The consequence of death shown in the video is a loss of experience, but could range to gold and materials gathered. A small compenent displayed in the gameplay video is a roulette system that selects your punishment when your character is killed. It is said that a deep skill tree will allow players to level their characters to their playstyle. Items and armor that you collect will improve conmbat, as well as change the players apperearance. The gameplay will consist of a few standard dungeon crawler elements. It requires timing and precision to master, however when used effectively it can be devastating to enemies.” “There will be a range of abilities to use in Eitr, this one is called Snowflake Guard. There have also been talks from those playing the current build of the game that a demo will be released to the public in the near future. The project is currently making its run through the Steam Greenlight arena, having been posted at the end of October it has already gotten a little under 100 comments on its Steam Concept page so far. Players will need to use a combination of blocking, combos, buffs and positioning to succeed in battle. The game will be challenging and require timing and precision to progress through the environments. The Game, Eitr, is an Action RPG which takes inspiration from games such as D ark Souls, Path of Exile and the Diablo series. The developers also describe the game’s narrative as centered around the mythical Norse tree “Yggdrasil”, which connects nine different worlds and is poisoned with the substance known as “eitr”, which “spews darkness” into the worlds. “Gain experience points by killing enemies and completing quests to Level Up! Increasing your Level will enable use of additional skills, abilities and equipment.” The character you control blasting through undead and skeletons is labeled the “Shield Maiden”, a simple-looking Norse woman doomed by Loki to restore the light to the worlds cast over by darkness.

The art has a minimalist pixel-focused direction, developed on the Unit圓D engine and using gloomy shadows and dynamic lighting to emphasize the creepy enemies the player is forced to strike down. They’re claiming to model Eitr‘s gameplay around their favorite games such as Diablo, Dark Souls, Path of Exile and Zelda. It is currently in development by the indie company “Eneme Entertainment” which consists of David Wright (artist and game designer) and Tobi Harper (coder and developer). Eitr is an action-adventure dungeon crawler game with an overall theme inspired by Norse mythology.

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