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Dispatch is a comedic, strategy, narrative-focused game where you're the manager of a team of dysfunctional heroes. Read on to learn how it plays, what it's about, and everything else we know so far.
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Dispatch Gameplay
Dispatch follows the same format as previous Telltale Games. Thus, here, players influence the narrative through dialogue choices and quick-time events while managing a team of heroes. Unlike Telltale's The Walking Dead and other such games, players do not move Robert Robertson in a 3D environment. However, they are able to control his decisions when dispatching heroes. Players use a city map to track and respond to various incidents. These require characters with certain stats, so success hinges on matching a hero or heroes' skillset to the specific demands of the incident. Z-Team's stats can be upgraded, and their performance can improve based on their synergies with other team members.
Episodes often feature gimmicks, such as members sabotaging each other and hacking mini-games (which have their own sets of twists). Ultimately, the overall outcome of a shift, including any branching interactions, is shaped by player choice.
Dispatch Story Plot
Dispatch follows Robert Robetson, aka Mecha Man, a third-generation superhero who has been forced into early retirement after his high-tech mech suit is completely destroyed in a battle. Now powerless and needing money to rebuild his suit and pursue his father's killer, Robert takes a seemingly mundane new job at the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN). His role is no longer fighting crime directly, but sitting at a desk and dispatching a roster of misfits to various emergencies across the city.
Robert's real challenge, though, revolves around managing Z-Team, a group of rehabilitated ex-supervillains who are working off their penance through the company's Phoenix Program. The story is influenced by player choice, as Robert strives to earn respect, keep the city safe, and ultimately get back to their calling as a hero.
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