Some of the most common elements in RPGs are fantasy features such as elemental magic and knight swordplay. These particularly hearken back to the oldest days of the medium, where fantasy was overwhelmingly the most common theme for classic RPGs. Recently, Crimveil, developed and published by PuDee, was announced as a new RPG leaning into these classic themes with a complimentary classic art style, adapting the 2D pixel look for the capabilities of modern gaming hardware. To reveal the game and its mechanics, Crimveil released a trailer a few days ago.
The trailer begins by introducing players to the main character, who is a hero capable of using both a sword and a variety of magic abilities. To fight off the various foes, players will be able to deflect ranged attack with their sword and use a dash move to quickly close the distance. According to the game’s Steam page, these skills can be combined in a variety of ways, including coating the blade in elemental energy to deal more damage or inflict unique effects on enemies. The trailer includes another moment like this early on as the protagonist conducts lighting through their sword and damages all nearby enemies.
Another feature Crimveil looks to expand on from classic RPG titles is inventory management. The trailer showcases the player collecting multiple types of ore and using them to forge equipment. These range from pieces of armor to consumable potions and food to new abilities such as a ranged rock attack. There will be over 30 different kinds of gear to craft along with over 40 skills to learn.
The trailer concludes by showing a variety of combat encounters, including multiple boss battles where players need to parry fast-paced ranged attacks in succession before going in to strike. The game is set to release on PC with the release date to be announced.