Live by the sword when one-hit-kill fighter Die by the Blade arrives next year – PlayStation.Blog

Hi, my title is Peter Adamondy, main designer at Triple Hill Interactive and I am thrilled to share some interesting news about our new just one-strike-get rid of fighting activity Die by the Blade. 

To start with, I am thrilled to officially announce that Die by the Blade will be coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in 2024. This has only been attainable with the support of our new all over the world publishing husband or wife, Kwalee, who we are thrilled to be doing work with and search forward to utilising their publishing expertise and working experience to deliver our sport to PlayStation consoles throughout the planet. 

It has been a rollercoaster journey around the earlier yr and as a advancement studio we have confronted many difficulties. We have navigated our way by means of lockdowns, distant performing as perfectly as recruiting new expertise to sign up for our workforce. As we return to a much more “normal” way of operating, we have been able to press forward with the progress of our interesting new recreation and restart some of the massively crucial information updates, like implementing new art property and finishing movement seize periods in the studio.

Building a strategic fighter with a brutal, calculated contact

We all cherished participating in classic PlayStation titles like Bushido Blade and Way of the Samurai in which we were immersed in what felt like authentic battle predicaments and how we had to speedily plan and adapt techniques to defeat the opponents. It wasn’t about mashing the buttons on the gamepad, it was about executing perfectly timed strikes to disable and gain the battle. It felt honourable and respectful but also took a excellent deal of skill and persistence and this is what we beloved the most. 

Working with this as our inspiration we have produced a 1v1 sword preventing match set in a gritty “Samurai Punk” world where a modern-day cyberpunk aesthetic merges with classic Japanese-influenced themes. Our dynamic one particular-hit-kill fight technique brings to existence tense and enjoyable combat where by each individual ounce of the players talent, strategy and endurance will be desired to greatest their opponent. Your decision of weapon will be vitally important in your accomplishment or failure as a warrior of the sword, so we have labored intently with martial arts industry experts to faithfully recreate an arsenal of standard swords and battling moves to master in the activity and by applying motion capture classes we can deliver a authentic feeling of realism to every struggle.

A different essential portion of Die by the Blade I wanted to share with you are the playable figures. The workforce has established a roster of 7 playable characters, all with their special backstories, and deliver their have exclusive personalities to the gameplay.

The staff labored tough to add a wide array of customisation selections so gamers can tailor their visible model before heading into one particular of the thrilling game modes. The blend of Samurai Punk meets common Japanese can create some breathtaking character visuals.

Each weapon also defines the moveset of the roster of customisable figures, from the good precision of the Katana to the fast maneuverability of the Wakizashi, we want just about every weapon to come to feel unique to the player and add a different depth to the strategic gameplay.

Speaking of recreation modes, I have heaps to speak about in this article, but I really do not want to give way too a lot absent far too soon! So, all I will say is that Die by the Blade will offer you 1v1 on the internet multiplayer, a story-driven solitary-participant campaign, crossplay support, as properly as tournaments and additional ranked on-line modes. I will share extra on these as the development progresses, but there will be some definitely thrilling game modes to get stuck into. 

I am psyched to see all the really hard work of the group coming to existence on the screen and I hope I have offered you a small taster of what you can expect when Die by the Blade releases for PS4 and PS5 in 2024. Right up until then, keep secure and may possibly your swords stay sharp, warriors!