Mandragora is a beautiful Metroidvania blockbuster coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch and PC

Marvelous Europe and Primal Game Studio have revealed Mandragora, a beautiful side-scrolling and textured Metroidvania game that will be coming to modern consoles and PC sometime in the future.

Described by Marvelous as a “story-driven action RPG set in a universe of beautiful brushstrokes and inevitable tragedy,” the game has an art style worth checking out. . Of course, we don’t know how it plays, but if it feels as good to play as it looks at it, that’s one of the things we’re happy to see.

“Mandragora is a blend of everything we love about our favorite games, which makes finding the right publisher that understands our vision for a title that doesn’t matter. fit in a box is a challenge. Istvan Zsuffa said. “That’s why we’re excited to partner with Marvelous Europe to help bring our games to players across all of their favorite platforms. We thank all of our fans for their support so far and we can’t wait to continue this journey together. ”

According to Primal Game Studio, in Mandragora, “humanity surrendered the world to the monsters” and as a result “people hid behind brick walls and walls of ignorance, built up of ignorance.” by their leaders”. You will be tasked with traveling through a world in decline, one that is slowly falling prey to the damaging effects of chaos and entropy. Of course, you’ll have to battle enemies, bosses, and more along the way, all while balancing who’s an ally and who’s not.

Here are some of the features that Marvelous listed in a press release:

• Explore the universe of beautiful brushstrokes: Immerse yourself in a rich, dark, graphic 2.5D world as the epic and twisty music composed by Christos Antoniou brings this atmospheric world to life.
• Dive into a story-driven dark fantasy adventure: Leave the sanctuary of Crimson City and travel through a vast, interconnected world that will take you from dark forests to deadly swamps, burning deserts, and more.
• Enter the dark realm of entropy: Obtain the legendary Witch Lantern and enter the dark realm of entropy through tears in the fabric of reality.
• Face terrible monsters and terrifying creatures: Add fallen enemies to your beast as you battle special enemies and unique, deadly bosses to discover what really lurks in the shadows.
• Upgrade your toolkit: Find artisans to join your growing caravan to unlock new upgrades. Grow herbs to concoct beneficial potions and craft powerful weapons, armor, and jewelry to help you along the way.
• Play your way: Master the side-scrolling action as one of many unique classes and customize your character’s active skills through a deep and rewarding character development system. Complete the game and start over with loads of NG+ difficulty levels.

Mandragora doesn’t have a release date yet, but upon its final release it will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC.

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