Earlier this week, Chinese developer NetEase released the first trailer for their new mobile game Project M, and fans noticed how the game's visuals, sound, gameplay, and characters are clearly similar to Riot's popular shooter, VALORANT. The test beta for Project M will start on Aug. 4, and players have shared some clips and images that show more of the game's striking similarities.
Project M is a 5v5 tactical shooter with the objective to plant or defuse the bomb depending if the team is attacking or defending, but fans quickly noticed that a lot of the gameplay elements are similar to VALORANT's.
There are character abilities that will remind you of Sage's ice wall, Brim's smokes, Sova's recon arrow and drone, and Reyna's flash in VALORANT, and even some of the character designs look like copy-cats of Omen and Sage.
For instance, here's a look at an ability similar to Reyna's flash:
Here, you'll see characters that will remind you of Omen and Sage.
Here's another look at the Omen-like character in Project M:
Even the lobby and character selection screens in Project M look similar:
Here are more gameplay images:
This kind of reminds me of Haven's A site (heaven area).
Even the texture of the smokes in Project M look like Omen's or Brimstone's.
Check out the gamplay videos that showcase more of Project M's similarities:
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It's going to be interesting to see if Riot will respond to accuasations of NetEase's new mobile game being a rip-off of their popular shooter.
Still craving for the real VALORANT mobile game? Riot has already confirmed plans to make a mobile version of VALORANT, but no offiical release date has been announced yet.
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