Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Gameplay Reveal

A44 Games have put together a gameplay reveal trailer for their upcoming open-world action-RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. If you wouldn’t mind seeing some Dark Souls-inspired gunpowder and magic-fueled action, you should definitely check it out:

Some extra details:

Hey everyone!

The team at A44 Games is delighted to share with the world today the very first gameplay look at our upcoming open-world action-RPG Flintlock!

Filled with gunpowder and magic-fueled action, our new trailer reveals our expansive fantasy world, explosive enemy combat and the arsenal of tools you’ll be using in your adventure! As humanity’s survival is at risk, their fate is left up to Nor Vanek, a member of the Coalition army on a personal quest of vengeance, her foxlike companion, Enki, and the power of magic and gunpowder.

You will have to master a combination of brutal hatchet melee combat, explosive firearms and magical abilities, in challenging encounters where understanding the patterns and rhythm of your enemies will be key to your survival.

We hope you enjoyed the very first look at gameplay from Flintlock, and can’t wait to show you more in the coming months. To keep up to date on the latest about the game, be sure to follow us on social @PlayFlintlock.

Then, you might also want to read this PC Gamer interview with A44’s CEO Derek Bradley that goes over the game’s story, systems, and inspirations. A quick excerpt:

It combines with your blackpowder—as well as a flintlock pistol, Nor wields various explosives—which can be used to alter your arc in mid-flight. Basically, you can stunt through the air. “We have systems, maybe a little bit similar to how you get points for doing tricks in Tony Hawk, where anything you do around this open world lets you get points,” Bradley says, “which is sort of an influence system.” Those influence points can be spent at army requisitions or bandit stores for more blackpowder, among other things. They’re also the thing you lose if you fail a corpse run.

As in every soulslike, making regular use of bonfire save points or the local equivalent is essential. In Flintlock, they’re campsites. “Stepping right back to the bonfires in Dark Souls, we’ve combined our home town, like we had in Ashen, and the bonfire,” Bradley says. “The campsite you see that grows a little bit in the trailer is actually your bonfire and your home base. Anywhere you go in the world, you can go light the bonfire and your team will actually come in with their wagons and set up around you.”