Good morning! My name is Yongcheng, the main producer of Naraka: Bladepoint PS5 version. We’ve been hard at work on what we think is the best version of Naraka: Bladepoint so far, and we’re really excited to finally bring our legendary melee-focused martial arts Battle Royale game to PlayStation 5.
For those of you unfamiliar with Naraka: Bladepoint, it’s the ultimate PVP action combat experience for up to 60 players, where players will engage in a unique battle royale experience that focuses on mastering fast melee action in order to survive.
In the world of Naraka, everything starts with the endless war between 2 ancient gods: Sunwing and Moonbane. The Immortal Mask, created as a result of their fight, will bestow mighty power on those who possess it. The game focuses on the ensuing war between mortals, including Yushan’s Blind Blademaster Viper Ning, Another Country’s Great Monk, Tianhai, Grassland Gray Wolf, Temulch, and many more. ‘others. In total, we now have 16 playable heroes, and the roaster is constantly expanding. These heroes all come with powerful skills and, as far as we’re concerned, are also some of the most beautiful character designs we’ve created. Not only can you destroy your enemies with master skills, but also do it in the coolest way.
We have also created a living and multi-functional battlefield. There are ancient oriental architectures that you can climb and confront. Temples and towns, mines, waterfalls, wildflowers, butterflies… all of these environmental details work together and create a world you can literally immerse yourself in.
The core mechanic that makes Naraka so unique is the “rock-scissors-paper” combat system. When you click L2/R2, you launch normal attacks. And when you long-press L2/R2, you charge up a Focus attack that can’t be interrupted by normal attacks and will deal higher damage. Finally, we’ve added a special move called Counter, which can beat Focus attacks and send your enemy’s weapon flying. But Counter only gets beaten by normal attacks. These three pillars complete Naraka’s “game theory” of combat. A clever technique is to lure your enemy in to counter you and then defeat them with normal attacks.
As long as you master this system, you can call yourself a skilled swordsman. But there is a long way to become a true master. Over the past two years, our community has developed so many great combos, like the “Katana Grapple Combo”, which combines Katana attacks with a grapple assault.
We optimize the control of the PS5 DualSense controller, allowing users to achieve any combo. We’ve installed an aim-pilot to help players better use their grappling hooks. Whether they plan to aim for their enemy’s body or the ground nearby, they can handle it with ease. Another feature we’ve included is auto-rotate, a commonly used feature for action games. We also focused on optimizing the SSD, so PS5 players can enjoy higher frame rates and loading speeds.
Honestly, the most exciting part is that you don’t have to wait too long to find out all about it. The game will be officially free-to-play and will arrive on PlayStation 5 from July 13 in North America. Additionally, for the patient PlayStation fans, we wanted to reward them with a warm welcome gift from the development team: everyone on PS5 will receive a Katana skin, a Ryuzan Frost Reflection, and 2 Immortal Treasures. If you’re a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll also receive more goodies, including 5 extra treasures, an exclusive headgear designed just for PS Plus members, and more.
