VIDEO SUMMARY
In the third developer diary video for CI Games’ newly-released brutal Action-RPG title, Lords of the Fallen, the developer describes the careful balance in creating a rewarding and challenging gameplay experience without frustration and tedium. Along those lines, the team created bosses with special objectives (and resulting rewards) and deep combat mechanics and customization to allow gamers to play according to their own style. The weapon and armor types, the in-depth crafting system, magic abilities and level design ultimately create a gameplay system that revolves around dynamic combat and elaborate showdowns that feel fresh and engaging for players.
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Who Needs a Gun When You Have a Sword Which Shoots Other Swords?
One of my favorite staples of The Legend of Zelda series of games that has long faded in years gone by, and which cannot come back quickly enough for my liking, was Link's ability to fire beams of energy from his sword. It was almost coveted in the original game, as you had to retain a full life meter in order for it to work, but in later games, the effectiveness was greatly diminished.
But in the original game, the shots looked less like energy, and more like... well, swords being shot from his sword. But where does one come up with an idea such as that? Did it come from the same part of Miyamoto's imagination which beget floating blocks and flowers which grant their bearers the ability to throw balls of fire?
Or might it have come from this, a movie called "The Sword & the Sorcerer?"
Call me uncultured, but this is the first time I've been made aware of the existence of this film, which was made in 1982, well before the original Zelda's 1986 release date. So, ponder that as you will.
And, those who do know of the movie should perhaps also know this: a sequel is being made, called "Tales of an Ancient Empire" and starring Kevin "Hercules" Sorbo.
Perhaps if that passes Miyamoto's eyes, he might consider bringing back the long-lost art of sword-shooting.
