Progress Update #3 – Dual Daggers and Concept Art
02/23/2016
Dual Daggers
This past week we got some more mechanics implemented for the Dual Daggers. There’s still more to do as far as polishing, and I’d like to add a few more attacks to finish the weapon up, but this is good for getting an idea of balancing large vs small weapons for now.
In the gif you can see three distinct actions from the Dual Dagger’s move set. First you see a left diagonal slash. The Dual Daggers can do left and right diagonal dashing slashes with the R2 and L2 triggers. This can be used to close in on enemies and reposition yourself while simultaneously attacking. Then you see a simple R1->R1 combo. This combo chain has a few more moves in it, but you only see the first two slashes here.
The last move you see is an evasive cross slash which can be used to deal significant damage in a large area and simultaneously create distance from your opponent. It’s a good move to throw in when you’re running low on stamina after rushing in and dealing a bunch of damage to your opponent.
I think that with these moves implemented, the Dual Daggers are shaping up quite nicely to achieve their goal of being an agile weapon with quick and ferocious engagements with swift disengagements.
Concept Art
So far we haven’t shown any concept art or even really given too much of an idea about the world that the game will take place in. So in this update, I’d like to take some time to address that a little bit.
Death:
When a person’s life comes to an end, they were once greeted by a Valkyrie which would usually either bring you to Asgard or Helheim. However, as the population of humanity grew, and since most humans aren’t worthy of being brought to Asgard, the Valkyries were beginning to become fatigued bringing the many average souls to Helheim.
In response to this Hephestus, hoping to impress Frejya, created a sentient servant to collect the souls of those would would be brought to Helheim so that the Valkyries could focus only on those deemed worthy of being brought to Asgard. This servant would become known to mortals as Death.
Hel:
Helheim, named after it’s overseer, is inhabited mostly by the souls of those mortals whose passions were not strong enough to burn brightly through their transition into the eternity of afterlife.
Entirely complacent with wherever they find themselves, these souls barely bother to drag themselves about unless they are disturbed. The dreary sense of decay and loneliness that fills Hel’s domain has become engraved in her very being.
Posted by: Eluem on 02/23/2016
