With a game so rich and deep in customisation as Heroes of Ruin, it's important that the level of variety of the weapons matches that of the armour and skills which are found in the game. Below you'll find concept images showing just a few of the different weapon types available for the Alchitect, Savage, Gunslinger and Vindicator.
- game has entered submission phase
- this is where it will be sent to Nintendo for approval
- any changes required by to fit their guidelines will need to be addressed
- over 80,000 weapons
- some of this loot is of a higher class
- one of these classes is “Legendary”
- Legendary loot is dropped by bosses and is visually unique
- it boosts a greater number of stats than other kinds of loot
- find complete item sets in the game
- collecting entire item sets will be tough and will require multiple playthroughs
- also play multiplayer to increase your chances for finding item sets
We finally have a release date for Heroes of Ruin as well. While the title was originally set for a Spring release, the new date puts the title on shelves June 26th. Not that long of a wait, and I think the wait will be worth it!
While I've only had a few days with an early version of the game, it's already very apparent that Heroes of Ruin is like nothing else in the 3DS library. A Diablo-stlye action RPG with a huge emphasis on online multiplayer, this new game from Square Enix is bringing quite an ample offering to the 3DS table...
Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language
Rating summary: This is an action role-playing game in which players assume the role of a hero on a quest to break a powerful curse. From a 3/4–overhead perspective, players use swords, pistols, and magic spells to complete missions and defeat a variety of enemies (e.g., demons, elves, goblins, wolves). Combat is accompanied by battle cries, impact sounds, and colorful light effects; enemies disappear when killed. A few dungeon environments depict blood stains or dead bodies lying in small pools of blood. A handful of cutscenes also portray wounded characters moaning in pain. The words “damn” and “hell” appear in the dialogue.
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Includes online features that may expose players to unrated user-generated content (Nintendo 3DS)
- most closely resemble mages
- attack enemies from afar with ranged magic attacks
- much lower health pool than Vindicators
- skill tree is split into three specializations: Warlock, Sorcerer, and Engineer
- spend skill points to unlock new abilities and strengthen existing ones
- Warlock skills focus on pure offensive magic
- Sorcerer skill tree offers up mostly enemy debuffs and damage-over-time effects
- Engineer skill tree is made up mostly of party-support options
- auto-equip found pieces of loot at any time with a single button
- auto-sell inferior loot without leaving the dungeon or entering a menu
- Engineer skill gives players a temporary buff any time they take advantage of the auto-sell option
- Terror Ward is a crowd control spell that causes melee enemies to flee any time they strike you
- also includes a simple buff that increases your MP regeneration any time you kill an enemy
- Warlocks have a Life Leach healing spell
- The Nexus is the game's central city hub
- this is where you do equipment and potable shopping, as well as picking up quests
- NPCs are marked with exclamation points above their heads to show that they have quests
- quests are semi-dynamic, leading players into new environments and new sections of previously-visited dungeons
- areas are populated with enemies generated specifically to match the party's level
Last year we got an early look at Heroes of Ruin's Vindicator class, a Warrior-type with an emphasis on high HP and high-damage melee attacks. As the n-Space / Square Enix action RPG continues to inch closer to its April release, more details on the game's remaining character roles are finally coming to light...
- The game has 80,000+ randomly generated items
- 227 enemy types
- 24 environment types/graphic sets
- Theoretically an infinite number of randomly-generated maps
- D-pad and touch screen for using various items like potions, face buttons for special moves
- Does not support the circle pad add-on
- Players can jump into a game in progress any time, either locally or online
- Automatic level scaling on damage and XP so lower level players can play with high level friends
- Any player can pause their game at any time in multi, monsters will simply ignore that player and the difficulty scales briefly
- Voice chat
- No PVP yet, possibly in future sequels
- Puzzle elements, such as a Lights Out style game to shut down a force field
- You can see the gear you equip on your character, lots of character customization
- Three skill trees per class
- You can save at any time in single or multi without losing any XP or items
- Enemies turn red for brief periods of time, which means they won't take damage and you'll be open to counterattacks
- StreetPass and SpotPass item trading/selling, and downloadable challenges every day for at least one year
- The game tracks which friends you play with, and you earn special benefits and perks for playing with the same group a lot
- Several previewers compared the multiplayer feeling to Secret of Mana
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