The different day at TennoCon, Digital Extremes introduced that the founders, Steve Sinclair and Jeff Ross, in addition to different individuals, at the moment are shifting on to deal with a brand-new recreation, titled Soulframe. In the meantime, Rebecca Ford is transitioning to “Creative Director” on the Warframe-side of issues – and admittedly, I’m extremely enthusiastic about what’s to return any longer, particularly given Ford’s achievements inside the firm but additionally due to DE now probably having two large MMOs to their identify!
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As one would possibly work out fairly shortly based mostly on the identify, Soulframe is a special title from Warframe however it has some similarities in a method. Playing in a sister universe, Soulframe gained’t be a religious successor or a sequel or something like that. In truth, whereas Warframe is extra Science-Fiction-oriented with weapons and area ships and whatnot, Soulframe will deal with a narrative set in a Fantasy world of would possibly, magic and a few tech.
Where Warframe is a fast-paced recreation with a deal with weapons (and a few melee fight), Soulframe will reportedly have a deal with sluggish and heavy melee fight in addition to some magic and a few steampunk-level applied sciences. I’m actually enthusiastic about that, not solely due to the fantasy setting but additionally due to how interesting extra melee-centric fight sounds!
The world of Digital Extremes’ new recreation is impressed by works like The Neverending Story and Princess Mononoke. Nature is just not having it anymore and is extremely indignant at what people are doing to it. That’s why nature and business at the moment are at odds – which is one thing I like and adore as an idea. There isn’t a lot else recognized concerning the recreation simply but, though Sinclair did say that it’s partially concerning the destruction of the surroundings!
The conceit is that the world itself is a bit indignant about what’s been performed to it, and the grounds beneath are likely to shift all through the day. So there’s going to be proceduralism inside the cave networks and crevasses and so forth beneath the world.
Geoff Crookes, Creative Director of Soulframe
As Sinclair and Crooke have already beforehand confirmed, although, the sport is at a really early stage of growth for the time being, that means that it’s technically “too early” to announce it however they needed to be clear with their group. The recreation itself may need a playable demo or an early model prepared in a yr, even, that means that there’s loads of time to construct up hype, particularly realizing how nice the lore and writing in Warframe have been prior to now. In the meantime, as talked about beforehand, you’ll have the ability to safe your username by registering over right here on the sport’s web site!
Personally, I’m extremely enthusiastic about all of this. Not solely is made by Digital Extremes who’ve greater than 20 years of expertise within the gaming business and who’ve been doing a unbelievable job with Warframe over the past ten years however it’s additionally impressed by nice works comparable to Studio Ghibli’s “Princess Mononoke”! The concept of nature and business clashing is wonderful and I can’t wait to see the way it’s dealt with in an open-world MMO comparable to this one. Moreover, I’d like to see what aspect we take on this!
At the identical time, although, the prospect of slower-paced and heavier melee-centric fight with some magic sounds extremely cool, even when it might really feel too sluggish relying on its execution. More than something, I can’t wait to see how the procedural technology beneath the face of the world goes to work out within the core gameplay loop. I can’t wait to play it myself!
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