Chronicles of Elyria is actually known for having your hero age and die of old age. As an action-adventure MMO in the style of Tomb Raider or Uncharted, the game is still not well known.
Chronicles of Elyria stands for a realistic fantasy world, where players can build and control everything, and even their own avatar might eventually bite the dust due to old age. However, the gameplay of Chronicles of Elyria seems to offer even more than the simulation of a medieval world. At PAX East 2016, the developers showcased the combat system. This year, something completely different was on display!
CoE – Parkour Race in the Silverrun Mine
Instead of presenting new combat maneuvers, the developers of Soulbound showcased features that would be more suitable for an action-adventure like Tomb Raider than for an online role-playing game. Your hero can swing along various beams, walls, and ropes in Chronicles of Elyria just like Lara Croft or Nathan Drake, and even “zipline” on taut ropes.
All of this already looks cool in the shown pre-alpha (although the animations were not final yet) and to showcase the full power of the new feature, the devs challenged each other to a parkour race at PAX East 2017. They jumped, climbed, and swung in a speedrun across the mine and had a blast.
However, the parkour element is not intended to be a main feature of the game. It exists and allows for interesting approaches, such as jumping puzzles, but Chronicles of Elyria will essentially be an online role-playing game and is unlikely to become an action-adventure.
Moreover, there will later be additional realism features that, for example, significantly restrict swimming and running in heavy armor. Parkour will therefore only be an option for nimble heroes without heavy armor later on.
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