This text is written in partnership with UNDECEMBER.
With so many video games vying in your free time, how does LINE Video games’ lately launched ARPG UNDECEMBER differentiate itself? It won’t look like a lot at first look, however as you progress by way of the tutorial and embark in your quest, one factor turns into clear: UNDECEMBER has full participant freedom in terms of sculpting the right character class.
As you step out into the world and are thrust proper into the motion, UNDECEMBER gives gamers a selection of a number of weapons to get them began. Whilst you may assume you’ll be able to solely seize one, gamers can be stunned to see that they aren’t restricted in how they progress by way of the tutorial. In case you simply can not take care of ranged assaults, go together with the sword and rise up shut and private with some enemies. There are not any conditions for wielding any weapon.
Very like weapons, talent factors additionally operate otherwise in UNDECEMBER. The talent bushes are various however have some basic overlap when it comes to rising base stats. Whereas it’d look daunting, the system feels nice and rewards you for maxing out the entire talent bushes somewhat than opting into one. It’s smart to stage up every talent, even when your particular playstyle has you favoring one talent over the opposite.
On the subject of leveling up, the intriguing Zodiac system offers you granular management over what your character can do. Throughout a grid of constellations, gamers can be given the selection of which expertise they wish to study and the place they wish to spend stat factors. All characters may have three fundamental stats they’ll improve: Power, Intelligence, and Dexterity. Every level-up awards you factors to place into these stats.
If ranged fight is your forte, a talent tree devoted to accuracy and evasiveness will allow you to hone your techniques on the battlefield. In case you take pleasure in brute power, a unique tree with expertise for assault power and velocity will provide you with the sting towards your foes. The most effective half is that UNDECEMBER helps you to undo and reset your stats at will.
Utilizing skills, assaults, or strategies in UNDECEMBER makes use of the Rune system. There’s no set order for expertise on this recreation, so while you discover one thing, it’s yours. Although some skills require particular weapons, it feels contemporary and thrilling to seek out and use strategies in no particular order.
Every Rune has six sides and might be located on the talent grid nevertheless the participant sees match. On a number of of every Rune’s sides can be a coloured bar that may be linked to coloured gems. These gems supply enhancements to assault output, velocity, or magical capability. Mixing and matching gems can occur throughout a number of Runes concurrently, permitting you to buff your whole assaults with cautious placement.
The story and plot of the sport are equally thrilling. LINE Video games has said there can be a complete of 10 distinctive acts, all protecting completely different areas on this planet and completely different storyline bushes. At the moment, there are a number of acts, they usually encourage tons of confidence transferring ahead with the sport. Every space of the area makes us extra excited to discover the subsequent.
We respect UNDECEMBER being absolutely voice-acted and having thrilling cutscenes to assist construct out characters. These characters have seen higher days, however all of them stay hopeful that you may cause them to the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel. You possibly can study extra about NPCs throughout your travels by amassing completely different objects and artifacts hidden all through dungeons, giving extra depth to their struggles.
Extra widespread as of late as properly is cooperative play, and LINE Video games didn’t neglect to incorporate it — UNDECEMBER helps full crossplay between platforms, so it doesn’t matter what system you’re enjoying on, you’ll be able to be part of up together with your crew and take down sizable bosses.
We respect the NPC-upgrade system tie-in through blacksmiths and arcane masters that may assist improve your weapons and skills. Seeking to improve your normal sword to 1 with poison injury, or hearth resistance? Journey your approach to a blacksmith who could make that occur. There are tons of distinctive upgrades for the participant to discover and min-max.
The advantage of this technique is that gamers aren’t compelled to swap out for brand spanking new objects which are solely marginally higher. Maintain your favorites and improve them all through the sport — if you happen to ever end up eager to do a full swap to a brand new merchandise, you’ll be able to switch your previous upgrades to it and hold your energy stage.
LINE Video games has created a completely fleshed-out ARPG with tons of customization and character improvement — and it’s free to play on all platforms.
You possibly can play the UNDECEMBER free of charge on Steam, IOS, and Google Play.