Step forwardDen of Wolves.
First, prepare for a main heist by breaking into a location and stealing a drone.
Second, complete an assassination in a giant bank, teeming with guards.
It was a good taste of how the game will seemingly ebb and flow.
They unfurled a giant map, and this perhaps best illustrated the mammoth task ahead.
We then had to hunker down before exfil.
There was lots to like here.
If this genre is your jam, youre in for a treat.
The Rift is a cross between Cyberpunk 2077s braindances andControls physics-bending Ashtray Maze.
While Rifts were touched on during our pre-brief, I felt a little lost during the demo.
We were pulled out mid-firefight, time freezing around us, to complete this challenge.
It was all very strange.
Rifts aside, from what I played, 10 Chambers has executed its mission with aplomb.
It was tactical, intense, and extremely polished in its pre-alpha state.
It is so hard, Den of Wolves' sound director Simon Viklund tells me during our interview.
Respect to the people who make RPGs and open-world stuff.
I wouldnt touch that.
For our players its like oh, you want to go to that part of the city?
and we just spawn them there.
This is why I feel like Den of Wolves might not reach its full potential.
The team has crafted what seems like a rich narrative, teeming with the potential for exploration and lore.
But my preview made me feel like the game is going to be lacking.
Midway City is truly fascinating.
The core loop of Den of Wolves is going to hook players.
