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SHADE Protocol is set in a dying world, where a Replica called Zura must rewrite reality and save it. Read on to learn how it plays, what it's about, and everything else we know so far.
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SHADE Protocol Gameplay
As a Metroidvania, players in SHADE Protocol will navigate through interconnected levels in a bleak and dying world, with cybernetic enemies crawling in abandoned bastions and cities. As the prototype Replica Zura, players must use her reality-bending powers and combat abilities to fight strong foes.
There are two different modes with different combat styles and gameplay: DAWN and SHADE. DAWN Mode primarily focuses on maneuverability and defence. On the other hand, SHADE Mode has Zura unleashing chaos, but at a certain cost. We’ll be sure to update this with more information as soon as more information about the two modes is released!
Music lies at the core of combat, beginning with how the weapons are all instrument-based. A few of these include the Sunrise Guitar Axe, Twilight Spear, and Midnight Chakram, all based around different instruments, along with different combat and exploration abilities.
Zura can rewrite reality by slashing across any area in levels to navigate them. The developers mentioned that, with what’s called the UNISON system, players can also manipulate events, replay key moments, and choose their outcomes, which will shape the fate of entire factions in the game. Elaborating on this, they stated that players get to "choose which reality gets to be ‘real’".
The combat system is packed with different playstyles, along with being able to execute precision parries and counters. Perfectly timed parries and counters restore Echo, which is an energy source for powerful weapon attacks and defensive maneuvers.
SHADE Protocol Story Plot
SHADE Protocol is set in a decaying world after a war between two groups: the SHADEs and the Xaviors. Now, the world is ruled by Elythium, sentient metal beings set on enforcing its destruction.
As the reality-recompiling Replica, Zura, players must venture on a mission to alter the outcome of the war that set this world on its path. Finally, they must confront and defy the enemy that rewrote the very fabric of existence that nests their world.
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