Blocklords reveals Slay the Bear RTS cinematic trailer

Blocklords is making a blockchain-based medieval MMO grand technique recreation, and right now it unveiled its cinematic trailer Slay the Bear.

The trailer marks the second of three deliberate cinematic releases and indicators the approaching arrival of Season 1’s real-time technique (RTS) gameplay.

Directed by BAFTA-winning Jon Yeo and co-produced by MetaKing Studios and Axis Studios, Slay the Bear has premiered on Blocklords official YouTube channel.

This cinematic enterprise showcases the journey of a huntress in pursuit of a uncommon albino moose that takes a dramatic flip when a sudden bear assault shifts her function from hunter to hunted, embodying her personal phrases: “What nature provides, it may well simply take again.”

Constructing upon the preliminary trailer, Defend Your Home, which amassed over a million views, Slay The Bear units the stage for Blocklords’ Season 1 battle cross. This section guarantees an array of enhanced gameplay mechanics and unique rewards, elevating the free-to-play PC recreation at the moment accessible in open beta on the Epic Video games Retailer. Blocklords recorded over 1,000,000 gameplay hours weekly throughout its gentle launch and anticipates a surge in new gamers forward of Season 1.

“Crafting robust narratives has at all times been paramount for us, and Blocklords presents gamers exactly that platform,” mentioned David Johansson, founding father of MetaKing Studios, in a press release. “We have now at all times envisioned a recreation that’s pushed by its gamers, with immersive mechanics that propel us into a brand new period of player-centric economic system and narrative. We’ve eagerly anticipated sharing ‘Slay The Bear’ and I can’t watch for gamers to see their characters up on the large screens — this trailer is only a small glimpse of what’s to return. Blocklords isn’t simply our story, it’s the gamers’ tales too.”

Backed by gaming titans like Sq. Enix, Krafton, and Enjoyable Plus, Blocklords, powered by Unity, presents an enthralling amalgamation of gameplay, neighborhood status, and a charming narrative. It assures gamers a community-driven kingdom the place gameplay dictates standing and technique is the harbinger of energy.

“The ‘Slay the Bear’ trailer is only the start,” mentioned Jon Yeo, BAFTA-winning director at Axis Studios, in a press release. “It introduces us to extra of the huge and charming universe that Blocklords has created. Inside Blocklords, whether or not you’re a farmer or a king, your choices have actual, tangible impacts on the world round you. It’s not only a recreation you play – it’s a world you get to inhabit and form, and it’s heartening to see studios breaking the mould and innovating inside the gaming world. Directing this trailer and turning into part of the unbelievable neighborhood that exists inside Blocklords has been a beautiful expertise, and we’re wanting to see what’s subsequent for Blocklords.”

With its state-of-the-art graphics, partaking gameplay, and compelling narratives, Blocklords invitations gamers to actively take part in shaping their experiences inside its huge universe. Whether or not farming, preventing, or ruling, Blocklords pioneers a panorama the place gamers can carve their epic tales inside a dynamic neighborhood based on a strong franchise framework.

The sport is at the moment in open beta and accessible to play on the Epic Video games Retailer. A full launch is anticipated subsequent yr however the recreation will stay accessible to all customers because the builders proceed their work and new mechanics will constantly be added into the sport. 

There may be at the moment farming as the principle level of early entry, and the following replace of Blocklords will introduce player-versus-environment farm battles the place customers will battle quite a few mobs; marauders, wolves and naturally bears.
The following pre-season of the sport would be the Bearslayer season, the place customers will gather EXP to unlock the coveted bear warriors. This Slay the Bear trailer units the tone for a chapter stuffed with epic heroes and nice rewards.

The cinematic minisodes play an essential function within the Blocklords universe, as they transport gamers to a brand new world the place their characters and selections will affect the overarching story and background of the lore behind the story.

MetaKing Studios has a devoted group of roughly 40 based mostly across the globe in areas corresponding to growth, advertising and marketing, artwork, recreation design and extra.