Gwent – Geralt of Rivia’s favorite collectable card game – now steers the destiny of countries in Witcher spinoff Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. CD Projekt Red have simply launched a 37 minute walkthrough of the card-RPG, introducing us to its characters, and the tweaked model of Gwent that the game makes use of to resolve its conflicts. It’s genuinely attention-grabbing stuff, with the participant’s deck-building abilities examined in battles that go far past the same old method of the cardboard game. Thronebreaker launches in a bit beneath two weeks on October 23rd. The walkthrough video lurks beneath.
While set in the identical world because the mainline Witcher games, Thronebreaker has gamers moving into the shiny golden boots of Queen Meve, a returning monarch searching for to rebuild her forces. This makes the game of Gwent – usually performed with playing cards representing regiments of troopers and highly effective heroes – way more literal, as they characterize her military and mates made alongside the way in which. The card game itself appears way more full of life and animated than earlier than, with detailed backdrops and particular results driving residence that there’s a correct struggle occurring beneath the abstraction.
The most spectacular little bit of the walkthrough is a boss struggle in opposition to a Manticore. Represented by two lanes of three playing cards every, every physique half has its personal stats and talents, with its tail and claws used to assault. Most of the battle is spent weathering its assault whereas giving Sir Eyck – a visitor hero and monster-slayer – an opportunity to get a run-up together with his lance and end the struggle in a single shot on the monster’s head. I’m hoping the complete game doesn’t skimp on setpiece battles like this – common Gwent could have its attraction, however these fancy twists on the method are probably the most thrilling for me.
It all jogs my memory of a extra developed model of Witcher three mod Hearts Of Card, which replaces the fight engine of the hack n’ slashy RPG with strategic card battles. Perhaps a bit gradual if you’re simply chopping by random encounters, however the truth that it really works in any respect makes me surprise if it was an inspiration for Thronebreaker.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales launches on October 23rd, exclusive to GOG, and can value £23.39/€25.81/$29.99.
