While attending the Game Developers Conference 2024, Screen Rant was able to participate in a hands-on demonstration of a newer build of Wuthering Waves . Following a brief demonstration of mechanics from a member of the Kuro Games team, we were able to play through a brief combat section against a boss, an open-world puzzle, and some exploration of one of the game’s settlements. Make no mistake: this game is unabashedly attempting to capitalize on the space Genshin Impact carved out for the genre years ago. But it does it well enough that it feels like it has its own identity,
Even if you’re not looking for an Echo of a certain enemy, they can still be used to fuse together and get random higher-tier Echoes . On the other hand, if you already have an Echo for a certain enemy, you’ll still need more since they can have different main stats and sub-st
Once you get past the first three acts of the main story, you’ll commonly get gated by your Union Level before you can play the next act . This forces you to look for ways to upgrade this level as fast as possible, and world quests are arguably the best way of doing so while also learning about the world around
You might’ve started playing Wuthering Waves for its post-apocalyptic look, beautiful characters, humongous open world, or any other reason, but there’s no denying the fact that combat is one of the best and the most skillful aspects. If you’re not careful, your characters can easily get eliminated on the field by enem
If you manage to learn the timing and parry every attack from an enemy, you’ll be able to put them in a vulnerable state quite easily . However, failing at this can lead to some rough scenarios. Thankfully, your ping doesn’t affect the timing of your dodges and parries as long as you’re not in coop m
Boss design also feels like it will be a rewarding element of Wuthering Waves . We got to try a few different difficulty levels and while the first one was fairly easy, only requiring a few well-timed dodges to set up brutally efficient combos, the very next difficulty element resulted in a team wipe after an ill-timed party member swap. It’s refreshing to have combat in this genre that feels sufficiently challenging without being completely over-the-top , and early impressions make it feel like Kuro Games has managed to strike that elusive bala
It’s no surprise that a slg Game collectibles designed to make you play for as long as possible doesn’t give you a lot of resources. From the early game itself, you’ll start feeling the lack of crucial items like resonator or weapon upgrade EXP , but it will get a lot worse during the late game since you’ll also fall short of boss materials, Shell Credits, and Echo materi
As mentioned above, you have two main mechanics to prevent damage from enemy attacks apart from shields. You can either dodge at the right time or use an attack when the enemies’ attack shows a Weakness Halo . However, the second method is far better whenever possible as it also deals massive damage to the enemy’s Vibration
While combat was a showcase of improvements and innovations, the brief amount of open world traversal/hub navigation available in the hands-on indicates that Wuthering Waves exploration will be a solid bedrock of what already works in the genre. Grappling hooks, gliders, and sprinting were all options, and each was implemented smoothly. There’s also a parkour system that lets characters run up walls/cliffsides, which is a nice touch and an improvement on the slow climb other titles tend to h
Wuthering Waves’ combat is slow-paced in a way that enemies can have a quick succession of attacks, but they usually enter a short cooldown before launching another series of attacks . However, if you get caught by any of these regular attacks, you’ll see the health bar of your active character deplete quite f
As players dive into Wuthering Waves , a recently launched free-to-play action role-playing game developed by Kuro Games, they encounter a world ripe for exploration and adventure. Often compared to succesful titles like Genshin Impact , Wuthering Waves distinguishes itself with a focus on combat mechanics and unique systems like Ech
This prevents you from smashing all your ability buttons as soon as they’re ready and actually forces you to pay attention to the enemy’s movement . You might get past early-game combat without too much thinking, but it’ll be a detriment to not learn to take it slow during the late g
**Wuthering Waves ** is the latest effort from developer Kuro Games ( Punishing: Gray Raven ). It’s an action RPG gacha title set to release for iOS, Android, PC, and PlayStation, and borrows heavily from already popular titles within the same space – most obviously Genshin Impact , which it will inevitably draw numerous comparisons to. That’s certainly not a bad place to start, however, and what Wuthering Waves innovates is more than enough to separate it as a game worth watching as it moves closer to a global release following another round of closed beta te
