For those who watched the Nodusfall trailer throughout Gamescom’s Opening Evening Reside and, like me, thought the combo of Elden Ring‘s aesthetic and Monster Hunter’s fights sounded superior, however have been anxious about promoting your soul to the god of gacha, fret not!
Nodusfall is not only a visible departure for HoYoverse, swapping the colourful anime aesthetic for one thing gloomier, it additionally represents a (partial) change in enterprise mannequin.
In accordance with the devs, “Nodusfall can be a free-to-play, long-term recreation. What we will share at the moment is that characters are usually not obtained via random attracts. We hope to permit gamers to unlock this core gameplay expertise via continued play. Beauty monetization is a vital avenue we can be contemplating.”
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In my hands-on, the 4 out there characters could possibly be customised with completely different outfits, hairstyles and equipment, and I can think about people dropping some money on some new matches for his or her boss-slaying crew, however it’s a reduction to know that I will not must undergo RNG hell or wipe out my checking account simply to play as a surly warrior who can remodel right into a dual-wielding large.
Gamescom is completely stuffed with the standard anime solid gacha video games this 12 months, so it is a nice shock to see the studio finest recognized for them making an attempt one thing a wee bit completely different. It feels completely different, too. Not like Genshin or Zenless Zone Zero, however not precisely like Elden Ring or Monster Hunter, regardless of them each being apparent inspirations. The fights are a bit extra forgiving, for one, and in addition snappier and extra fast-paced.
I’ve solely simply completed sending a trio of bosses again to no matter afterlife they go to, so I’ve nonetheless gotta digest what I performed, however Nodusfall undoubtedly makes an awesome first impression. Verify again within the subsequent couple of days for my full hands-on preview.