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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85040, member: 27"] Game Freak's ditching Pokémon to chase NieR vibes with a post-apocalyptic action RPG dropping this summer. What Game Freak just showed off [LIST] [*]The Pokémon studio is swinging for something wildly different here, and they're calling it a fresh challenge for the team [*]Beast of Reincarnation got teased at the Summer Xbox Game Showcases with a reveal trailer that didn't show a ton of actual gameplay [*]Today's Xbox Developer Direct gave everyone a way better look at what this thing actually is, and people are feeling pretty good about it [/LIST] The setup for this whole thing [LIST] [*]Earth's basically toast by the year 4026, and Japan got wrecked by The Blight, which is this parasitic plant situation that killed off most humans [*]Humanity bailed on their bodies and uploaded themselves into Golems, these mechanical constructs that have since fallen apart over time [*]You play as Emma, who's a Sealer that everyone's scared of because she can track down Malefacts (these plant-animal hybrids) and absorb their corruption straight into herself [*]Her hair is literally a living vine because of this curse, and that design choice bleeds into how she moves around and fights [*]She's got Koo with her, a dog companion, and their relationship is central to everything [*]The world still has warmth and trust mixed in with all the loneliness and decay [/LIST] How the combat actually works [LIST] [*]Game Freak's blending of fast action with strategic menu commands in a way that looks similar to Final Fantasy VII Remake's system [*]Emma and Koo each have separate skill trees that you unlock as you progress [*]Their bond levels up as you play, which opens more abilities, and what one does affects what the other can pull off [*]When you build enough energy during fights, you can pop open a menu that slows time and fire off Koo's special attacks [*]Parrying is huge here because nailing the timing lets you stack buffs through Spirit Stones, which rewards players who can execute clean defensive plays [/LIST] The vibe check [LIST] [*]This game's atmosphere is giving serious NieR energy with the haunting soundtrack and the whole nature-reclaims-everything aesthetic [*]The Golems wandering around as broken shells of uploaded human consciousness add to that melancholic sci-fi feel [*]Verdant environments contrast with the apocalyptic backdrop as Emma and Koo push through their journey [*]The goal is to take down the Beast of Reincarnation itself, which seems to be the big bad driving the plot [/LIST] When you can actually play it [LIST] [*]Beast of Reincarnation launches this summer on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S everywhere at once [*]Game Freak's clearly putting serious effort into making Emma's story land, and based on what they've shown, this one's worth watching [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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