Fantasy MMORPG Soulframe stays nestled away in its closed alpha kind as this 12 months’s TennoCon arrives. Regardless of plans to open that beta’s doorways to a bunch extra of us over the course of this weekend, builders Digital Extremes are eager to maintain Warframe‘s cottagecore sibling closed off for at the least a bit longer.
The excellent news is that they’ve a bunch of recent stuff they’re planning to unleash into fantasy land quickly, as they proceed to construct a sturdy fairytale-infused basis for the story of the pure world clashing with technologically-advanced invaders.
To begin with, should you’ve signed up for an account by way of Soulframe’s web site so far or do through the course of this weekend, July nineteenth to twentieth, you’ll be granted entry to Soulframe’s Preludes alpha testing, becoming a member of the honest few of us already operating round in there. Provided that’s more likely to drive a reasonably sizeable growth of the playerbase, Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair was requested throughout a press preview attended by RPS whether or not it signifies an early entry launch may be coming quickly.
“We have now ambitions, now we have just a few issues…about our development programs that aren’t fairly in but. We’re not snug doing something open till these programs are in,” he replied, “So, it’s a fantastic alternative to affix us and assist form that future, however we nonetheless have just a few issues we have to get in earlier than we’re snug even making an attempt that.”
Whereas they’re nonetheless enjoying a bit coy on the subject of timings on Soulframe additions, the devs did exhibit a lot of options that’ll be arriving within the recreation quickly, with the largest being a brand new quest within the type of the Waste Bear fable. This obtained a giant demo playthrough as a part of the sport’s Tennocon 2025 showcase, and it’s all about you being enlisted by a witch who’s Clair Obscur ranges of French to analyze the plight of a three-headed bear omen spirit known as Bromius, who’s struggling to fulfil his responsibility of caring for the bushes.
There’s exterior air pollution that’s affecting him, some little woodland fellas known as Sproutfolk that you just’ll must battle to avoid wasting them from the corruption, and a boss battle you’ll must trek by means of a brand new dungeon known as the Neath’uns to face. If you wish to know extra about the way it got here to be and why it incorporates a mini-boss who’s brilliantly named the Wazzard of Wastes, be certain that to take a look at our pre-TennoCon interview with Soulframe director Geoff Crookes.
Other than that, the devs additionally teased the mote system that’ll help you unleash bizarre little woodland creatures in your opponents, expanded character customisation by way of the means to vary your coiffure, and a few medieval-style martial arts manuals being added into the development system to show you abilities like parrying. Plus, the promise of extra stuff to do down the road within the type of further Sparrow’s Tales, fables, and ancestor ghost individuals to recruit to your property camp, the Nightfold.
All of it seems fairly cool, although that may simply be me being simply swayed by the very fact the bear fable includes you preventing a Wazzard.
