The first animated short film of World of Warcraft Shadowlands has been released. Check out how the “Afterlives” series begins here.
The Opening Night Live of gamescom 2020 is in full swing and it has also prepared a special treat for players of World of Warcraft. In the lead-up to the upcoming expansion Shadowlands, Blizzard has now begun to release the animated short film series “Afterlives”. You can watch the first of these videos here:
This is what you can see: The first story of the “Afterlives” series deals with the events surrounding Bastion. This is one of the four realms of the Shadowlands that we visit in Shadowlands.
The video shows the paladin Uther. Because he led a selfless life, he is welcomed by the Kyrians after his death. In the afterlife, he is to serve the great cycle and ensure that souls are treated properly.
However, Uther does not manage to leave his past behind. This is, however, necessary to be able to “Ascend”. His caretaker tries to find out why Uther cannot do this. The culprit is Arthas, who wounded his soul with the runeblade Frostmourne.
Uther seeks justice and his caretaker wants that too – for this reason, they are waiting for the right moment to intercept Arthas’ soul. When Arthas says at his death “I see only darkness before me…” – it was Uther and the Kyrian who took his soul and threw it into the maw.
Is there more to come? Yes. The video was just the first part of a four-part series that will likely cover all the other major areas and the covenants of Shadowlands. By the launch of Shadowlands in October, we should have a nice presentation of all the covenants and their leaders. Then players can already start planning which covenant they want to join when they reach level 60 again after the level squish.
When the further cinematics will be released is still unclear.
Cortyn says: The video leaves some interpretations open, but also closes a few cool plot gaps and seamlessly connects to existing storylines. Especially how Arthas’ gaze darkens as his soul is ripped away to the afterlife was brilliantly staged. You will surely read more about this tomorrow …
What do you think of the video? Do you find the story in the Shadowlands cool and well done? Or is there something you dislike?
