Sony has now issued the very first PlayStation State of Play of 2021. The presentation came as a sudden surprise, not just as a release but regarding the material of the State of Play, too. That's because today's PlayStation State of Play is focusing on just a single game, the PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars, an upcoming multiplayer vehicular combat game.
The State of Play for Destruction AllStars features a hefty 7 minutes of action for interested PS5 users to check out. The entire video is narrated by Destruction AllStars developer Lucid Games' game director Colin Berry. Berry guides players through the feature and mechanics that make up Destruction AllStars' foundation. The video breaks down Destruction AllStars' four different game modes, with the first half of the video dedicated to the game's base Mayhem mode.
To start, Destruction AllStars players will have their choice of 16 unique characters, each with their own vehicle and hero abilities. There are three subsets within that selection for vehicle type. There are fast medium-sized vehicles, smaller agile vehicles, and sturdy high-damage heavy vehicles. Players will have to find the vehicle-type that suits their playstyle, as the goal of the game is to wreck others that get in the way. Luckily, in Destruction AllStars players will be able to jump in and out of multiple vehicles throughout a match.
Mayhem is a standard free-for-all game mode where the goal is to survive and score points by taking down opponents. Carnado is Destruction AllStars' 8v8 team mode, where players earn points for wrecking others but have to bank points at a central location for them to count. Stockpile is a smaller team-based mode where players collect gears. Stockpile features three banks rather than one. Finally, there's Gridfall. It's a battle royale, last player standing game mode. Players have limited lives and can earn mode mid-round, but once they're gone, they're gone.
All of Destruction AllStars' game modes can be played online and in single-player arcade mode. Though, of course, online will require a subscription to Sony's PlayStation Plus service since Destruction AllStars is not a free-to-play game. It will, however, be a part of February's free PlayStation Plus games on PS5, which should make the price of admission less daunting.
While Destruction AllStars may not be free-to-play, it's designed as it if was. Destruction AllStars features two different currencies. The first, AllStar Coins, is earned through playing online and earning XP. The second, Destruction Points, are only available via real money at launch. A way of earning them through daily/weekly challenges will be added later in 2021. Players can use these currencies to buy cosmetics, which is how Destruction AllStars is monetized for the time being.
Destruction AllStars releases February 2 on PS5.