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Fantasy melee battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint holds open beta this weekendIt has a grappling hook!
It has a grappling hook!
After dropping onto countless islands to shoot 99 faces off the skulls they once called home, how’d you fancy a different sort of battle royale? You might look atNakara: Bladepoint, a third-person fantasy action game with zippy movement, grappling hooks, wall-running, big swords, stealth, and magical transformations for up to 60 players. It’s due to launch this summer, and everyone is invited to have a go in an open beta weekend starting today.
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER | Forerunner Beta Starts on 4.23Watch on YouTube
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER | Forerunner Beta Starts on 4.23
Though while I was initially drawn to the Sekiro-lookin' grapple violence, I will confess it’sthe character creatorI might spend the longest time in. You can have asymmetric faces! Very good.
It’ll all come down to whether the violence is any good, but I’m interested. The open beta is runningon Steam, starting at 7pm today (11am Pacific) then running until 7pm on Monday the 26th. You do have to click a button there to request beta access, though for me it instantly said hey, come on in, let’s get ready for murder - no wait for approval. It’s a 9GB download.
