Why did it have to be tacti-cool?

The obvious way of bundling upBeautiful Lightis probably “Hunt ShowdownmeetsS.T.A.L.K.E.R.

“, and whoops, I’ve already committed to that in the headline.

Somebody aiming a pistol in first-person down a long, pipe-lined tunnel in Beautiful Light

It also gives you a lot of guns.

If you have any familiarity with current market trends, that last sentence may have put you to sleep.

I, too, feel my lids drooping at the thought of yet more tacti-cool shenanigans.

Cover image for YouTube video

I’d love this to have been anopen worldghosthunting sim.

But going by the pre-release playtests I watched, Beautiful Light seems pretty accomplished as big map bang-sneakers go.

Sometimes, it evokes Modern Warfare 2’s legendary All Ghillied Up level.

Sorry, I’ve just had my coffee.

The “twist” is that one player can take control of a higher-level anomaly.

There are six to unlock and pick from.

The one they’re currently showing looks like a skinless deerhound with a chestful of mantis legs.

Again, though, I do wish this setting served a different purpose.

Perhaps they could rent it out to The Chinese Room.

you’re able to read more about Beautiful Light onSteam- there’s no release date yet.