The first chapter in Inversion is the game’s prologue, which is also called Inversion.
It is a short mission that introduces the main characters, Davis Russel and Leo Delgado, as well as the antagonists, the Lutadores.
Description
“Life often makes us regret things weve done and things we havent. We often desire about going back in time to fix everything when its too late. All thats left now are memories…”
Prologue
Inversion begins with a cutscene showing Davis Russel, already captured by the Lutadore along with his partner, Leo Delgado. We notice that the Lutadores are humanoids, but they speak an unknown language.
Davis has some final thoughts regarding his life before the invasion. After the cutscene we jump directly into action, and we gain control over Davis who commands a mounted turret.
On the other side of the street we can observe multiple enemies inside a demolished building (second floor).
The first objective is to kill all enemies in the building, using the mounted turret.
Combat Tip: To complete this goal, we wont focus on our enemies. Instead, we concentrate our fire on the buildings sustaining pillars. If we destroy them the building will fall to the ground, killing all enemies nearby.
After we take out all Lutadores using the strategy above, a new cutscene starts, showing their leader who captured Leo Delgado and Davis Russel. The short cutscene ends and we are able to control Davis again, but this time, we are on the streets of Vanguard City, attacked by a new wave of enemies.
Combat Tip: Just like in most third-person shooters, staying in cover is vital. Inversion follows the same rule, and we should always remember that our character can take only a fixed amount of damage. To maintain his health, we must use all objects nearby as covers. We also have to remember that a head-shot is a deadly shot; therefore, we aim for our enemies heads. Blind-fire also plays an important role in the game. Firing while we stand behind cover, will keep our enemies at bay.
As soon as we take out several Lutadores we observe that we begin to float, and then the world turns upside-down. We constantly fire even when we float, and after we land, we take cover behind the first object we see.
Combat Tip: It is very important to remember that in Inversion, gravity can be manipulated. For now, only or enemies can do it, but later we will learn how to use this ability. If we are attacked while floating we have to maintain an aggressive state. If we stop firing and wait to land, we will be killed.
After we hit the ground we push forward on the building which was turned around. We kill all Lutadores on the building, and then we watch the final cutscene of the first mission.
Looks like the Lutadore intend to use us to please their gods. The prologue ends here and we start the next chapter: Vanguard Down.
