＂Nightingale Legend＂ Reverse Delay; Early Access Version Available on February 21st
2024 will see the release of big titles such as Assassin's Creed 2, Black Myth: Wu Kong, and Legend of the Nightingale, among others, which has created much anticipation among gamers.
Particularly, Legend of the Nightingale has caught the attention of over 120,000 players who have added the game to their wishlist, ranking it ninth on the overall wishlist leaderboard.
As the interest continues to grow, authoritative review agency IGN recently dispatched journalist Casey DeFreitas to visit the game's developer, Inflexion Games, for an in-depth preview and interview with the game's developers. After six hours of gameplay, IGN provided a more detailed look at the game.
Victorian Era under the Gaslight
This is a unique shared survival building game, IGN wrote in their review.
According to Inflexion CEO, the world of Legend of the Nightingale is similar to the Victorian era at its peak in the real world in 1889. However, in this parallel world of the 16th century, spirits have appeared before humans and shared their magical knowledge. This altered history led to the birth of Nightingale City, a hub for studying magic.
The combination of spirits, magic, and the Victorian era creates the unique gaslight fantasy style of Legend of the Nightingale. Unlike the more cyberpunk leaning Cyberpunk 2077, this game presents a more steampunk-like fantasy.
If you are a fan of open-world sandbox games, you may already be excited. Typically, in sandbox games, the main storyline does not dominate too much, as it can hinder the players' freedom to explore. Hence, the worldbuilding becomes crucial, accompanying the players from the beginning to the end, and is a vital source of immersion and enjoyment.
This gaslight fantasy setting will certainly bring a fresh breeze to the saturated market of realistic and horror-oriented sandbox games in recent years.
Create Your Own Adventure
In terms of gameplay, the review indicates that Legend of the Nightingale allows for up to six players to share the same world. Players can kill monsters, gather materials to upgrade equipment, and create cards.
Yes, in this game, players can create realm cards, including ecology cards, main cards, and support cards. By combining these cards, players can create a customized realm, which is a new exploration world used for specific enemy hunting and material acquisition.
The combination of cards and survival elements brings a lot of novelty to the gameplay, and it's easy to imagine how replayable this feature can be.
In Legend of the Nightingale, hunting down enemies is also a thrilling experience. The review mentions that when facing a boss, players need to work together, coordinating buffs, setting up respawn points, and performing their assigned roles, reminiscent of the excitement of raiding in the good old days. Additionally, with the support of Unreal Engine 5, the impact and visuals of the epic boss battles are even more stunning.
With the release of teaser videos and IGN's preview, the veil of Legend of the Nightingale is gradually being lifted, and more and more players are enthusiastically discussing this potential sleeper hit in the gaming community, giving it a lot of positive feedback. Many eager players have already started asking, Where can I pre-order?
The developers have thoughtfully planned a reverse delay strategy. According to the current information, the game will have an early access version available on February 20, 2024 (February 21 in China), allowing players to personally experience the joy of survival in the gaslight fantasy world.
