Hey, did you hear? Dispatch got a brand new trailer for episodes 5 and 6 — both of which are set to come out next Wednesday, November 5th.
The game is AdHoc Studio’s latest release and it comprises an episodic nature of mystery that you progress through choices and consequences. While the mechanic itself is nothing new, the game’s been garnering a lot of attention from a lot of people.
Essentially, the game tells the story of Robert Robertson the Third, because nothing say “cheesy-named protagonist” quite like implying the notion that there were other two before him.
Robert is a third-generation superhero who fights crime and protects the innocent as legacy superhero Mecha Man — given he has no superpowers to speak of. Also, he’s broke. Like flat out broke. The game progresses as you try to juggle Robert Robertson’s everyday life making ends meet at the same pace you fight crime, through the power of decision-making (yours, not Robert’s).
Our very own Uriel played the first four episodes — distributed as “Dispatch: Episodes 1 and 2” and “Dispatch: Episodes 3 and 4”, respectively — and he digs it:
“The story is where Dispatch truly shines. Reminiscent of the early MCU mixed with Invincible, the story is hilarious, capable of drawing out a chuckle at any moment with a well-placed line or action.
The voice acting from veterans like Aaron Paul (Mecha-Man), Laura Bailey (Invisigal), and Jeffrey Wright (Chase) was phenomenal, as expected. I was also pleasantly surprised by Charlie White/Cr1TiKaL as Sonar and Sean McLoughlin/Jacksepticeye, who plays Punch-Up.
The world of Dispatch is truly captivating, and I can honestly see myself reading comic books and absorbing other media of not just the characters within this story but of any character within the wider Dispatch Universe.”
Oh, and Uriel is hardly alone, since Dispatch also brings some good scores on OpenCritic.
So, if you’re looking for something more story-driven to get into, you should definitely be on the lookout for the next two episodes. Judging by the trailer above, some of the game’s most deep mysteries will start to unravel, and we’re all in for a good conclusion. But there’s still more to come: according to AdHoc, this is supposed to be an 8-episode endeavor.
Dispatch is out for PlayStation 5 and Windows.
