2023-08-16 08:35:07
Blue Arca-Dave Is it a hit? Nexon releases two expected works in the second half of the year 2023.08.16 17:35 Game Mecca Reporter Kim In-ho ▲ Nexon Pangyo office building (Photo courtesy of Nexon) While the overall game industry is showing sluggish performance, only Nexon is on its own path to success. In the performance announcement on the 9th, Nexon showed off its solid growth by showing a more than 10% increase in both sales and operating profit compared to the same period last year. Several challenges have been the main factors in this achievement. Among major game companies, Nexon, which is considered to have continued fresh attempts the most, captivated gamers by introducing Blue Archive in 2021 and Dave the Diver in 2022. In particular, in the case of Dave the Diver, user evaluation went up even more when it was officially released in June, which is more meaningful because it showed hope that domestic game companies can have a game quality that does not fall behind foreign game companies beyond simple sales. Currently, Dave the Diver is recording an ‘overwhelmingly positive (97%)’ evaluation on Steam. Nexon does not stop here and continues new attempts in the second half of this year. Among them, the most notable ones are ‘First Descendant’, a new root shooter scheduled for public testing on September 19th, and ‘Warhaven’, a large-scale PvP action game ahead of early access in the fall. Both games are attracting the attention of gamers as they show Nexon-like freshness. ▲ Dave the Diver, which exceeded 1 million copies in cumulative sales last July (Photo source: game Steam page) 3rd person route developed with Unreal Engine 5 Shooter ‘First Descendant’ First Descendant is a root shooter game that combines science fiction and fantasy. Players must defend the continent of Ingris from invaders in a world where science and magic are highly developed. As weapons, you can use assault rifles, missile launchers, ray rifles, shotguns, etc., and you can use your own strategic play through the three selected weapons and a separate ultimate skill. Here is an action element called ‘Grappling Hook’. added a three-dimensional effect. It is a system that can instantly move to high terrain by blowing wires, as well as momentarily avoid enemy attacks. The grappling hook, which is also chosen as the identity of the First Descendant, can be used up to two times in a row anywhere there is a wall. However, among those who participated in the closed test before, there was no disagreement regarding the ‘graphic completeness’. As it was developed with Unreal Engine 5, the background, character, and monster design boast excellent graphics, and the appearance that satisfies both domestic and foreign users provides pleasure to see throughout the play. It has been said that the immersion of the world view has been strengthened and the jump motion and gun hitting feeling have been improved. The First Descendant is scheduled for public testing on September 19th, and can be enjoyed on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. ▲ Official First Descendant Trailer (Video source: First Descendant Official YouTube) Channel) ▲ Root Shooter Anticipated First Descendant (Photo: Game Steam page) Large-scale PvP action game ‘Warhaven’ that reduces user burden Warhaven is well known for ‘White Day’, ‘Wild Land: Durango’, and ‘Mabinogi Heroes’ It is a PvP action game in which director Lee Eun-seok is in charge of development. Players can select one of several characters, such as Blade (sword), Spike (spear), Guardian (shield), and Warhammer (hammer), and enjoy large-scale team battles divided into 16 vs. 16. In particular, it is similar to Severly, For Honor, and Mount and Blade in that the attack motion is slow, but the damage per hit is powerful. These are high works. As the risk of one attack is high, careful operation is required, and the ability to accurately grasp the range of one’s character and the movement of the opponent is required. Here, as well as psychological warfare ability, it must have reflexes to block opponent attacks, and it is gaining popularity only among a small number of maniacs. Accordingly, the development team set the biggest goal to lower the entry barrier in Warhaven. Since the first test in 2021, efforts have been made to ease the burden on users, and drastic measures have been taken, such as deleting the arch (bow) character, to address the pointed out balance. In fact, it seems that these patch directions are seeing the light. all. Most of the users who enjoyed the game through the Steam Next Fest in June commented that it was lighter overall and that fatigue was greatly reduced. Of course, as there is a risk of getting tired of it quickly if it is too light, we kept adding depth to the characteristics and hero transformation system. In particular, there are many evaluations that the hero transformation provides a cool action and a sense of impact by greatly improving character performance instantaneously. We are in the process of refining the level of perfection while considering the back. Warhaven is scheduled to be released in early access this fall and can be enjoyed on PC. ▲ Warhaven 2023 Steam Next Fest official trailer (Video source: Warhaven official YouTube channel) ▲ Warhaven focused on lowering the entry barrier (Photo source: game Steam page)
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