Struct 9 released new alpha gameplay footage for the prologue of their upcoming hack-and-slash medieval game, द फॉलन किंग्स. The four minute video gives you a look at the gorgeously designed environments, the physics-based destruction from an ongoing siege, and the one-on-one dueling mechanics.
Conceptually the game is basically what you would have expected from Ubisoft’s सम्मान के लिए, or rather what was originally pitched of the game during its E3 debut. Unfortunately the final product for सम्मान के लिए was nothing like the pitch, and instead of getting a mix of वांशिक योद्धा पूरा करती है Bushido ब्लेड we instead ended up with a crappy, grind-heavy Ubisoft game.
के लिए गेमप्ले द फॉलन किंग्स is closer to the likes of EA’s प्रभु के छल्ले के games for sixth-gen consoles.
Combat is plodding and weighty, and it only takes a few hits to dispose of enemies (or to be disposed of by enemies). You can check out the alpha gameplay preview below.
So I talked a little bit about the good above, but now it’s time to talk about the bad.
The most obvious drawback to the game are the combat and movement animations.
The basic horizontal strike to the head looks good, and the spinning slash isn’t bad, but the downward swing from the right shoulder toward the leg looks a little sloppy, and the blending between that specific move into the guard has too much snap to it, making it look almost like the player-character is clicking from one animation to the next.
Smoother transitions would go a long way in making the fights look a lot more fluid and natural.
There’s also an issue with the ready poses. The main boss at the end of the clip has his feet kind of sliding back and forth across the ground almost as if he’s gliding. Stationary footing would also go a long way in making the animations seem more polished.
Overall, though, the concept for द फॉलन किंग्स is nice, and the ability to thwart or engage in sieges is a cool feature. Hopefully they just work on polishing the game up, and it might even turn out to be a solid alternative to पर्वत और ब्लेड.
आप के बारे में अधिक सीख सकते हैं द फॉलन किंग्स पर जाकर सरकारी वेबसाइट. The game, as indicated in the video above, is still in the alpha stage so it’s a long ways off from completion, but you can play-test the alpha via the गेमजॉल्ट पेज.
