At a primary look, Atlyss actually doesn’t appear to be a difficult co-op motion RPG, nevertheless it most actually is. A number of, highly-customizable courses? Verify. Dynamic fight and daunting dungeons? Verify. A superb character creator? Verify. All of the hallmarks are there. Whereas it’s getting loads of consideration for a few of its extra… suggestive… points, followers of early 2000s MMOs and even fashionable ARPGs ought to discover enjoyment in its addictive gameplay, which has helped earn Atlyss a remarkably excessive 98% Steam consumer score only one week on from its early entry launch.
The very first thing that you simply’ll get caught into with Atlyss – and the factor that has arguably generated probably the most dialogue across the new RPG – is its character creator. In Atlyss you play as a deceivingly-cute creature and might choose from one in all 5 races to be your base – starting from the rodent-like Changs to the reptilian Kubolds. Nonetheless, the character creator allows you to customise many points, from their pores and skin/fur/scales/feather shade, to the type of outfits, to their voice pitch. Oh, and there are physique proportion sliders that enable for some actual, erm, expression. Mix that with a setting that may flip jiggle physics on or off and also you’ll rapidly understand why wanting up the sport on social media is probably not a suitable-for-work exercise.
Atlyss is predominantly constructed as a multiplayer game, taking heavy inspiration from old fashioned MMORPGs in each its visible type and as a basic expertise. You will get into public or personal lobbies of as much as 16 folks, and dungeons could be tackled in teams of as much as 4. Options like an in-game textual content chat and emotes and to the social side of the expertise. Nonetheless, do you have to need to go it alone, offline solo play can be supported.
So far as fight and gameplay go, there are three courses to select from proper now – I’m certain extra can be on the best way, however Atlyss has launched in early entry so continues to be a piece in progress. There’s the Fighter which is concentrated on melee injury, the Mystic which is all about magical powers and a help type of play, and the Bandit which is all about agile motion and swift attacking.
Every class has a beneficiant pool of distinctive expertise to steadily be taught and degree up. The three courses additionally feed into three particular stats that marry up with sure kinds of weapons: Power (Fighter), Thoughts (Mystic), and Dexterity (Bandit). Fight itself is a third-person affair, and the mixture of the angle and the visuals additionally give off an air of ‘motion platformer from the early 2000s.’
This mix of extraordinarily attractive type and riotous co-op gameplay has led to swathes of glowing critiques. Actually, with its 98% ‘overwhelmingly optimistic’ score, it’s one in all this yr’s highest-rated new Steam video games as issues stand. It’s additionally been hitting peak participant counts of round 10,000 per day because it launched final week, which could be very commendable.
What’s extra extraordinary in regards to the sport and its early success is that it’s been designed and constructed by one solo developer. Plus, it’s remarkably good worth should you’re searching for a brand new, low-cost sport to sink a while into.
Atlyss is out proper now in Steam Early Entry and can set you again simply $9.99 / £8.50. You’ll be able to be taught extra in regards to the sport and choose it up for your self here.
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