Hunter's Arena: Legends has released a new gameplay trailer after making its debut in March at Game Developer Conference (GDC).
You can watch the game in action in the video below:
Hunter's Arena Legends is a unique MMORPG and Battle Royal hybrid game
When Hunter’s Arena: Legends revealed its gameplay to the public the first time, people have little information about the game. But yesterday, the Korean developer Mantisco have showcased through the trailer more about its gameplay, and it’s far beyond our expectation.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends is the mixture of a Battle Royale game - where you are put in an arena with other players, fighting each other to be the last man standing, and an MMORPG game – at which you can encounter tons of monsters and gain level for slaying them. Mantisco studio has described its gameplay as an “open world RPG Arena” concept.
As the game is mainly about Battle Royale, you are one of 50 players thrown in a small-scale arena and trying to run, collect items, hide and strike the enemies to be the last survival. Especially, the game mostly focuses on melee combat, so the world is decently smaller while comparing with other shooting Battle Royale titles. That was the developers’ intention because they want the brunts to occur much more often while there are almost no range weapons or skills available.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends also brings the vibe of an RPG game as well. You’re not only required to fight with other players but also the monsters as well. The more monsters you killed, the more EXP you’ll gain. It will help you level up, upgrade your skills and find some interesting items.
High risk, High Reward combat style
The game is mainly about melee fighting, so it gives each character a set of skills besides normal attacks. In the trailer, we can see at least 6 playable characters, carefully designed with Unreal Engine 4. They look gorgeous, and their movements and skills are very eye-catching as well.
Combat in Hunter’s Arena: Legends are based on high risk, high reward style. You can see the chart here for clearer illustration:
We can realize that standard attacks are more reliable but don’t bring more advantages comparing with martial arts attack. It’s not certain about how this mechanic will work, but from some footages in the trailer, it’s very promising.
The game will feature three modes, including solo, tag team, and a PVE mode. You can be a solo player, fighting against the world and survive until everyone else dies, or you can participate with other players to form an up-to-three-member squad and fight alongside each other. The developers also bring a PVE mode called “Horde mode” for players who don’t like competing as well. In Horde mode, you and your teammates will have to stand firm against the attacks from various monster waves as long as possible.
The game was promised to come out globally for PC this year. Mantisco has announced that they’ll release it through Steam and will support consoles and mobile later.