If you’ve been seduced by the artistic touch of NEVA, the new title from Nomada Studio, the creators of GRIS, then you might fall in love with Sword of the Sea, the other indie game that caused a stir during the PlayStation Showcase of May 24, 2023. This is the new production of Giant Squis studios, world famous for Abzû, maritime masterpiece released in 2016 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Two years after The Pathless, the developers therefore present their new project to us, and which turns out to be their most ambitious project. As we can see in the trailer, we will control a mystical character who moves on a hoverword, a mix between snowboard, skateboard and hoverboard. Moreover, the game takes up the spirit of skateboarding and snowboarding games, but injected into an adventure game and into a dreamlike world populated by strange creatures. The mixture is unique and gives rise to something quite unique in its kind.
As for the story, the player will take on the role of Wraith, who has been brought back to life in a ravaged and ruined world and his mission is to explore this submerged world to find a way to restore it to its former glory. yesteryear. Sunken tombs, mysterious wrecks and petrified battlefields, these are the settings in which we will evolve, in the middle of schools of fish and other maritime and celestial creatures. There are also enemies, Leviathans who will not only wish you well.
Sword of the Sea is a PS5 exclusive and at the moment there is no release date.
