Vindictus: Defying Fate | Pre-Alpha Impressions/Preview!

what is up Supreme Team back with another video  and vindictus defying Fate has just had its   pre-alpha that ran for a few days last weekend  if you're not sure what it is it is an action   RPG developed and published by Korean Behemoth  Nexon based on the vindictus MMO back in 2010   that is still active today actually but instead  of going the MMO route it has now gone action   RPG the pre-alpha play test was fairly small it  consisted of you picking between two different   characters Fiona a sword and board class or a dual  welding dagger class called lan you started off in   a grassland area with various enemy encampments  and ruins scattered throughout the area you'll   also find a lot of bonfire like checkpoints what  you'd see in their souls like that would heal you   and also enemies would respawn around the area  and just when you traveling around the area You'   be running into a lot of beastmen type enemies  there was four bosses throughout the grasslands   area and if you do happen to beat the bosses in  that area you could then go to a snow cave area   that had two more additional bosses the play  test was definitely focused at showing combat   with abilities already being available to you  no options to swap out equipment there were some   chests there but they were marked with coming soon  which I thought was uh was pretty cool but yeah   combat was the main activity focus of the play  test it was fairly small you could get through   the play test in maybe a few hours depending on  your skill level with the boss fights cuz some   of them were quite difficult it was a bit of a  difficulty Spike but there were surprising amount   of bosses in the play test which is pretty cool  not just one or two there was about six in total   which is pretty good now that's what the play test  consisted of so this is my impressions of it the   first thing I noticed is the game looks stunning  they walking around these areas look fantastic the   environment looks great yeah they're definitely  going all out with some of the character models   as you'll see in a we bit the game is being made  in Unreal Engine 5 so that's why it looks as good   as it does they're definitely taking advantage  of their engine some environments did look fairly   standard and what you would see in other action  RPGs such as this but this is an early play test   so of course they can iterate on the environment  and make it more of their own uh but it still look   great anyway in terms of moving around the  world in combat it all felt very smooth so I   barely noticed any frame dips throughout my time  playing with the play test going around the world   during combat during boss fights it all felt very  fluid moving around just felt great to control the   characters so next the big focus of the play test  is the combat so let's get into it each character   had a light attack a strong attack and various  abilities that are unique to each character you   have your Dodge that has the I frames but you also  have combos in combat that when string together   do more damage or provide more stun to opponents  like for example you could do light attack light   attack and strong attack which would do more  damage and more stun to your opponents another   thing I did notice is there's no stamina system  at all so it allows you to string combos together   quickly almost spam like and you can also throw  in your abilities as well and so pretty much just   do a Non-Stop onslaught of attacks your four  abilities on the left do have a cool down so   you can't constantly spam those but you can with  the combos so that's one thing I did notice that   there is no stamina system and you could go quite  quite quick in terms of your offensive with your   abilities and the combo moves along with with this  you also have your potions to heal you that refill   when resting at campfires so the gameplay and  structure immediately feel very familiar to that   of a Souls likee that people are used to but also  on the verge of souls like combat is mixed with a   slightly more arcade feel with its quicker almost  spam like combos when chain together uh so it is a   interesting mix um but is a mix that worked pretty  good so I played with both characters but it did   feel like Fiona's move set was more complete  a lot of L's moves did feel good and flashy   and quite quick but Fiona's moves just felt more  versatile she had a shield bash that I felt was   quite good at stunning whereas land just felt like  they were um all doing the same kind of thing um I   didn't feel just I didn't feel as impactful using  land compared to Fiona Fiona did have a dedicated   block button because she has a shield which  I could use at any point but the block would   reduce in Effectiveness the longer I blocked there  was also a Parry where you could time that to take   advantage of enemies and do more damage L didn't  have a block button due to him having no Shield of   course but instead he did feel a bit quicker in  his moves and he had the ability to do a double   dodge which is full and getting out of harms way  faster so it's good to see the uniqueness between   the two different classes uh different characters  showing