Digital Extremes, the studio behindWarframe, is putting a whole lot of marketing effort in pushing the game’s fancy new flagship content update. The upcomingWarframe: 1999promises to push the game intoan exciting new direction, and we’re getting a demo to show it off in short order.
More specifically, Digital Extremes has just announced thatWarframe: 1999is due to receive a sizeable demo around mid-October. If that sounds like a repeat of something that might’ve happened already, you’re not entirely wrong. The recentLotus Eaters questlinewas kind-of-sort-of a prologue to1999, though it turned out to be extremely short and unsatisfying in the end. We did getthe AX-52, at least, but it’s not likeWarframeis lacking in the weapon department. So, the October demo is poised to deliver a tad more1999goodness, and it sure does sound fancy.
Warframe: 1999 demo is coming soon, featuring the Protokol Longsword
As perDigital Extremes’ recent announcement, the newWarframe: 1999demo is going to release on October 16, and it will deliver our first in-depth look at the DLC’s offerings. We’ll be getting all of the following content as part of this update:
The only way to unlock the Protokol skin for our Longsword weapon class will be to complete theWarframe: 1999demo in its entirety. A solid incentive if there ever was one, I’d say. This sword and the AX-52 will fit quite nicely with the rest of theProtokol weapons inspired by the oldDark Sectortitle, which I may or may not be a fan of.
Things are looking quite snazzy overall, then, and I’ve got to say I am quite fond ofWarframe: 1999‘s new retro-futuristic aesthetic.Revisiting the ’90sin what is, ostensibly, a retrofit of theDark Sectorstoryline intoWarframe‘s main narrative is something I’ve wanted for years now. In the interim, I quit playingWarframeand picked upDestiny 2in its stead, which worked greatuntil very recently. Now, with1999on the horizon,I see myself getting back intoWarframeeven if only for a little while, and even if only for the sake of nostalgia.
One thing’s for sure: it’s hard to argue against the fact that Digital Extremes is extremely keen on pushingWarframeinto all sorts of directions, both for the better and for the worse. Let’s hope that1999ends up being every bit as promising as it looks.
