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## Video: E3 Inside Scoop: Evolve Interview

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_Published 2014-06-21. Players are rarely, if ever,  given an experience where they can inhabit the mind of a Frankenstein-like monster who is constantly on the defensive. That's where Evolve steps in._


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## Transcript

The story has evolved. Is set in the distant future, in a frontier like galaxy. There's a frontier planet called Sheer, that's been colonized by humanity. And then, the monsters show up. And we know that, when the monsters come to a planet, life stops. And, the hunters are called in as sort of the last ditch effort of the colonials to save the planet and rescue the population. [ MUSIC ] In Evolve, we have a four versus one competitive and cooperative match. So, you have four hunters who each have four unique classes. There's an assault class, a trapper class, a medic class, and a support class.

The four hunters have to work together very closely in order to take down the monster. You have to use all of your abilities in tandem. Trappers use their trapping ability. To trap and contain the monster in a place. That allows other characters like the assault characters and the support characters to come in and help do damage to the monster. Aah! Yeah! Bring it on big boy! Support characters can also have a tactical capability. Bucket, for example, is able to throw out. Sentry guns. And that lets him control a space, making it a little more safe for the hunters to be in that space when the monster comes barreling in.

And then, of course the medic can be really a pivotal role for a team, because the medic's the linchpin that kinda keeps the team alive while they're doing damage. You're not completely dead. Not if, I can help it.

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