At today's Xbox Developer Direct showcase, we got a new look at Beast of Reincarnation, a surreal action RPG in development at Game Freak, who are best known as the primary developer of Pokémon videogames. In addition to revealing more details about Beast of Reincarnation's story and gameplay, Game Freak put a date on the action RPG: it's out this summer.
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That's basically the plot of 2010's Nier (Gestalt/Replicant), but here it's a side story: Those evil plants, and our protagonist's ability to seal them away, sound like the main focus of the plot. It seems much more open-ended than I expected, featuring not just character action light/heavy combos plus Sekiro parrying, but also stealth, ranged combat with bows and crossbows, as well as an active command system for special abilities that resembles Mass Effect or Final Fantasy 7 Remake.
It's the sort of experimental, PS2-esque Japanese action game that we've been seeing a lot more of in the 2020s after a long dry spell, and I'm very much here for it. You can wishlist Beast of Reincarnation on
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