Absolver (You got Journey In My Dark Souls)

~E3 has come and gone and with it many new games were announced, Of course almost all of the big named games that we expected to show up made appearances. But what was truly eye catching this year was the new Ip's that are coming to the current gen systems this year and beyond that will surely give the bigger AAA games a run for their game of the year crowns. One such game that has my eye is Absolver which is being co-developed by Sloclap and Devolver Digital, Absolver is a game that takes melee combat, emergent narrative, and strategic attacks to the next level. To someone who simply looks at the reveal trailer that came out a few weeks back the game looks like a simple fighting game however looks are deceiving, The player customizes not only their character but the fighting stances they take and the moves that they do while they are in that stance. In other words a player can fine tune his or her characters to fight how they want them to, eliminating hardcoded class systems. Added on top of this is a story that is told by reaching certain areas in the game and exploring the world which is also occupied by other player controlled characters. Going even further with running into other player controlled characters, you have the option of teaming up with them and going on a co-op journey through the story building friendships with your partner and getting into some pretty intense melee fights. But since you can't verbally talk to each other when you first meet you must use a gesturing system to try and feel each other out, if you want to swing on each other like no tomorrow that's just fine. But if you want to team up and advance together that also works......if you want to turn around and beat the shit out of your friend that's also an option. Lets not forget to mention that you also learn moves from getting hit with them by other characters in the game as you advance. The world is an open world environment set for you to explore and get into some bad ass fists fights (there are also swords that can be used and magic spells that can be learned if anyone is wondering, but the weapons you use can break or be disarmed if you aren't careful with your attacks) that will lead to some sweaty palmed curse word filled moments of rage and enjoyment. The Idea of taking an open world, combining a strategic fighting system called the Combat Deck, using emergent story telling, and finally adding in other player controlled characters who may or may not try fighting you, joining you, or outright betraying you is one that I can gladly get behind. This game could shape up to be something we haven't seen yet so I know I'm going to keep my eyes on this game for sure. Checkout the gameplay video for Absolver above to see a sample of what the whole game will offer when it finally releases and checkout the video below to see the reveal trailer that came out a few weeks back. Also make sure you keep your eyes locked to the fiendfix.