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Spiritual successor to Hexen 2, GRAVEN, revealed for 2021 launch

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Still have great memories of Hexen 2 from back in the day? Well, 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment are looking to push the spiritual successor to that iconic title to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC in 2021. Its name? GRAVEN!

GRAVEN is a dark-fantasy action adventure that looks to set to be of huge appeal to all those who loved Hexen 2 from back in the 1990s. Created by Slipgate Ironworks and co-published by 3D Realms (publisher, developer, creator of the likes of Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, Max Payne and Prey) and 1C Entertainment, GRAVEN will take you off into a gruesome medieval world full of deities and monstrosities as you play things out as a disgraced Priest of the Orthogonal Order.

Due to hit Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC in 2021, with the promise of four-player online and local multiplayer opportunities available at launch, you’ll follow the tale of this Priest as a heretical member of the Order sacrifices his adoptive daughter, seeing him retaliate in a bout of righteous fury. Tried and found guilty by his brothers and now exiled to the burning sands, he closes his eyes for one last prayer, for peace. The Creator speaks to him directly: “You will have to earn your peace.”

Heed the Creator by hunting down the foul heretical sects responsible for conjuring plagues and twisting the natural order of the seasons. Blending action, exploration, and puzzle-solving, GRAVEN takes cues from classic shooters, immersive sims, and action RPGs alike. Journey across three expansive, open-ended regions, and scour the lands to purge evil.

From there you’ll get to carefully observe a reactive world to find the way: with a journal, the player drives the exploration instead of following waypoints. Listen to townsfolks’ woes and slay the monsters responsible for their torment. Banish over thirty distinct enemies from plagued madmen to swamp beasts with powerful sorceries such as wild blasts of lightning and scorching rays of flame. Solve environmental puzzles with those same powers, altering the world with spells.

You’ll get that chance to wield destructive conventional weaponry, including magic staves and wrist-mounted crossbows, find hidden gold to upgrade weapons and spells at blacksmiths and alchemists, and find time to return to previously-plundered areas with new abilities to uncover secrets and entirely new areas. GRAVEN promises more than 30 weapons and spells and utterly encourages experimentation as you play solo, with one friend in split-screen co-op, or with a party of four online for complete arcane chaos.

“GRAVEN began as a game we had often dreamed of,” said Frederik Schreiber, vice president of 3D Realms and Game Director on Graven. “‘What would a spiritual successor to a Dark Fantasy series such as Hexen, have looked like if it was made in 1998 in the original Unreal engine?’ We think the answer is GRAVEN. We hope you do too.”

We’ll be sure to keep you updated as to the progress of GRAVEN development. For now though, take in the trailer below.

Neil Watton
Neil Wattonhttps://www.thexboxhub.com/
An Xbox gamer since 2002, I bought the big black box just to play Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee. I have since loved every second of the 360's life and am now just as obsessed with the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S - mostly with the brilliant indie scene that has come to the fore. Gamertag is neil363, feel free to add me to your list.
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