Une interview Matthew Karch (Saber Interactive), au sujet de Will Rock, le Serious-Sam-Like, est proposée chez Gamespot. Même s’il précise qu’il n’a jamais été question de copier Serious Sam, il ne renie pas du tout les similitudes avec le titre de Croteam :
The most obvious resemblance is the numbers of onscreen opponents. Battles in Will Rock will be intense–tons of opponents and carnage. However, as we are not slated for release until late this year, we are targeting a slightly more powerful machine. Thus, the visuals will be more detailed and there will be more of an emphasis on special effects.
En ce qui concerne les différences de gameplay, Will Rock semble s’orienter vers un mix entre le grand défouloir à frags, et les moments plus calmes avec franchissements et puzzles. L’environement serait également un élément supplémentaire de gameplay :
Will Rock will have much more interaction with environments, including the most realistic breakable objects you have ever seen and some morphing geometry.
[…] One of the twists in Will Rock is that in addition to the standard opponents, the environment itself will also be a formidable foe. Thus, for example, statues will come alive and attack the player, and walls, columns, and bridges will crumble before the player’s eyes. Part of our strategy is to limit the amount of static geometry in the game to make the whole world come to life.
Le développement du jeu n’en est qu’à son début, mais il est pourtant prévu pour 2002.
