NCsoft (hereinafter referred to as NC) flagship title <블레이드 & 소울> IP’s sequel, <블레이드 & 소울2>(Hereinafter, Bulso 2) appeared after a long time. It has been about 3 years since it was first released at NC Media Directors’ Cut in November 2018.
NC about the game <블레이드 & 소울>Likewise, it is an oriental fantasy background, and it is a new story that encompasses the birth and future of the world. Meanwhile <블소2>Was mentioned occasionally through performance announcements after the first release, but there was no specific content.
The game will go into advance reservation on the 9th. In addition, 3 days later, at 10 am on the 9th, a showcase will be held on NC’s official YouTube channel to reveal major contents. Usually, when you see the pattern of entering the official launch within 2-3 months after pre-booking <블소2>It is expected that the release of the product will not exceed the first half.
In many places since the past release <블소2>Was mentioned. NC says <블소2>Gathered in one place to see what characteristics it has.
# From the beginning to the future, <블레이드 & 소울> Contains all of the worldview
The game is <블레이드 & 소울> It deals with the world afterward. The world changed from the situation where the stories of Hong Mun-pa and Jin Seo-yeon became history, and a new continent is the stage. However, it is not at the level of a simple later story, but a wider range of stories, including mythical stories about the beginning of the world.
On the recently released brand page, <블소2>As it introduces the worldview of’the beginning and the future, a new journey that contains everything’, it seems that the game deals with the future, but does not exclude the contents of the past. I wonder if there is an opportunity to comment through settings or quests, or to explain why those things happened in the past at the time in the future.
<블소2>It seems that four keywords appear in the worldview of. It is’Fasa’ that puts the past and order and rules,’Noi’ of the future and life, and birth,’Shiro’, which puts up the present and chaos and ties, and finally’Yaru’ with the keywords of time, hope and rebirth.
Each has a keyword with the theme of’connecting the world’ introduced earlier. They may be competing forces with each other, but as they have the concept of passing through time, it is possible to speculate that they will have a conflict over the elements that each other prioritizes.
One of the keywords of the world view,’Pasa’
‘Noi’ deals with the future, life, and birth
‘Shiro’ is about the present and chaos and ties,
‘Yaru’ deals with time, hope, and reincarnation.
To reflect this <블소2>The map of is going to show a very large scale. At the time of Director’s Cut, NC revealed that users can experience a variety of play in a map that emphasizes the degree of freedom.
Users can freely run around the map and compete with legendary heroes. You can also find treasure. NC said it would implement all terrain in the game so that it could actually go. <리니지2M>It is worth paying attention to whether the seamless map shown in is also implemented.
# Combat that emphasizes the flow of action while being free
past <블레이드 & 소울>The battles were different from those previously introduced by NC. It showed a speed close to that of an action game by controlling the user’s choice depending on the enemy’s actions such as linkage skills and various status abnormalities.
but <블소2>There are many limitations to implementing the existing combat method on mobile. It was changed to an operation method called touch instead of a keyboard and mouse to increase the operation difficulty and to be able to operate efficiently without covering the screen as much as possible.
However, NC <블소2>It is said that it is not a simple repetition and skill-pressing battle due to limitations. Rather than repeating the same pattern or memorizing and matching the enemy, the enemy’s actions will change according to the user’s movements, and more colorful battles will be shown.
In the video released in the past, there is also a figure of rolling, which was not before. The same goes for shield attacks. It seems to have added evasion or stable defense technology considering the mobile environment.
<블소2>In order to emphasize the experience of manipulation, the battle tempo was lowered and the flow of action was emphasized. While pursuing direct manipulation battles, the focus was on the user creating the flow and context.
Battle of the’Swordsman’ and’Kwon Sergeant’ jobs
Users can combine martial arts as they wish, and use various skill connections depending on the situation and purpose. The series signature technology’light industry’ has been further strengthened. There are many different types, and you can use them in different ways in combat.
In small-party battles, it is expected that many elements of cooperation using this will be introduced. As shown in the released video, the division of roles is also very important, such as cutting off the tail of the boss, putting a prosecutor or historian on the enemy, and canceling the attack.
Battle of’history’
An example of a group battle emphasizing job-specific roles.
In addition, we are considering basic support for automatic battles that are commonly supported in mobile games (NC calls this’play support’), but there are also methods such as introducing dungeons that cannot use some automatic battles in the version being developed. He said he was considering.
As explained earlier about the concept of combat, the efficiency of manual control is expected to be much higher than that of automatic combat as it is essential to properly manipulate it according to the situation.
Various productions other than light engineering will be added
# Pay attention to’Youngsoo’, which seems to be a more active Moonpajeon and transformation system
In the game, battles are expected to take place in various places, regardless of location. Unlike the previous work, where only limited locations and personnel were engaged in battle, it induced a variety of battles in a wide field. To this end, NC has placed users’ cooperation and conflict between fields, which is generally emphasized in its game, in other words,’Battle Community’.
Usually, these elements occur in large party units, munpas (guilds) units. <블소2>Is interpreted as a plan to make it more active.
<블소2>As in the previous work, the moonpa aims for a free community rather than a relationship forced by forces. NC explains that users can set their own values based on events in the field and choose competition and cooperation through mutual communication.
These factors are not just for the door. It also draws a process in which users and NPCs communicate and associate with each other, such as cooperating with, hostile, occupying, and plundering with NPC groups living in the world.
In addition, <블소2>In’Yeongsu’, it has been revealed that the player uses the energy of’Youngsoo’ to fight or the user transforms himself into Youngsu.
<리니지>It remains to be seen whether it will be similar to the transformation system of the company, but it seems to be a somewhat similar concept as it shows strong performance. Users who pass a special test can borrow the stronger energy of Shinhwa Youngsu.
# Targeting trendy users in their 20s and 30s, it seems that they will show a young sensibility
<블소2>Announced that it will be released as a mobile version at the time of its initial release. But through purple <리니지2M>It supports the PC version of the PC and puts a considerable weight on high-end support. <블소2> Again, there seems to be a high possibility of following such a move.
The game is <리니지>It is targeting a different age group. NC said, “<리니지>It aims to secure younger and more trendy users in their 20s and 30s. We are also looking forward to the influx of users of light and mid-core users.”
The company is also considering a profit model taking this into account. this is <블소2>The game or profit model <리니지>Is interpreted as taking differently. Recently, the company is scheduled to launch <트릭스터M>He also said that it would apply a light profit model, saying that it is’cute lineage’. <블소2> It also seems to have the same flow.
