A few days ago at the Game Awards there were a lot of announcements about already known or published games, but also some completely new titles were shown. One of these is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, an action role-playing game that lets you roam around 17th-century North America as a ghost hunter. We’ll tell you what to expect there.
You can also see what other announcements and trailers there were at the Game Awards in our large overview article:
Game Awards 2022
All trailers and announcements of the show
What is Banishers about?
You may already know the developers of the role-playing game: DontNod has previously Life is Strange 1 and 2, but also action role-playing games like Vampyr. And Banishers also seems to rely on an emotional story, as the first trailer suggests:
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Banishers turns you into a ghost hunter in 1695 North America
But we know more about the story than the trailer shows. An official description of the game reveals that Banishers sends us to 1695 North America, plagued by ghosts and other supernatural creatures. As the Banisher Red mac Raith, you cast out the souls of the dead who refuse to leave the world.
Actually, Red always worked with his partner Antea, who was mortally wounded on her last mission and became a ghost herself. Now the couple is looking for a way to free Antea from her terrible fate. At the same time, you wander from village to village to help the residents of New Eden with their own ghost problems.
Witch with a musket?
Among other things, you mess with quite unfriendly spirits.
A ghost and monster hunter who can be hired by the local population in a gloomy world? That probably sounds a bit like a witcher like Geralt from The Witcher, and not only to us. But is the similarity reflected in the gameplay? We already know a few details here:
- You play not only Red, but also Antea and combine their two abilities in battle. You have weapons (such as a musket, but likely melee weapons as well), magic, and also
spiritual powers
available, which are arguably different from normal magic. - As you progress through the game, you will learn new skills and unlock more powerful equipment.
- It should also often be about discovering the secrets and mysteries of the world and solving puzzles.
- Important and morally ambiguous decisions should play a major role. According to the developers, these have an effect
on history, the world and the fate of all involved, living or dead
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Banishers – See first screenshots of the action role-playing game from the developers of Life is Strange
More details are not yet known about Banishers. The game is scheduled for release in 2023 for PC, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
What is your first impression of Banishers? Would you like to play some kind of witcher in 17th century North America? Or do you not like trailers and information about the role-playing game at all? Write your opinion in the comments!