the differences and the equipment and just   the abilities that they have available to them so  it's good that it's not going to be all characters   feeling the same which was definitely not the  case in this play test so combat in this play   test it just felt good it feels it feels like  it's mostly there uh I'd say probably about   3/4 of the way there um which is very good for a  pre-alpha play test it felt good moving around in   combat combat mostly felt responsive some moves  did feel like they packed a bit more of a punch   compared to other moves the different character  abilities felt good and meaningful and utilizing   them effectively help stun and take down enemies  quicker probably my only issue with the combat   system that was a big deal was the AI tracking  did feel a bit [ __ ] the arrows from certain   enemies so I'd be fighting some enemies and  they'd be facing a certain direction and I'd   be over there and then the arrow would fly out at  a very odd angle that you wouldn't expect a arrow   to fly out and then it would some somehow hit me  anyway um which I thought was complete [ __ ] um   but generally apart from the odd trekking at  times combat felt pretty good the bosses were   definitely a highlight apart from this arrow  shooting son of a [ __ ] bosses without fear   and usually when I did die it was because I was  getting too greedy or if I was trying to get too   many hits in before they would come flying back  at me sound design throughout the game felt fine   uh background music seemed to be only present  during boss fights some hits during combat had   more of a uh lighter tone to them but based off  the combat having a slightly arcade feel to it   that may be the sounds they're going for I just  reckon they could have some more variety in their   sound design feedback but of course this is a pre  Alpha play test so they already doing quite well   in the sound design outside of combat there was  the odd cut scene between boss fights which also   looked good such as one of human soldiers being  ambushed by the beastmen uh although there wasn't   too much other the cut scenes it's too early to  tell what they're going to be doing with that   but from what I saw it it was good there was also  the option to swap out costumes for your player   which I assume is just available in the play test  just to show the different variety of costumes you   can wear obviously You' be able to pick up items  and chests and buy them buy the equipment in the   full game uh so some costumes were more revealing  than others as you would have seen in this video   so far I also probably need to mention the jiggle  physics as you probably would have seen throughout   the video two big reasons right there that's  probably what's going to pull a lot of people   in to this uh to this game I guess a highlight  is I haven't seen physics so focus on that uh   compared to other games that we've been playing uh  but there you go for for people out there anyway   moving on the UI and the menu looked fine uh just  looked standard for now some parts did feel a bit   unresponsive especially when going to settings  and the map involving me to hit certain buttons   twice uh but not a big deal just just general  things that would definitely be tightened up   closer to the release not much to say outside  of the combat cuz that was generally the focus   of this play test that and for players to get a  general look and feel of how the game is going   to look so overall a good play test I enjoyed my  time with it I was more surprised than anything   at how how the game looks uh how it feels it feels  it felt good running around it felt good being in   combat and I was also surprised at just how good  the combat was considering it is a Early Access   play test could do with some work as I said before  just in regards to the AI tracking differently and   maybe more of a hit feedback but I think they're  still trying to figure out the system that they if   it's going to be halfway between fully realistic  kind of souls likey combat or more going to for   an arcade Fu um I guess this still going to work  out that but it was still a very good play test   in terms of the combat I'm definitely putting  this game on my radar to see how they progress   with it I'm definitely happy with what I saw so  far it'll be good to see what they can do to set   themselves apart in terms of the combat because so  like combat and just this action RPG type of game   is definitely getting a bit overcrowded at the  moment but I think with its looks uh the jigle   physics and costumes and just um the approach  to certain design aspects uh they're going   to definitely pull in some players so I think  they're going to find an audience I don't think   they're going to have problem with that in terms  of the game they definitely have something solid   to build on which is good but of course this was  a pre-alpha play test so a lot more development   to come did you check out the play test let me  know what you think down below and be sure to hit   this like button if you enjoyed And subscribe for  more videos like this I'll definitely keep tabs on   this game in the future that's all for me thanks  guys for watching and I'll see you in the next one