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Devotion developers reveal new “Sekiro-inspired” game Nine SolsIt’s a work in progress, but already has some lovely (and gory) artwork
It’s a work in progress, but already has some lovely (and gory) artwork
“WIP title Nine Sols, a lore rich hand-drawn 2D action platformer with Sekiro-inspired deflection-focused combat,“the devs tweeted. “Embark on a journey of Asian fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay 9 Sols, rulers of a forsaken realm.”
Presumably this little feline is our protagonist.
When I first saw that pic I mostly focused on the cute character, pretty butterfly (bird?) and lovely sunset reflected in the water there. But then I noticed that actually, I think that water is blood. Blood that has presumably come from whoever owned the limbs at the kitty’s feet.
It’s unclear right now if Nine Sols will have any horror aspects (you know, beyond the blood pools), though it wouldn’t exactly be a surprise given Red Candle’s experience with the genre. It definitely looks and sounds more like a gritty platforming adventure though. Here’s that short clip they revealed back in March for a reminder:
Work in progresspic.twitter.com/yPiNIWEOv6— redcandlegames (@redcandlegames)March 19, 2021
Work in progresspic.twitter.com/yPiNIWEOv6
As the developers mention, the game is a work in progress, so it’s too soon to say when we might see more. Here’s hoping the devs will have more clips to show in the new year.
Nine Sols looks like a pretty big departure from Red Candle’s existing catalogue, which includes popular (and controversial) game Devotion. It was pulled from stores shortly after it was released in 2019 because it included a referencecomparing Chinese President Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh. Last year, GOG said they’d release it butchanged their minds. Then finally this year Red Candle started selling iton their own digital store.
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