IGN has shared a 10-minute preview of the upcoming future-of-law-enforcement FPS Robocop: Rogue City, and I'm sorry to say that despite our 2022 optimism, it really doesn't look very good.
Robocop: Rogue City is set between the events of Robocop 2 and Robocop 3, neither of which I can remember a thing about. (I can't even say with certainty that I've ever actually seen Robocop 3.) But I'm enough of a fan of the original to say that all the surface-level trappings appear to be present: The gun, the partner, the put-upon sergeant, the overworked cops, the crumbling city. What I don't see, though, is the heart and soul, or even the brain, that made the film such a subversive and effective satire. That aspect of the game is probably more suited for a full review, yes, but I see nothing in this preview that suggests any part of it is going to land with the impact of, say, a "Dick, I'm very disappointed."
