Sony has finally revealed some much needed information about the in-game characters and story details for its upcoming FPS title Killzone: Shadow Fall.
The official description for the game states that although the Vektans and the Helghast have shared the same planet for the last 30 years, they are now on the brink of war. With both factions looking set to protect their home and reclaim what they think is rightfully theirs, “trust has reached an all-time low. The wall built to separate both sides can no longer contain the enemy.”
Players in Killzone: Shadow Fall will serve as a Shadow Marshal under Vektan Security Agency director Sinclair, who will set and make the player perform difficult missions to ensure that the balance remains tipped in favor of the Vektans. However Echo, an intelligence operative for the Helghast, has similar orders from her superiors, and will stop at nothing to accomplish them.
“To bring these two key characters to life, we are very pleased to have secured the amazing talents of David Harewood, who plays Sinclair, and Jamie Gray Hyder, who has taken on the role of Echo,” the post on the Official PlayStation Blog states. “David is a British actor best known for his role as that other intelligence agency director – David Estes, the deputy director of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, in the critically acclaimed television series Homeland. Jamie is a young American actress known for her breakout role as the werewolf Danielle on the award-winning television series True Blood.”
The company believes that both these characters come to life in the game with David and Jamie lending their physical performance, voice, and likeness to the role. More on the in-game details are expected to arrive at a later date.
Shadow Fall is the sixth game in the entire Killzone series and the fourth for consoles. The game takes place 30 years after the events of Killzone 3. Set in an age of interplanetary colonization, Killzone: Shadow Fall is currently scheduled for a 2013 release exclusively for Sony’s PlayStation 4. Check out more about the story below.