Hard Truck: Apocalypse Preview

WorthPlaying is offering up a detailed preview of Hard Truck: Apocalypse, after recently spending some firsthand time with Targem’s vehicular action RPG. An excerpt to follow:

Hard Truck Apocalypse is a lush 3D game that sports a smooth “second-generation” appearance. Its models are in the low polygon range, and its textures are fairly detailed. I am absolutely not one of those elitists who penalize any new game that comes along for not re-inventing the wheel with ever-increasing graphics muscle. In my opinion, performance and art are more important than expanding boundaries. With that in mind, the efforts Targem is putting into this game appear to be aimed at providing a solid foundation that will look good and perform well across a wide spectrum of different hardware configurations. Long story short, if you haven’t spent $4,000 on your computer, you should still be able to install and enjoy Hard Truck Apocalypse. If I had to be ominously judgmental, I’d say the only thing that this game could use is a darker, grittier paintjob. Everything is bright and rich, not at all the color scheme I usually associate with a dead world.