The creatures take a wide range of shapes from large, pink anteaters to short, animated pineapples. You can see this and all the eye-popping gameplay in the trailer above.ĭokeV's new gameplay wasn't the only fun piece of news to come out of today's event.

The trailer showcased a variety of urban locations alongside some areas more off the beaten track. These will help to get around DokeV's large sandbox with several different locations. There will be plenty of options for traversal, with the video portraying characters riding skateboards, rollerblades, little cars, and, at one point, a llama.

The trailer then shifted into high gear, bursting with vibrant powers, fantastic scenes, and colorful explosions. The sunny streets will be crowded, presumably, by a multitude of other players when the MMORPG launches. Starting relatively low-key, the trailer showed a collection of young characters walking around a graphically impressive cityscape. I can’t wait to play it, mostly because if a two-minute trailer can make my head explode this much, imagine what the entire game will be capable of.The trailer, backed up by a catchy, upbeat tune, was a shot of energy coming after a few darker trailers in Gamecom's Opening Night Live. My poor brain.ĭokeV is due to launch for console and PC, although a specific release date has yet to be decided on. No other game at Opening Night Live captivated me as much as this one, its monstrously ridiculous world and ways being so simultaneously cryptic and noisy that it’s just, like… What? Please inform me of what is actually going on here. That doesn’t mean we can’t be excited though. That’s how game trailers and the titles they represent work. Still, we won’t know until we get our hands on it. Given the popularity, acclaim, and staying power BDO has enjoyed over the last few years, I think it’s fair to suggest that Pearl Abyss’ pedigree is definitely more indicative of DokeV’s chances to be good rather than bad.

Why? Because absurd nonsense is, in fact, very intriguing, especially when it looks, sounds, and hopefully plays as well as it appeared at Gamescom. DokeV somehow manages to go one further - again, I have no idea what this game is actually about. Temtem, too, is directly inspired by Game Freak’s iconic monster taming sim, and yet it oozes personality to the point of immediate distinction from its origins. It is an almost brazen riff off of Pokemon, granted, but only insofar as the idea of catching cutesy little creatures and making them claw-punch one another goes. The thing about DokeV is that it’s just… itself. I already wrote about how I firmly believe that Death Stranding Director’s Cut is the most exciting game of 2021 - despite the original game launching in 2019 - and I’m currently wincing to the point of near-pain at the fact Horizon Forbidden West and Sifu come out within four days of one another. Related: Pokemon Is Offering Us A Weird Look At Legends Arceus' New Battle Systemĭon’t get me wrong, there were lots of other fascinating games on show, too.

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