Perfect Dark will have different graphics modes and melee combat, for some resumes

In the absence of official information, which has been missing for a long time now, to draw some details on Perfect Dark we resort to job adverts and CVsas often happens, from which confirmation of the presence of different graphics modes Of hand-to-hand combat.

To tell the truth, both pieces of information should be taken with a pinch of salt, given that they are rather generic references within communications that do not seem to specifically concern the contents of the game, but given the absence of communications from the developers, clues from the genre can be valuable.

The first comes from the job announcement for the search for a Technical Art Director at The Initiative, the team that is developing Perfect Dark together with Crystal Dynamics: in this, we read that among the characteristics of the role there is the fact of “obtaining the highest graphic quality from Unreal Engine on every platform, both for performance mode and for quality”.

Clues scattered across Perfect Dark, in the absence of communications

The wording is a bit convoluted but it seems to indicate the presence of the classic choice between the two game modes: Performance and Qualitywhich could suggest the possibility that Perfect Dark goes to 60 fps in one mode and perhaps 30 in the other but increasing the resolution.

These are obviously suppositions, but undoubtedly interesting, given that the announcement is certainly real. The other information instead comes from the LinkedIn profile of Adam Lawson, ex-Senior Gameplay Animator for Crystal Dynamics, now moved to another team, who reports melee combator in melee or melee.

In particular, the animator talks about melee combat “synchronized” and “unsynchronized”, both featured in Perfect Dark. The definition concerns the synchronization of animations, with the former allowing for more spectacular and choreographed actions, while the latter would be more basic.

At this point we await further official information on the game, which has been somewhat lost for a few years now. We recently saw that The Initiative's Twitter profile had updated, making us think of possible new things to come, but at this point the next appointment is in June with theXbox Games Showcase.