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The Callisto Protocol Review

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The Callisto Protocol Review

Initial release date: December 2, 2022
Developer: Striking Distance Studios
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Mode: Single-player video game
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Genres: Survival horror, Shooter game, Adventure game
Publishers: KRAFTON, Bluehole Inc.

The Callisto Protocol is a supremely atmospheric and action-heavy tour through a spectacular slaughterhouse set in distant space. Its largely linear design makes for minimal backtracking, meaning it trims the fat while leaving no shortage of bone and gristle to rip and tear. However, it also betrays its survival horror roots by regularly tipping the balance of power too far in favour of the player, and while there’s plenty of murderous fun to be had using giant grinding mechanisms to make mulch out of mutants, such cheap thrills come at the high cost of puncturing any tension and dread that the tremendous art and audio design work so hard to invoke.

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