Vikings and battle royale are like the peanut butter and chocolate of videogames - sure, you might think you’re getting sick of one of them, but put them together? Suddenly you’ve got magic on your hands. Or at least that’s what the small team of indie developers working on Valhall is hoping. Valhall isn’t merely a battle royale, although that’s going to be a major part of it. There’s also a siege mode that works as an introduction to the battle royale, and it’s all taking place in the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology. Combat looks fluid but furious. It’s all swords and axes and bows and arrows, and you’ve got the ability to swap back and forth from first to third person, with dynamic systems for attacks and dodges that adapt to the weapon you’re holding. Developers Blackrose Arts say they’re using early backer feedback, as well as lessons learned from across the battle royale genre, to guide the development process as the studio marches toward a beta phase later this year. The studio has already made important decisions about preventing third-person peeking, for example, and has committed to keeping the game free of pay-to-win elements or loot boxes.
Syndicated from here: Viking battle royale Valhall heads into closed alpha, looks stabby
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