{"id":58888,"date":"2023-05-05T19:20:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T18:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/xbox\/how-to-kill-in-a-demons-skin\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T19:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T18:20:40","slug":"how-to-kill-in-a-demons-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=58888","title":{"rendered":"How to Kill in a Demon\u2019s Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hi everyone! I\u2019m Dan and together with the Ludus Future team we have created the game of my dreams entitled Demon Skin<\/em>. It has been in development for a few years of hard work and challenges and now it\u2019s finally available on Xbox! I would recommend you to watch the trailer to better understand what the game is all about before I tell you who, what and how you could kill in this game.<\/p>\n

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Demon Skin<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is 3D platform game with RPG elements mainly focused on the melee combat. My main source of inspiration was Severance: Blade of Darkness<\/em>\u2013although the game is 20 years old and just a few people remember it, I personally still find its melee combat system the best one.<\/p>\n

Where was a great disadvantage in Severance: Blade of Darkness<\/em> though \u2013 the difficulty curve wasn\u2019t optimized at all. The game mechanics were brand new and quite difficult and the enemies were too aggressive \u2013 that\u2019s wasn\u2019t a game for casual players at all. People often simply couldn\u2019t get how to play it. Maybe it just wasn\u2019t the right time for such an approach. As for me, I\u2019ve decided to create a game with a similar atmosphere but make it a platformer with a whole bunch of my own ideas.<\/p>\n

Our main character Roy can use three combat stances in the game. By changing directions, he can target the head, torso or legs of the enemy. The player has to switch stances timely to avoid enemy attacks. Each new level unlocks more and more spectacular and powerful combos. Meanwhile, player should always pay attention to stamina level. As soon as Roy is out of breath he attacks much more slowly.<\/p>\n

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Initially we intended the character to be unable to perform any attacks in that case just as it was in Severance: Blade of Darkness<\/em>, <\/strong>but that wasn\u2019t met with the approval of our community.<\/p>\n

We have also designed a system of additional attacks to appear randomly during the combat. As the stance indication lights up blue,you can quickly select and perform this attack. It won\u2019t improve your damage, but it will buy you a few seconds to perform a super attack.<\/p>\n

If at this point the enemy has less than 30% health points left, the player would dramatically finish them off. These mechanic is useful for casual players more interested in narrative and hardcore players alike, as they can perform sort of a \u2018fatality\u2019 without any special button combination.<\/p>\n

With each new kill, the main character receives experience, which can be transformed into the points to upgrade basic stats \u2013 Health, Stamina and Attack. Leveling up unlocks new weapon combos. By the way, the protagonist\u2019s appearance also changes as the player progresses through the game and collects the crystal shards.<\/p>\n

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Roy has a variety of weapons in his arsenal such as slashing (swords and axes) and blunt (hammers) weapons. The slashing weapons deal 100% damage against the \u2018fleshy\u2019 enemies, but are 30% less effective than blunt weapons against other types of monsters. That\u2019s why it would be wise to select a blunt weapon before dealing with insects, skeletons or golems so Roy could deal 100% of potential damage.<\/p>\n

All weapons are divided into three categories \u2013 common, personalized and artifacts. Not only the quality of your weapon affects the stats but also the weapon combo damage \u2013 \u00a0e.g., while a personalized weapon deals three-to-five-times damage, the artifact one inflicts 10 to 15 times magic damage (though only if the special bar is full at the moment of attack. This bar fills up slowly with every kill).<\/p>\n

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Enemies in Demon Skin are definitely of some interest. Since I prefer to stick to the High fantasy canon, there are such familiar foes as undead, ghouls, necromancers, dwarves, golems and various beasts. It\u2019s worth mentioning that they belong to different factions and sometimes fight each other \u2013 e.g. Derger (dwarf) is hostile towards undead or insects but he won\u2019t fight golems as he makes them. Similarly, mantises attack spiders as soon as they see them, so the player has to make a choice how to act should they find themselves in such a situation.<\/p>\n

