Summary

  • Gaming outlet Rock, Paper, Shotgun has released aarticle detailing its first impressions of the upcoming superhero management game, Dispatch.
  • Dispatch features an all-star voice cast, including Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) Jeffery Wright (Westworld), Laura Bailey (The Last of Us Part 2), Matthew Mercer (Critical Role) and Jacksepticeye.
  • The game world is populated with reformed supervillains, and the player takes on the role of their dispatcher, managing them via a dynamic, choose-your-own-adventure-style dialogue tree.
  • The game has drawn comparisons to Telltale Games’ The Wolf Among Us, and its writers are alumni of the studio.
  • Players direct their team via pop-up missions, such as delivering a balloon and dealing with a boat robbery, while also managing their team’s dynamics and trying to keep them from destroying the city themselves.
  • Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s early impression is positive, but the reviewer reserves judgement on some of the game’s tonal elements.
  • The full game will be released on 25 August 2022.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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