Epitome via Aeternum Game Studio

Upcoming indie title Aeterna Noctis is a hand-fatigued Metroidvania game, which has shined with its activeness-centric gameplay in previous trailers. You lot play every bit the King of Darkness, and each of his weapons incorporates a different gainsay way and abilities. Just a few days alee of the game's launch, we've now seen this arsenal in action.

The PlayStation Web log has previously championed Aeterna Noctis, the debut game from Spain-based developer Aeternum Game Studios, and the latest post details how the King's weapons piece of work. The sword is "ane of the most versatile weapons in the game," and information technology serves as an all-purpose blade for most battles. The two-handed scythe causes a encarmine mess when it kills an enemy — blood that can really heal the King. The game'due south heaviest weapon, the ax, is meant for immigration groups of enemies. Yous tin can charge information technology up for a crushing attack. The calorie-free spear can perform a plunging attack when you drib from above. The last melee weapon, the katana, can actually teleport you backside enemies as y'all slice out special combos — it tin can fifty-fifty slash projectiles out of the air.

Speaking of which, the King of Darkness has shurikens and arrows to attack from a distance. Shurikens cause haemorrhage, which tin can heal the King simply like the scythe. Arrows are meant for both combat and puzzle-solving, as they can be used to hitting targets and actuate switches. What's more, y'all can fire an pointer and teleport to the spot where it lands, which sounds clutch for tricky platforming segments.

All of this new info may be from a PlayStation Blog post, but Aeterna Noctis isn't exclusive to the platfrom. It's headed to PlayStation 5, PlayStation four, Xbox Series X/South, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch very soon: Wednesday, December 15.