During the State of Play on August 6, several indie games were shown coming out on PS4 and PS5. Among these, he made his reappearance, with a gameplay of 6 minutes, The Pathless, a title developed by Giant Squid, the same team of the splendid Abzu, with the collaboration of Annapurna Interactive. The video game was first presented at the 2018 Game Awards.
It is described as one mythical adventure in the role of an archer and her eagle and the relationship between the mysterious character and the animal seems to be the strong point of the experience.
The style seems to tread in the footsteps of Journey, but in a greater variety of scenarios, furthermore from the video we were able to see that the gameplay will not be the usual one of the walking simulator in which you just walk, but it will also lead us to ancient places where solve puzzles and in dangerous lands inhabited by huge creatures.
One of the most interesting parts of the video, in fact, showed a phase of combat against a beast to be killed with the help of the bow. The synopsis on the Epic Game Store reads like this:
Become the Huntress, a master archer on a mission to banish the dark curse that haunts him from his world. She explores a vast wooded island full of mysteries by bonding with the eagle that accompanies you. Solve the puzzles of ancient ruins and test your bow skills in epic battles. Hunt down the dark-corrupted spirits, being careful not to become their prey yourself. The bond between you and your eagle and the very fate of the world hang by a thread.
The Pathless will be out on PS5 during the 2020 holidays, but it will not be exclusive. Among the supported languages there will also be español.
How does it look to you? Did this gameplay make you want to take up the bow and go hunting?
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