Developer Yellow Brick Games, a new game development studio founded by AAA industry vets, including the longtime creative director of BioWare’s Dragon Age series, Mike Laidlaw, has announced Eternal Strands, an action-adventure that blends Zelda with Shadow of the Colossus-like giant boss fights. Check out the world premiere of the reveal trailer as part of IGN First!
Eternal Strands is a fantastic amalgam of some of gaming's great brought together for a new and rich experience that still stands on its own two feet, acting as more of a celebration of its inspirations rather than an imitation.
Great characters and a sprawling mystery aim to bring a new world to life in this RPG from legendary developers
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Eternal Strands feels more exciting than expected. Like our plucky protagonist, Yellow Brick Games went headfirst in clambering up the great industry titans to catch our attention. There are certainly some pitfalls along the way – individual design faults tempting anyone to shake the project off altogether – and its story isn't the next Tolkien. But what keeps interest going comes back to those nuances: the intuitive crafting system, the experimentation of Brynn's magical abilities, and the small unique emergent stories of your own borne out of triumphs or mishaps. That doesn't necessarily make this freshman effort a new giant in the genre, but a sub-boss can be an imposing force all the same."
I can see a lot of the games that might have inspired this. Good shet. Here's hoping this turns out good.
Looks unique. We need to support devs that leave these AAA studios and make their own studio and games. If we want the industry to thrive.
Anthem: Repurposed
Looks cool
Kinda sick of this aesthetic