Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-08)

ThisWitcher-esqueaction-RPGservesup

a fantasyspinon17thcenturycolonialism,

asa militarisedempiredescendsonan

idyllic,magicalisland.Yourcharacter

arrivesin themiddleoftheconflict

seekinga curetoa disease,andwill

havetochoosewhethertosidewiththe

shamanisticnativesortheforeignsettlers.

Indeed,choiceisGreedfall’s keyfocus,

witheachquestofferinga multitude

ofpathstocompletingit.Disputescan

beresolvedwithcombat,butalsowith

diplomacyordeception,andhowyou

choosetoapproachsituationswill,the

developerpromises,affecttheworld

aroundyouinallmannerofways.Q

It lookslikeMinecraft, it soundslike

Minecraft, itsmellslikeMinecraft... but

it’sdefinitelynotMinecraft.Dungeonsis,

in fact,a moredivergentspin-offthanwe

wereexpecting,swappingfromthefirst-

personperspectivetoa top-downviewfor

Diablo-esqueaction-RPGcombat.

Theartstyleisinstantlyrecognisable,

andyou’llbebattlingfamiliarfoes,butthe

similaritiesendthere.Insteadofcrafting

andbuilding,you’rebashingandlooting.

You’llbeabletoquestwithuptothree

friends,andeachofyoucancustomise

yourcharactertospecialiseinyour

preferredformofcombat– fromtankingin

meleetoloosingoffarrowswitha bow.Q

ABOVEWe’re

lovingthe

character

designsNinja

Theoryhas

cookedup.

LEFTMonsters

populate

Greedfall’s

mysticalisland.

FAR LEFTThis

spin-offcaught

us by surprise,

and looks

likea great

opportunity

for somecouch

co-op.

052 THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE

E3 2019

Support– andboasts their own unique set

ofabilities.Thesecan be further tweaked

withmodsearned during play to reach your

perfectcombatstyle.

You’llneedtoadapt to each map, too,

usingenvironmental hazards to your

advantage.Foescan be hurled into the

pathofanoncoming train, pulled onto a

deadlyelectricfence or booted down into a

firepit.Toasty.Q

GREEDFALL

MINECRAFT

DUNGEONS

four-on-fouronline

beat-’em-upisn’t

exactlywhatwewere

expectingfromthenext

projectfromHellblade

studioNinjaTheory,

butBleedingEdge’s colourful

chaoshasalreadywonusover.

WithdevelopmentledbyRahni

Tucker,whoservedasthecombat

designerforDmC:DevilMayCry,

thefocusis onquickmeleecombos

asyouandyourteambattletocontrolthe

objectives.Withalleightplayersscrapping

atonce,matchesinBleedingEdgearea

frenzyofwackyattacks.

Thegame’scastisfulltobursting

withbizarrecyborgwarriors,froma fire-

breathingheavymetalguitaristtoa burly

punkwhocanturnintoa motorcycle.

Eachfighterfitsroughlyintooneof

threearchetypes– Assassin,Heavyor

BLEEDING

EDGE

Q PUBLISHER XBOX GAME STUDIOS / DEVELOPER NINJA THEORY / ETA 2019

Q PUBLISHER FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE /

DEVELOPER SPIDERS / ETA SEPTEMBER 2019

Q PUBLISHER XBOX GAME STUDIOS /

DEVELOPER MOJANG / ETA SPRING 2020