Microids and the French developer Tower Five have presented a new trailer for Empire of the Ants at GDC 2024. The title will be released this year on PS5, Xbox and PC.
One of the long-term objectives of the video game industry is to achieve photorealism. To achieve this, the studios work on different projects, opting for Unreal Engine 5 and bodycam perspectives, among other techniques.
In recent months, we have seen how Unrecord, Bodycam or Digested make us doubt whether they contain real footage or not. But also even more notable cases, such as Empire of the Ants.
The first time we saw Empire of the Ants in motion, it was inevitable to think of Grounded and Pikmin, since it is a naturalistic themed strategy gamestarring an ant.
Going a little deeper, Empire of the Ants is an adaptation of the book series created by Bernard Werber in 1991and, in its own way, also a remake of the eponymous game from 2000.
Yes, there was an Empire of the Ants game at the beginning of this century, which was a PC exclusive and was also published by Microids. In that case, it was a 3D strategy game in top-down/isometric view.
Microids and the French developer Tower Five have revealed a new trailer for Empire of the Antsas part of the events of the current edition of the GDC (Game Developers Conference).
Never underestimate an ant
Empire of the Ants is a strategy and exploration game, which falls to the tiny ant 103,683which obviously refers to its numbering within the colony.
Despite its small size, the small ant will have the difficult task of organizing the colony's tasks, seeking alliances with other wild species, exploring the forest and protecting its sisters at any cost.
In that sense, this reboot of Empire of the Ants moves a little away from the proposal of the original game, which was more of an RTS, while This version is closer to the Pikmin style.
Above you can see the new trailer, which focuses on its impressive settings, recreated with Unreal Engine 5. In addition to ants, we can see other creatures, from snails to ladybugs, butterflies and beetles.
One of the key points of Empire of the Ants is that It has been designed with total respect to the size of our protagonist. This means that anything will be huge next to us.
Climbing a branch will be like facing the climb to Everest, and fighting spiders will be your worst nightmare. But don't worry, Empire of the Ants isn't all about combat.
The developer Tower Five highlights that The game will respect the plot of the books, and will build a good narrative as we advance our objectives, both as part of the colony and in our expeditions.
Meridiem Games has confirmed that the game will have physical editions for PS5 and Xbox Serieswhich will be launched in stores at the end of 2024.
Empire of the Ants is the best possible tribute to the books written by Bernard Werber, and is sure to be one of the most interesting and dazzling (on a technical level) games of the year. It will be released in the coming months for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.