Warfront

"Believe No One"

- Official Game Tagline

Warfront is the first game made by GameSchok! Mumbai. It is an FPS game with mild thriller elements. It is a Playstation 4 exclusive game, and is published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Announcement
"We are very pleased to say that we have acquired a new studio, GameSchok, and they have already begun working on a PS4 exclusive First Person Shooter game to be released next year."

- Sony Spokesperson at E3 2016

In 2012, after Christmas, rumours began to spread about a new studio being acquired by Sony Interactive to save the Killzone franchise after the missteps of Killzone Shadow Fall.

On 23rd March, 2016, a trailer was released, with a man in a black outfit, setting up a surveillance outpost, before a mysterious character shooting him in the neck, before saying, "Believe No One.", before revealing the title Warfront. The trailer was soon disliked due to confusion on what it all was, until E3 2016 revealed some more details.

It was announced that the game was a new franchise, and had a partner studio in Treyarch and all the old Guerilla Games employees who had worked on the Killzone series returning to Guerilla as they also partnered with GameSchok!. Advanced Movement was introduced for the game. It was said that the maps would be designed to allow maximum enjoyment and tacticality, making it both casual and E-Sports friendly. Another demo, this time a gameplay demo, was shown, revealing the fact that several weapons have different firing modes, and attachments being revamped.

The trailer showcased the new engine which was designed to run 4K graphics at 30 FPS and 1440p graphics at 60 FPS on the PlayStation 4 Pro. The normal version supported 1080p 60 FPS and 1440p at 30 FPS. It showcased the advanced Ballistics Computations, that allowed a sniper to shoot targets in cover during a snow storm. It ended with the character setting up an outpost before being shot in the neck, leading to the character falling unconscious and waking up in a Warzone. The engine later showcased the advanced assets management system to allow thirty NPC characters to by animated in non scripted sequences.

The trailer later showed the character being hit by a wall of light, before realising the warzone was not real, but an office where he had killed everyone. The last alive clerk came to him and said, "Believe No One.", before the screen went black and the title was shown. This demo was a huge success due to the new engine and the much improved gameplay, and the introduction of team orders.

Gameplay
The gameplay seems similar to the gameplay present in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Advanced Warfare, except the TTK of all weapons has been increased, leading to slightly longer firefights. The Avanced Movement system from Call of Duty is introduced, but is much less obtrusive, as now it requires batteries to use. A dedicated button has been set aside for the Advanced Movement, with extended jumps requiring timed presses of the Up button on the D-Pad. Burst Sprinting, sliding, etc. All require presses of the up button to activate.

Another new feature is the addition of firemodes. A weapon generally has two firemodes which can be switched between by pressing the Left Directional Button. Changing from Burst to Auto, Semi to Auto, and with the introduction of hybrid weapons in a large scale, changing from Sniper to SMG, etc. All require the Left button on the D-Pad.

With Squad commands being introduced, players can order teams to move to a certain area (Cross), using non lethal suppression (Circle), lethal explosives (Square) and to focus fire onto a target (Triangle), all can be done by pressing the Down Button and selecting the target using the Right Stick, and using any of the command buttons. A command can be cancelled by pressing the Down Button again.

The health System is revamped, with health being a star at 100%, split into 5 stages. A player with 85% health (Stage 1) will recover two HP per second, but losing the whole stage (80%) stops regen. Falling down to 79% <Stage 2) however, will allow you to get regenerate health up till 80%. To prevent too high difficulty, health packs are present, each giving 20% health. The Right Button on the D-Pad is dedicated to healing.

An active loadout mechanic was introduced to swap attachments and certain other functions. It is paired to the Select button.

Controls

 * Left Stick: Movement
 * L3:         To sprint
 * Right Stick: Camera
 * R3:         To melee
 * L2:         Aim
 * R2:         Shoot
 * L1:         Equipment
 * R1:         Grenades
 * Up:         Advanced Movement Trigger (Mech Suit only)
 * Left:       Change Firemodes
 * Down:       Squad Commands
 * Right:      Heal
 * Cross:      Jump (Extend Jump with Advanced Movement)
 * Circle:     Crouch/ Slide (while sprinting)/ Take Cover (when near cover, L to peek)/ Prone (hold)
 * Square:     Reload Weapon/ Pick Up Weapons (contextual, hold)
 * Triangle:   Swap Weapon/ Equip Knife (hold)/ Special Actions (contextual)
 * Select:     Loadout/Character
 * Start:      Pause Menu

Camapign
The campaign of this game is unique, as it allows for splitscreen do-op through out the whole campaign, much like Killzone 3. The story follows two characters, Resuke Gunn and Tobias Becker. The game features a linear storyline, with not much choice, unlike gameplay, which can played however wanted- action hero style, or stealth ninja style.

Plot
The plot follows the two main protagonists fighting against a Lucas Kernel and Dragan Muizz, who were leading the rogue 133rd Black Ops Battalion "Dragonfly" after the defeat of their team back in an operation to acquire a sample of a bioweapon from China. The protagonists are part the 203rd Siege Squad, who have been tasked with completing Project Clean Up, as they try to wipe all information about the involvement of the US military in the failed attempt of acquiring a sample of the bioweapon.

The protagonists are first shown laying siege on the base of the 133rd Battalion base in northern Russia, which they manage to infiltrate. The player(s) must fight their way through the base to reach the two, only to find them both ready for the fight.

The players are later infected with the bioweapon during the fight, leading them to be capped at half their health, but manages to defeat Lucas and Dragan. They return to their squad to find them murdered. After using their headsets to identify a specific chemical, they track it to a site in Australia, near one of the hundreds of beaches. Then, the protagonists reach the beach and must stay undercover to find and kill targets by melee, as guns on the beach can cause panic. After succeeding to find a man with a high concentration of that chemical, a wall of light hits the protagonists as they realise that they are actually in a sinking ship.

After the arduous task of getting out, they realise that their team was alive, and they had abandoned them under the influence of the bioweapon, and were now themselves deserters with important knowledge, leading to your team hunting you down, as well as the remnants of the Dragonflies.

The two protagonists are hunted down across the Favelas of Brazil, where they infiltrate the squad to kill General Ludikros, who is now incharge of Project Clean Up. After killing him, a wall of light hits them as they realise they are on a plane, flying to Russia to lay siege on the Dragonflies.