Naraka: Bladepoint

Naraka: Bladepoint sets its premise on "Morus Island" where heroes gather for battle.[2] Players can queue up for either solo games or in trios[2] and can choose from more than nine different characters, while each of those has two skills (F skill and Ultimate).[7]

In solo mode, players play alone, while in trio mode, players start the game with two other members in the same team to compete in the game. After matching with enough players (maximum 60 players in one round),[8] players choose characters with different skill set, called Heroes, to play. Finishing selecting heroes, players choose one spawn location on the map, and other teammates can choose to follow or spawn wherever they like. Once players are shown on the map, the team can search for weapons grapples, health or armors to equip them up. In the meantime, the team will have to pay attention to enemy squads showing up to avoid ambush.

While players keep searching and fighting on the map, the safe zone in Naraka: Bladepoint will get smaller with a random center. However, players have time to prepare for the spreading of shadow corruption. There are multiple events in one round of the game, such as eliminating the targeted enemy, praying in front of a Buddhism, etc.  

When knocked down, players are able to get on their feet again if teammates come to rescue them in a short period of time; otherwise, they will die after being cairns. However, if it is before the first round of shadow corruption spreading, players can still get back on the map and fight again by using soul altars after their death.

In each round, a squad of heroes will win the game as the top one team.[9]

Naraka: Bladepoint is a battle royale which was partly influenced by Devil May Cry and Sekiro. The game's producer had also included elements from the Meteor Butterfly Sword game franchise, which he had previously worked on, while Thunder Fire UX has helped with UX design and user research.[13][14] Naraka: Bladepoint, along with many other titles, was officially announced during the Game Awards 2019 ceremony on December 12, 2019.[15] From November 3 to 9, 2020, Naraka: Bladepoint had its steam server test in North America region to test its gameplay and performance.[16] It was then announced that Naraka: Bladepoint was in development for consoles, with the game being shown running on a PlayStation 5[17][18] The mobile version is under development to provide the melee-focused combat gaming experience for mobile players globally.[14][19]

Naraka: Bladepoint launched worldwide on August 11, 2021 with more than 10 language versions.[20]

The game was released on Xbox Series X/S on June 23, 2022, with the game also being available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers at no additional charge. In September 2021, ThunderFire Universe X Studio[21] was officially established, shifting its focus to overseas markets and console development. The first job was to accept the commission from NetEase Thunderfire Business Division and 24 Entertainment to develop the console version of the game.[22] An Xbox One version of Naraka: Bladepoint was released on December 22, 2022 and it's ported by ThunderFire Universe X Studio. Alongside the release date, a crossover event with Nier series was announced.[23]

Naraka: Bladepoint received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[30] The game was nominated as Best Multiplayer Game 2021 of Golden Joystick Awards on October 19, 2021, which is the one of the oldest game awards globally.[31]

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