Basically, it is everyone for themselves. For instance, a player proceeds to the next location to find there three dwarves fighting a giant mantis. It might be better not to rush into the fight. Just wait for an outcome and decide whether to get involved or just pass by with the good old roll move without gaining any experience points, which won\u2019t be a smart move because the number of enemies is limited on each level and they don\u2019t respawn.<\/p>\n

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Every enemy has a unique behavioral pattern. Since zombies and skeletons are already dead, they just recklessly keep pushing forward. Ghouls and werewolves are sneakier and they usually choose the right moment to attack. Dwarfs can drink a health potion while player is trying to avoid the possible attack, or the other way around they can knock the potion out of the player\u2019s hands preventing the healing. If a player gets in sight of a humanoid enemy, the creature can take a combat stance, indicating that it won\u2019t be a cakewalk for the player. An insect, on the other hand, can try to dig into the ground and then attack from the other side. Such details require a thoughtful approach from the player when it comes to hostile encounters and makes them much less predictable and more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

There are no bosses<\/em> in the game, so to speak, as I believe that the definition \u2018powerful character\u2019 goes better with the gameplay of Demon Skin<\/em>. <\/strong>Althoughusually the boss fight is staged on a certain final point of the level just like in many other games, in Demon Skin<\/em> these powerful characters may encounter the player wherever it is in line with the narrative.<\/p>\n

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While playing Demon Skin<\/em> you don\u2019t just move from one checkpoint to another across the static location as with many other platform games. Say, for example, Roy is running through the ice cave while a huge golem tears off the head of his fellow golem and the player finds this head a bit later. This head is breakable, and there\u2019s some loot in it.<\/p>\n

In an another example, Roy is surrounded by skeletons, when a Treant-like creature comes out of the forest, confronts the skeletons and helps Roy escape. You may think Roy is safe, but an evil mage casts a flaming meteorite spell and triggers a deadly snow avalanche. Similar events happen all the time giving a lot of unexpected thrills to the gameplay.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it\u2019s up to you to make any of such choices, choose tactics and defeat the evil. As for me, I did my best to give you the best experience with Demon Skin<\/em>! I can hardly wait for your feedback, and I hope you will enjoy the game!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tDemon Skin \u2013 is a brutal hack\u2019n\u2019slash set in a rough dark fantasy world, which combines unique combat mechanics, RPG and fighting game elements, and even some platformer features. With the flexible combat system each player can come up with their own unique tactic by skillfully combining stances with various types of weapons to achieve the ultimate efficiency in battle.
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\nThe darkness has got into the far off corners of the universe and threatens the world. Only the mighty Order of Wanderers whose members possess superhuman divine powers can resist that threat. One of the Wanderers witnesses a sinister ritual of restoring a powerful ancient artifact. In an attempt to break off the ceremony he gets into a flow of energy released by the artifact and instantly turns into a demon!
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\nWanderer is now eager to regain his former appearance but to do so he needs the artifact which was stolen afterwards. The hero sets on a path to find it, fighting the hordes of demons along the way.
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\nOther features:
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\nSophisticated combat system.
\nImprove your skills by mastering various stances for lightning-fast parrying and inflicting maximum damage with spectacular finishing moves! Keep an eye on the level of stamina and other indicators of the character\u2019s physical condition \u2013 all these features directly affect the outcome of the battle.
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\nHuge arsenal for killing monsters.
\nThere are more than 30 types of edged and blunt weapons at your disposal and each type is only effective against a certain type of enemies. You can destroy enemies even with your bare hands \u2013 it\u2019s not as effective but still a lot of fun!
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\nGloomy landscapes in the spirit of dark fantasy:
\nfrom the icy wastelands and deep dungeons to the twilight forests and abodes of the undead. This cruel world lives a life of its own, but terrifying creatures that inhabit it are not always hostile. On your way, you will not only meet enemies but also powerful allies!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n