Summary
Concordbeing delisted and shut down is awkward for Amazon, as the game is set to be featured in the animated anthology seriesSecret Levelcoming to Prime Video on December 10.Concordhas had a rough time ever since its initial reveal. The new hero-shooter was flat-out rejected by PlayStation fans for a number of reasons, but even so, few expected it to perform as poorly as it did.
Concordsales were extremely low, with hardly anyone bothering to play it on Steam. It reportedly did a little better on PlayStation 5, but not enough to keep it alive. Sony has confirmed thatConcordis shutting down on September 6, with no concrete plans to bring it back at the time of this writing. It’s possibleConcordwill return in some form down the line, but in the meantime, its sudden closure is problematic for the upcoming Amazon seriesSecret Level.
Secret Levelis an upcoming animated anthology show from Tim Miller, the creator ofLove, Death & Robots. Each episode focuses on a different video game, with 16 franchises confirmed to be represented so far. Among these isConcord, with its episode seeminglyfeaturing Star Child, the shotgun-wielding character from the game. However, now thatConcordis dead, its episode will be extremely out of place inSecret Level. It will effectively be promoting a game that doesn’t exist, unless, of course, the hero-shooter makes a comeback at some point between now and when the show premieres on December 10.
Games Featured in Secret Level Amazon Series
As mentioned previously, no official plans for aConcordcomeback have been announced. It was teased that the game may return somehow, but details were not given. IfConcorddoes come back, one has to imagine it willdo so as a free-to-play game, but it would still have some major problems to address.
A big reason why many players decided to skipConcordwas the mere fact that it’s a hero-shooter. That can’t be helped, but what can be is its character designs.Concordcharacter designs were near-universally hated, and a hero shooter with unappealing characters is a recipe for disaster. A complete revamp of the game’s character designs and art style combined with the swap to a free-to-play model could giveConcorda second chance, but time will tell if that ever happens and if it does, if it is even enough to get people interested in the game. Maybe ifConcord’sSecret Levelepisode is good, more people will want to play it, but as it stands, anyone watching the show won’t have an accompanying game to check out.
Concord
WHERE TO PLAY
Assemble your crew of Freegunner space outlaws and team up online with friends for thrilling 5v5 PVP modes across the galaxy in Concord.Concord is a new team-based first-person shooter for PS5® and PC*. Handpick your personal roster of Freegunners from the crew of the Northstar – a group of outlaws and adventurers working as guns-for-hire.ASSEMBLE YOUR CREWFrom powerful mystics to skilled gunslingers and helpful healers, each Freegunner brings their own unique skills, personality, and abilities that cater to a wide-range of playstyles.Create your own custom squads of Freegunners with Crew Builder to bring an arsenal of different role types to the match or focus on your favourite characters to master their gameplay and unlock unique modifiers, cosmetics, background lore, and more – you decide when to play your characters and how you impact the match.PLAY. PROGRESS. PERSONALIZE.Earn and unlock a wide range of character customization items and learn more about the characters, worlds, and factions in the Concord Galaxy with the Galactic Guide.You’ll also be able to progress toward and unlock Freegunner Variants—versions of each of the 16 Freegunners with added Combat Trait modifiers to their base abilities. As you learn and master the characters, Combat Traits empower you to tailor each character to your playstyle.
