Ashen developer A44 Video games has introduced Flintlock: The Siege of Daybreak, a brand new open-world motion role-playing recreation for the PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Sequence X/S, and PC. The sport options gunplay, axes, and magic, and revolves round a battle between the dwelling and the lifeless.
When will Flintlock: The Siege of Daybreak launch?
A launch date for Flintlock has but to be introduced however A44 Video games and writer Kepler Interactive are focusing on a common launch window of 2022. You possibly can watch an IGN-exclusive announcement trailer beneath.
In Flintlock, “The Door to the Afterlife” has one way or the other opened, permitting the Gods’ military of the lifeless to flee and threaten mortal beings. Forming a coalition to fight the risk, people tackle highly effective Gods and the lifeless with weapons and magic. The protagonist is Nor Vanek, a member of the coalition military, who’s joined by an odd companion named Enki. Enki is provided with magical powers.
An official synopsis reads:
Problem the Gods. Grasp a demanding but rewarding fight system mixing axe wielding, gunplay, magic and extra. Unleash highly effective combos and embrace your creativity with each encounter. Discover a harmful open world. Fly by way of the desert sands, journey by way of cavernous ruins, and unveil the secrets and techniques that lie within the towering Metropolis of Daybreak. Reassemble the Blackstream sappers, a workforce of crack explosives and weaponry specialists, to lend their abilities within the final siege towards the gods.
Opinion: Weapons and magic are at all times welcome
Zarmena writes… I’m affected by open-world RPG fatigue for the time being however give me weapons and magic in a well-executed recreation and I’m again in! The premise isn’t what I discover intriguing about Flintlock, it’s the announcement trailer, which seems to be fairly loopy. That mentioned, I’m acutely aware of the truth that announcement trailers seldom signify the ultimate product so I’ve my fingers crossed that this one seems to be good. Value reiterating that the developer behind Flintlock additionally made Ashen, which obtained optimistic critiques and was nominated for quite a few awards.
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