ICARUS ESSAY | A NEXT GENERATION SURVIVAL GAME - THE FUTURE OF THIS GENRE? IS IT THE SON OF DAYZ?

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Matty Mojo

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Published on October 16, 2021 5:03:33 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMkmLZsTd_g

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Icarus (2021)

Duration: 17:56

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Icarus Beta is it showing us the future of the survival genre in 2021 / 2022?
A Dean Hall inspired game, a study on what has driven him and the dream behind it all.
Is ICARUS the son of DayZ and how did DayZ SA teach him how to develop this game?

Icarus is a new solo or survival co-op game in development from Rocketwerkz - CEO Dean Hall and Exec Producer Brian Hicks.

Is it good? Is it worth wish listing or later buying? Well watch this video and follow me for more updates on Icarus.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 The Research done
2:15 Where did ICARUS begin?
3:18 DayZ the father of ICARUS.
5:13 The Dream that drives it all.
7:21 Conquest is the real heart of ICARUS.
10:09 ICARUS - a replaceable canvas.
11:55 The ICARUS community (and its importance)
14:53 The BETA process (and why it is clever)
15:55 Final comment

Links and references:
Matty Mojo: DayZ in 2020: The truth and nothing but the truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V0Yd0yhR14&t=51s
FrankieonPC: https://www.youtube.com/c/frankieonpc
DayZSA 1.13 update teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_piFw1O_eg
Elia Saikaly: Everest - The Summit Climb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhBzhi9jPFs&t=188s
JWhisp: Minecraft: A new beginning 1.16 let's play Ep 1: https://www.youtube.com/c/JWhisp
ICARUS Discord: https://discord.com/invite/surviveicarus
ICARUS Livegameplat Premier Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPcxpy8v8vA&t=3876s
ICARUS Videos and Dev Streams: https://www.youtube.com/c/SurviveIcarus/videos
BigfryTV: An Honest Interview with Icarus and DayZ Creator Dean Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bDrcbdFHGk
The Spinoff interview: https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/20-12-2020/dean-hall-flies-very-close-to-the-sun/
PC Gamer interview with Dean Hall: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/dean-hall-on-why-survival-game-icarus-wont-be-another-ion-or-dayz/
Kotaku: Massive chat with Dean Hall about Icarus: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/07/icarus-dean-hall-interview-kotaku-australia/
TheGamer: Interview with Dean Hall: https://www.thegamer.com/dayz-dean-hall-icarus-evolution-survival-genre/
Dean Hall Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Hall_(game_designer)

Humanity’s greatest mistake. Once destined to be a second Earth, when terraforming collapsed so did humanity’s hopes of colonizing a new world. When xeno-biologists discovered the cause of the failure – exotic matter – new interest was ignited. Valuable beyond reckoning, these ‘exotics’ unlocked advanced new technologies and sparked an interstellar gold rush.

The First Cohort were the first to arrive on Icarus. Part-adventurer, part prospector, they came alone and in groups, seeking their fortunes: dropping to the surface on limited-time permits, harvesting the planet’s resources to survive and extracting exotics before returning to space. In orbit, exotics unlock advanced tech to take on ever more challenging drops.

Those that get left behind… are lost forever.

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