Hi PlayStation.Blog readers, it’s been a while since our last update on Shadow Of The Beast — our long silence has been because we’ve been working hard to turn the concept we showed last time into a reality. And, though we haven’t quite finished that journey yet, we wanted to take this chance to share with you some early shots from the game.
We talked a little in our previous blog entry about the impact that the original games had on us as kids. When our team started putting together the concepts for our take on Shadow of the Beast, one thing we kept coming back to was how important it was to us that we made sure that our game stirred up that same level of emotion, especially through the visually striking, alien landscapes of Karamoon.
The screenshots you see here are taken from the harsh, arid wasteland that is Karamoon’s desert. The balance between beauty and brutality has been a running theme for us while we’ve been building the game. Our main character, Aarbron, was forged by the evil Maletoth as a living weapon — and his journey through this beautiful, vibrant world is a savage one. We’ve tried to find ways to bring both sides of this juxtaposition to life to create a unique and intriguing setting for the gameplay to live within.
Alongside creating a range of sweeping vistas and strange creatures, we have also been busy refining the game’s core combat and platforming to try and find just the right blend to make a compelling experience for players.
It’s been a long road to get here (Especially if you are counting back to our original inspiration!) and we thank you for both bearing with us and taking the time to read about our progress. We hope to have more news to share with you before too long!
Looks reeaally neat guys. Cant wait to play this game. Keep up the good work, big shout out from Brasil!!!
Thanks for the update! It looks like a beautiful game. Make it special and nice job!
This looks awesome! Kind of like a god of war/shadow of the colossus/metatron vibe! I hope they get all weird with it.
This update and the preview on Eurogamer are already better than the reveal!
Really excited to see this game running!
Keep up the hard work, It looks like it will be worth the wait!
Looks great! Keep up the great work
Keep up the great work guys! Had my eye on this one since it was announced at Gamescom couple years ago so glad to finally hear from you guys.
Remembers me of the good old Sega Genesis days.
Awesome. Want that game right now !!! Keep up the good work.
Kinda reminds me of Rygar for the PS2 which I loved. Just played through it once because I got a lot of games but I loved every minute of it. The simple gameplay didn´t stop it from beeing overwhelming addicting to me.
It reminded me of Shadow of the Colossus, some similarities such as environment, name and enemies stroke me. Have the Devs mentioned any direct relation or inspiration? I’m excited for this game. Keep up the good work. The art looks awesome and I would like to learn more about the story and gameplay.
Im looking forward to seeing more.
I loved this game as a kid! Thank you for making this game! Must say I miss the color pallet of the original though. Where are the purples, pinks? The beast looks weird, kinda like a tron reject……not sure about all that glowing stuff….you guys add that stuff cause he was hard to see? Fix the lighting and he won’t be. The beast’s animations are awesome, yet when it transitions to his free-fall animation it has a hard shift and it looks weird. Can’t say I love all the blood, it’s too comic and cartoonish atm. More brutal, kick and deadly, and I miss that punch sound from the original. (watched video from gamersyde). Fix this stuff you guys. You have to make original fans fall in love with this, and atm your close but not fully on target.
Can you say a system seller I sure can.
Look interesting. Can’t wait to see more on this.
Looks great. I’m just worried about length of the game and it having some original element in it. I have to wait to hear more, just a little skeptical atm.
Can’t wait. Thanks for the update.
Is this God Of War? He didn’t say much the game other than the environment and creatures. No story ,gameplay and not even the main character.
Oh my mistake it’s hard to read this because I’m on Spotfy .How embarrassing .
OH THANK THE GODS!!!! I was worried you had been canceled! Sony PLEASE make sure this comes to market! PLEASE.
Please bring some of the environments from the Amiga though…. will there be a GREEN level too? Flying dragons overheads? Floating eyeballs? Make it happen. :) And get an Amiga scene guy for the music. :)
Don’t worry, as the Heavy Spectrum team have grown up with game, they fully intend to make sure the PS4 game captures the spirit of Karamoon and all it’s varied creatures.