If you missed checking out BECUZUS’ demo back in February for their upcoming Souls-like VANRAN, you’re getting a second chance, this time with a refined experience. Available now on Steam, the new demo features redesigned major parts of the game’s structure and direction, with the goal to rebuild VANRAN‘s overall gameplay flow and player experience.
As such, the team has also released a new trailer giving players a look at these new gameplay features.
If you’ve never heard of VANRAN before, this dark fantasy action RPG tells the tale of Caleb, who for 100 years, stood as the shield of the Northern Frontier. He watched hundreds of souls vanish into the abyss, thrown in by the very royalty he swore to protect. His rebellion was met with steel, where his brothers-in-arms had became his executioners. To escape their blades, he chose the fall. Now a fallen human slave wields a sealed blade to begin the rebellion again.
As one would expect from a Souls-like, you’ll need to parry and move in order to strike your foes at the right moment. You must master the art of active parry to catch and return the momentum of your opponent’s strike, all while weaving in and out of combat.
Along with the armies of the Demon Realm, you’ll face gigantic monuments known as the Govu. These encounters are not mere bosses but are multi-stage fights, taking a cue from Shadow of the Colossus where you’ll need to literally scale these monsters to cut them down.