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FPS Classic ‘Hexen II’ Receiving Spiritual Successor in ‘GRAVEN’
Raven Software’s Hexen and Hexen II broke out of the Doom clones in the 90s with their own melding of RPG and first-person shooter elements set against a dark fantasy setting. And for those that missed that, 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, together with developer Slipgate Ironworks, have the next best thing with GRAVEN.
Announced for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, GRAVEN is set to hit next year. Much like Hexen II, GRAVEN features a “gruesome medieval world of deities and monstrosities”, created with “a stark late 90s aesthetic” in mind with modern development tools.
The story involves you as a faithful priest of the Orthogonal order, exiled for a crime of retaliation against the order for sacrificing your adoptive daughter. You live again in a small boat, adrift in a swamp. A stranger ferries you to solid ground and bestows upon you vague instructions, along with a mysterious staff and book. Your job is to hunt down the foul heretical sects responsible for conjuring plagues and twisting the natural order of the seasons.
Wielding an array of powers and weapons (up to 30 weapons, by the way), you’ll be journeying across three expansive, open-ended regions, and scour the lands to purge evil. You’ll also face the occasional environmental puzzle, and must find hidden gold to upgrade weapons and spells at blacksmiths and alchemists. Play solo, with one friend in split-screen co-op, or even in a party of four online for complete arcane chaos.
If you were wondering just where Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was all this time, you won’t have to wait much longer. Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Asobo Studio have announced via a new trailer that the game will launch for the Xbox Series, Day One with Xbox Game Pass, as well as PlayStation 5 and Steam on August 27.
Pre-orders are open now, and include the Heritage Pack DLC and an in-game digital artbook.
Set 15 years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, play as Sophia, a fierce young plunderer, on the run and determined to uncover the secrets of her past. Dive into an original story blending combat, myth and fate with a brand new take in the universe of A Plague Tale.
Sophia’s journey leads to the Minotaur’ Island, where she faces deadly trials, navigates treacherous trails, solves puzzles, all while fighting and staying one step ahead of the army chasing her. But the true challenge awaits, as the terrifying creature hidden behind the myth will soon resonate with her.
Followed by many enemies, each drawn to the Island to reclaim a mysterious treasure, you must navigate a treacherous maze. Rely on your agility, tricks and sharp reflexes to outsmart enemies, perfect your parries, and unleash powerful strikes to survive deadly encounters. Players will shift between the Middle Age of Sophia and ancient Minoan times, where echoes of the past shape the battles of the present.
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