeling similarly. I do thoroughly enjoy these choice based story games. This is giving me vibes of Detroit Become Human in how detailed the branching narrative looks. Problem is I still have a few similar style games in the backlog like Life is Strange 2 and the final season of The Walking Dead. I’ll probably wait until the first discount. But yes, the party game co-op feature would be a real laugh with a group of a bunch of friends.
@Th3solution yeah, I’ve really enjoyed these types of games as well. Well, if it turns out okay, then you know you have another one to look forward to!
@Bismarck They are purposely going for 80's campy/cheesy horror vibes, that's why the writing and story are so bad.
You'd be surprised at how many people grew up on these movies and are nostalgically hungry for anything with similar themes.
@Bismarck
Until Dawn and by the looks of it this game felt to me like a really good homage to 80s slasher films with all of the gory deaths and corny dialogue intact. So I really wouldn't have this game any other way as someone who has seen every Friday the 13th movie. All 12 of them.
@Jimmer-jammer Thats great more developers should get the clue. Square Enix with outriders the option to play offline would have made me buy the game.
Resident Evil Outbreak on the PS2 had the option to play off and online the new generation games seem to take away options instead of adding them.. ☹️
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