DRAMA, independent developers of the upcoming realistic FPS body-cam game, Unrecord, respond to community rumors that the gameplay footage is fake.
Unrecord is an upcoming first-person-shooter title built on the Unreal 5 engine and just dropped a new early gameplay footage trailer online. One of the main draws of the gameplay is the realistic nature of the visuals — setting the player in the center of an armed conflict as an officer of the law.
Users across the internet and gaming community were blown away by the realism of the trailer. However, while the trailer may have had the intended effect of stirring up interest in the title, the visual accuracy of it may have been too good for some.
According to a recent blog post the small team responded to rumors that the gameplay footage may be “faked” or a scam, stating:
There have been many doubts raised about the authenticity of the gameplay. The game is developed on Unreal Engine 5, and the game footage is captured from an executable and played using a keyboard and mouse.
They go on to say:
Considering the high production costs of a video game and our global reputation at stake, if Unrecord were a scam, it would be a blockbuster scam. Therefore, it is logically not one. We do not use any real videos or external rendering to Unreal Engine for the creation of Unrecord. Unrecord is (un)real.
This is not the first time that doubts have been raised about the authenticity of game footage, especially when that footage is mind-blowingly good. Notoriously, The Day Before, a zombie-survival game developed by a small indie team, has suffered from similar accusations after several delays, trademark issues, and a large disparity in graphics between the game’s trailers.
For elaboration — creating a pre-rendered video clip with amazing graphics is still a feat, but a much easier one when compared to creating a fully-functioning video game with the same high-fidelity visuals. These pre-rendered videos are not indicative of what players may experience when actually playing the game, setting the community up for unrealistic expectations.
There’s no indication or evidence that the trailer shown by DRAMA is faked, and we’ll have to wait and see if the title lives up to gamers’ expectations.
Interested users can wishlist and follow Unrecord on Steam.
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