The Origin of Titan Souls on PS4, PS Vita. Shadow of the Colossus/Dark Souls mix.

[Lady Lilith]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/03/the-origin-of-titan-souls-on-ps4-ps-vita/

 

 

Armed with a single, indestructible arrow, Titan Souls on PS4 and PS Vita drops you into the midst of a desolate world you have no knowledge of. Exploration will soon reveal the hiding places of the Titans that reside here, and it’s your job to take them down.

Tense, punishing boss battles are a love of ours that we think a lot of gamers share. These kind of battles are the very core of the gameplay in Titan Souls. There are no health bars — a single strike will end your life, and a single hit to a Titan’s weak spot is all you’ll need to pull off a kill.

It’s not as simple as it sounds, however — each Titan is completely unique, with its own threatening move set and its own hidden weakness to be exposed. It’s a challenging game, and we’re not going to help you out with any overt tutorials or prompts either — you’ll need to observe carefully and figure things out for yourself. Whilst simultaneously managing to survive. Maybe we’re just horrible people.

The idea was born out of a Ludum Dare jam game of the same name that we made in a weekend back in December. The theme was “You Only Get One,” which is where our core mechanic of firing and retrieving your single arrow came from. Along with only having one “health point,” this was our starting point for the game’s brutal difficulty.

We initially thought this might have been a hard sell, but we were thrilled by the positive feedback we received and immediately took up the opportunity to make Titan Souls into a full game with the help of Devolver Digital.

We’ve been working hard making an all-new engine with better graphics and more fluid movement, a larger overworld with a greater attention to detail, and a ton more boss fights with greater complexity and improved balance.

We’re all amazed at how far Titan Souls has come since starting out as a jam game 6 months ago — it’s been a hugely exciting journey culminating in the announcement of the game coming to PS4 and PS Vita on the PlayStation stage at E3. We can’t wait to further improve, expand, and show off the game as we approach our early 2015 release.

 

 

Dark Souls isn't my thing, and I don't have a good grasp on SotC, but this sounds like the dream game for a lot of people, since those two games are pretty popular.

 

[DARKSCORPONOXR]

really like one off games as they tend to be gems and this looks like a one off game... like the artstyle too, looks very zelda'esque...

Edited July 3, 2014 by DARKSCORPONOXR

[AuzzieWingman]

While I don't mind this type of game, not a huge fan of a tiny ass model for the hero. Probably the only thing I'm not liking.

[Happy]

The basic concept looks very promising to me. If the game is any good or not now greatly depends on the quality of the boss fights and how well they're designed around the game's mechanics.

[DARKSCORPONOXR]

While I don't mind this type of game, not a huge fan of a tiny ass model for the hero. Probably the only thing I'm not liking.

yep... at first i thought it was just shots of various levels and it looked very zelda like but now i've noticed a tiny thing shootin a line of arrows... its really far away lol like far far away... still looks interestin but im not gonna get it if i have to constantly squint while playin it

Edited July 4, 2014 by DARKSCORPONOXR

[AuzzieWingman]

I understand the design choice of it, that the hero is a shrimp compared to his enemies, but still, that's tiny for a character.

[Waffle-Sensei]

This game makes me think of Shadow of the Colossus with the whole "go out and kill Titans" thing.

Still, it looks and sounds unique in its own way and it seems pretty interesting. Probably not going to get it though.