Last Faith, what we know about Bloodborne-style metroidvania from the Future Game Show

After a successful Kickstarter campaign raising over 245,000 euros, Kumi Spirits Games He initiated the development of The Last Faith, a 2D side-scrolling action and platformer, or if you prefer a simpler term, metroidvania with a soul-like twist that has been trending in recent years.

The wait is taking longer than expected as the team originally promised to launch on PC, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox by September 2021. Nine months later the game has yet to be released, but it will be released in 2022, according to a recent update to the Steam product page.

Kumi Souls Games also made The Last Faith reappear during gameplay. Future Games Show It’s June 11, 2022 and this gives us an opportunity to refresh our memory about this game by anticipating new news that we hope will come soon.

Here you are Everything we know about The Last Faith.

History

The Last Faith us legendarythe capital of a world where magic and science converge and laws are dictated by an ancient religion. But the city is now in ruins, and its past glory is only a memory hidden behind library fires, the dead of civil war, and a deadly plague that has corrupted the city to its foundations.

In the middle of all this we hero, Eric, a man with no memory who finds himself in the middle of a larger conspiracy than himself. But the most compelling problem is another problem: Freddi, unknown creatures, is remembered only by readers, and by songs that only the bravest dare to whisper.

Then there is a hidden prophecy that appears in nightmares. Eric: man is obsessed with it, and this leads him to explore the dark palaces and mysterious castles of the capital, where there are nobles corrupted by power, scientists blinded by their knowledge, and bloodthirsty mutants.

Atmosphere so it’s more than obvious: it’s disturbing and frightening, based on the blood and dismemberment of enemies that feed on human blood and their memories. If you like easy comparisons, we’re talking about a mix between Castlevania and Bloodborne for a 2D game full of details and effects, offering a very nice pixel art graphic style, especially when Eric’s many attacks come into play.

gameplay

But an engaging game world is not enough and gameplay It is equally interesting to persuade the public to wait for the arrival of the Last Faith.

As mentioned, we are talking about a metroidvania, that is, a study.discovery We’ll have a “giant” map of a non-linearly structured world, as the Developers call it, and we’ll always be able to choose which way to go. Each area will have new objects, hidden areas to explore and even puzzles to solve: obviously there will be enemies to defeat in order to progress. We’ll have access to a variety of tools and skills to clear the way, such as wings to glide double-jumps, wall-jumping and a grapple to launch us into certain hatches and overcome insurmountable heights.

returning to the system warWe know that Eric can use a variety of weapons, and we will have to choose the best according to our taste and the enemy of the moment. We will have with us both melee and ranged weapons: the developer’s presentation allowed us to see a sword, an ax, a scythe, a machete, a spear, a whip, as well as pistols and rifles of various shapes. The latter is particularly useful as they have the ability to break through enemies’ defenses and stun them, thereby opening their guards and attacking them with melee.

It’s never a good idea to attack with your head down because any fight can be deadly. For this, Last Faith offers several types of escapes that fans will appreciate. like spirit they can recognize. There will be a step back, which will then allow you to perform a special attack to immediately return to the attack. Next, we find a “tactical dodge” or a small shot that allows you to pass the enemy and get behind him to inflict more damage. Finally, there’s the “dodge dodge,” a roll that lets you avoid many enemies in one shot. Last Faith is a game based on movement and repositioning: you have to make sure you are constantly in the best attacking position without exposing yourself too much to the siege.

To gain an advantage over enemies, Eric can also use various elemental effects to upgrade weapons. We will have the perfect fire against animals, electricity designed to defeat armor, ice blocking enemies, dark flames and cursed blood. Each bonus will have its own uses and benefits, but this is not The Last Faith’s only additional ability.

we will get it from our le spell, also based on items. However, the most interesting part has to do with the attack range of these moves, as we can see in the Future Game Show trailer. We will be able to launch flames in both horizontal directions to copy a wing, strike from afar with a giant ice fist, block an enemy with electric shocks and attack with dark columns to throw out entire groups of enemies. But these are just a few examples of what we can do in the final game.

The Last Faith is to play the promise many ways to fight It is not limited to the basic melee weapon combination. The ability to attack enemies with different types of elements and ranges of action also means that conflicts will often differ from one another, with opponents attacking us in various ways.

Then there’s one last little interesting note: Eric, interaction with the game worldfor example, using certain environmental objects such as throwing weapons at enemies or moving corpses. Considering that there will be puzzles to solve, we can often find where to find how to interact with objects: this can break the rhythm of more action sequences and give The Last Faith more relaxed moments.