Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has formally revealed the following big–and free–update for the sport on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Swap, and cell gadgets. Proven off throughout the Triple-I Initiative stream, the Emerald Diorama is predicated on Sq. Enix’s fantasy RPG franchise SaGa, and it is now accessible to obtain.
The replace provides lots of new content material to Vampire Survivors, together with 12 new characters and skins, loads of new weapons, and the Glimmer gameplay mechanic. Everytime you assault with particular weapons, there’s an opportunity to immediately be taught a particular approach by way of this technique, permitting you to unleash swords, sorcery, and missiles.
For the brand new characters, a number of SaGa protagonists will be a part of the sport roster. These embody:
- Tsunanori Mido — A fate-forged grasp of Kugutsu puppets
- Ameya Aisling — An undercover witch looking for her misplaced magic (and cats)
- Bonnie & Formina — A duo of daring detectives who struggle side-by-side with fists and firearms
- Diva No.5 — A songstress mech forsaken for singing a forbidden melody, travelling between completely different worlds–and robotic bodies–in search of her coronary heart
Poncle says you can additionally count on a trainer of heroes, an Emperor unthawed, and a Dismal King with some bloodthirsty tendencies, as properly. Among the different attention-grabbing options of this replace embody a “occasion” system of types for the SaGa crew, and when the well being bar for these characters reaches a critically low level, they will activate their Showstopper capability. This offers the heroes a quick increase to their May, Luck, and Cooldown stats.
The motion may also unfold on a brand new SaGa-inspired stage and there will be a number of remixes of basic Saga tracks to take heed to whilst you mow down lots of of monsters.
Cross-save assist can also be headed to Vampire Survivors, however to not PlayStation consoles as a consequence of a authorized concern. Poncle cited privateness points as the explanation why cross-save won’t be accessible on PS4 and PS5, and the builders says that possibilities of it coming to these consoles stay “slim” for now.