Judas Should Come Out of the Gate Swinging

Summary

Judas needs to reveal a release date to meet the "before March 2025" launch goal.
The next Judas reveal should showcase a wealth of story and gameplay details.

There are plenty of reasons why BioShock fans might be anticipating the release of Judas, but Ken Levine, the name behind it all, is likely the biggest reason. Levine is known for his beloved brainchild, BioShock, but Judas has continuously proved itself to be one of the developer's most intriguing ideas yet, whether that be its Roguelike elements or its innovative Narrative LEGO system. Unfortunately, despite being revealed around two years ago and only getting one additional trailer, Judas is still in a limbo of sorts, and needs another reveal, pronto.

Whenever Judas does finally show its face again, whatever it reveals needs to pack a punch. As far as how Judas can accomplish that, there are three very important things it must include in order to do so.

What to Expect From Judas in 2025

With the release of Judas rapidly approaching, fans can expect an update on the game very soon, along with its distinct features once it arrives.

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By Josh Cotts

Judas' Next Reveal Needs to Pack a Punch

Judas' Next Reveal Needs to Include a Release Date

One of Judas' biggest problems right now is the fact that it was revealed two years ago and has yet to be given a release date. Since its reveal, Ken Levine has spoken with different publications about the game's progress, its defining features, and a bit of what players can expect from it. However, despite how far along Judas seems to be in development, at least from what Levine has revealed and what each of the game's trailers has shown, its release window remains a mystery. The lack of a formal release date announcement is made even more problematic by the fact that Take-Two Interactive, Ghost Story Games' owner, has previously intimated that Judas would launch sometime "before March 2025."

As of now, January is over halfway done, and there is still no word on Judas' release date. What's worse is that February 2025 is utterly stacked with major game releases, including Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization 7, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. As such, if Judas is still targeting a release window of "before March 2025," it needs to hop on the opportunity quickly to announce an actual release date, and there is arguably no better way to do that than in a trailer at its next reveal.

Assuming Judas gets one more trailer before it finally launches, it should include a release date for the game, even if that release date ends up being much later than Take-Two originally anticipated it would be.

Judas' Next Reveal Needs to Include More Story and Gameplay

Another thing Judas should be sure to include in its next reveal is more of the game's story and gameplay. For starters, what has been revealed of Judas' gameplay makes it largely look like a BioShock clone, and while that is understandable, considering Ken Levine is the creator of BioShock, Judas will need more than its spiritual predecessor's well-oiled formula to distinguish it, especially in 2025. Additionally, while the premise for Judas has been formally revealed in previous trailers for the game, the deepest working parts of its narrative have really only been mentioned by Levine in interviews with the press. It would be nice to see a future Judas reveal disclose more of its story than merely the setup for that story.

One of Judas' biggest problems right now is the fact that it was revealed two years ago and has yet to be given a release date.

It's currently unclear whether Judas will get another reveal anytime soon, but it would make sense for it to if Take-Two wants to meet its "before March 2025" release date goal. Perhaps Take-Two and Ghost Story Games already have another reveal planned for Judas in the next couple of weeks, which would potentially settle the aforementioned issues. Regardless, whenever it comes, Judas' next reveal needs a release date above all else, but some more information on the game's story and a more extensive look at its gameplay would be welcomed as well.

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