Everything You Need to Know About The New Survival Horror “The Callisto Protocol”: Combat, Visuals, and More!

Published 10/30/2022, 11:30 AM EDT

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A new nightmare is ready to chill the spines of gamers worldwide as, “The Callisto Protocol” is all set for release on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Here’s a details dive into the game’s story, visuals, combat, and much more. 

The Callisto protocol is an upcoming Survival horror game created by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton. The game is very inspired by Deadspace and Half-life. Veteran players can easily notice the resemblance between the games. The game is set for release on December 2, 2022.  

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A deep dive into the Horror game, ‘The Callisto Protocol

Here’s a detailed rundown of the dreadful visuals, engaging combat, and the overall atmosphere of the new nightmare fuel that The Callisto Protocol will be providing. So, without any further ado, let’s jump into the hellish world of the game. 

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Dread inducing visuals

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The game is set in a prison called the “Black Iron Prison”. The explorable areas are visually compelling yet dreadful. As the game successfully sets the tone with dark lighting from dingy floor lights, clinking of chains, and muted moans in the unknown surrounding, creating an atmosphere that unnerves the player as they progress. 

The camera plays a vital role in setting this tone, as the camera always rests the game’s protagonist, Jacob, at an off-center angle. During the combat seasons, the camera gets pulled right in the back of Jacob, creating a claustrophobic feel and setting for surprising jump scares.  

The level of detail in this game is insane as the main character Jacob walk in the manner of a real person going through a very horrific ordeal, his face gets covered with sweat which he wipes away and even the fold and creases in his outfits are very true to life.   

Adrenaline pumping Combat

The main enemy in the game is Biophage. They crawl in-ground and skitter on the wall of the Black Iron Prison. These freaks give the vibes of the zombies from Last of Us. Biophages move in a very erratic manner. Their screech is unnerving, and they are always ready to jump on the player and give them a painful death. 

The combat is both melee based and long-ranged. The game has a large collection of guns and weapons, but the weapons won’t be enough to survive the monsters. As the game heavily motivates the players to dodge and use fight in a clever way than brute strength. 

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A dark and moving story 

It is only obvious that a horror survival game like Callisto Protocol will have an appropriately dark story attached to it. The story of the game is very much like the Last of Us, where humans have turned into dreadful creatures, and the protagonist has to survive them all. 

But things aren’t that simple as the story has a lot of hidden depths, twists, and some serious plot points. The depth of the story alone is enough to give this game a shot! 

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Rituraj Halder is an eSports writer at Essentially sports. Residing from Kolkata, India, he holds a graduate degree in world literature. With 500+ hours in League of Legends, Rituraj claims to be a MOBA veteran.
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