What do you do when you find it's World War II and the Third Reich is about to wrap its dirty claws around the whole of Europe? Assemble a goon squad and just let them go nuts. Welcome to RAID: World War II.
In development with Starbreeze Studios and Lion Game Lion, it wouldn't be unwarranted to look at this like a time-hopped Payday title. That's not quite what it is, but it's pretty close in some regards.
Giving off the Payday vibe in the trailer alone, RAID: World War II is a co-op FPS where you and your reckless friends take control of a classic rag-tag group of mercenaries who look like the natural evolution of the Team Fortress 2 gang. Having already wormed their way into what appears to be either a Nazi-specific banking establishment or just a fancy hold for their plundered treasures from across Europe, you'll blow through their forces, loot the place and then notice reach a standstill with the reinforcements outside with nobody deciding to the pull the trigger despite their being ample time to deliver the decisive shot.
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It's an impressive trailer no matter the connotation, but what it lacks in pure gameplay example is made up for in a series of screenshots toward the bottom of a webpage that still pipes in the game's OST before you've even loaded up the video. Your group of brutal bullies are sent out as a last resort to fight against the Nazis in ways a little different to those padding the frontlines. You'll intercept, infiltrate, sabotage and assassinate their forces from within their supposed safe havens and just generally cause a ruckus from the inside while the larger forces chip away on the battlefield.
Despite the excitement that would come from what looks to be a Payday game set at a time when the whole world wants shooters to return to the second world war, RAID: World War II is without a solid release date just yet. But hopefully we can expect a 2017 release.
