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Empyreal

Empyreal
Caenyx's avatar
https://twitter.com/Caenyx_/status/1902334306342859165

After spending some time trying out the current demo on steam I think the game has some great potentials in the action RPG genre.

It's a nice blend of fast action combat, character building and exploration that we all know and love. The futuristic dystopian setting is one of my favorites as well so that's also a plus in my book.

As for the game itself, I work in graphic design and UI/UX so I always appreciate when I see developers put their attention to details for the game UI and the actual world/stages.

For the combat and gameplay, I think it's abit early to tell but so far I think it's pretty fluid and designed to reward the players pretty well for trying to learn the different mechanics. I enjoyed the first boss alot when it finally clicked for me.

And then there's the class/gear system, we only have presets in the demo so I can't really tell how it will be in the final version but there's a decent amount of variety so I hope there's more to come. I enjoyed all the classes availble because they play pretty different too.

All in all a hidden gem I glad I found thanks to Just. Looking forward to try the game on release this upcoming May.

Irenkovsk's avatar

I also liked the character customization and NPC missions that impact the story. The dark atmosphere and stylish design give it a mysterious feel.

https://twitter.com/IrenkoRivera/status/1905367708092297410

Konquest's avatar

I mostly focus on dodging and reloading I keep forgetting to heal and use the special abilities :P To be honest, I'm a casual at best in this genre.

https://twitter.com/Konquest54/status/1904002637823197270

Luka Zaharin's avatar

I got curious about this game because of this platform so I checked it out. It is not my usual type of game, but I really enjoyed exploring the map and I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. What stood out to me and made me really like playing, was the general aesthetic and their way to use light to create a great atmosphere. I like beautiful games and this one certainly keeps up with my expectations!

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JHenckes's avatar

The game has a lot of cool mechanics: a fluid gameplay, challenging battles from weaker monsters to good boss battles!

But what struck me most about the game was how unique its classes are. The style of gameplay using the Glaive is very much focused on parrying and dodging and returning immense damage. The mace + shield gameplay style is focused on taking damage and controlling the combat to take down enemies, movement is no longer the main focus. And finally, the cannon class has very nice ranged combat with few melee moments. The damage is thunderous with their abilities, and I found them the most difficult class to play.

But it was exactly these big differences that delighted me most about the game. I played the same maps using different classes and the experience was totally different. What's more, the skills have options within the class itself, which allows for even greater variation. That for me is the game's most positive point!

https://twitter.com/JHenckes/status/1896297464648573113

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Here I will explain in more detail why I like Empyreal.

The truth is I like Empyreal because it's an RPG and as such I like RPGs, but what Empyreal has is that it has a world of possibilities to create enemies, scenarios and/or events with the cartograms, just imagine the possibility that some cartograms have a theme of a swamp, a volcano or even an abandoned cyberpunk city, and in each of these cartograms there could be different minions with different effects, like in the swamp all the enemies could give poison with each hit, in the volcano fire and in the cyberpunk one... well I can't think of anything there, but you get my idea.

And these same cartograms could have events depending on the difficulty, like rain and when being attacked with ice the effect is easier to apply, or maybe that the lightning is more effective (I'm talking about affecting the player, not the enemies)

Another important point of Empyreal is its graphics. Empyreal's graphics are very good; just by looking at the shadows and lighting, you realize they've made an effort to provide the highest possible quality. And that's a very positive point.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIYO0LxO2uD

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