SteelRising's Setting Could Elevate Its Gameplay

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French video game developer Spiders has been around for quite some time, but in the last few years, it has gained a particularly significant amount of attention. Its 2019 title GreedFall sold well and earned a few award nominations, but most importantly, it generated interest in more work from Spiders. Luckily, fans won't have to wait long. The studio plans to release its next game, SteelRising, later this year. Spiders just released new gameplay footage for SteelRising, giving fans a better look at the action RPG's gameplay, setting, and protagonist. Fans have known about its alternate history of France for some time, but the new footage puts fans in the middle of the action.

In SteelRising, players control an automaton named Aegis who takes up arms to defeat King Louis XVI, who has begun terrorizing the citizens of Paris with an army of clockwork machines. The core gameplay of SteelRising looks fairly familiar as far as action RPG gameplay goes, especially compared to Soulslike games, but SteelRising is still highly distinct from the competition, thanks in large part to its unique lore and looks. SteelRising's sci-fi retelling of the French Revolution will go a long way to elevate the game's combat and other gameplay components.

SteelRising, GreedFall, and All Spiders Studio Games

The aesthetic and setting of SteelRising look like major strengths well before the game's release. Aegis and SteelRising's other automatons all have highly detailed designs inspired by art and fashion from late 18th century France. Thanks to that, it's hard to compare SteelRising's looks to any other game; the French Revolution is a moment in history that few other games have explored. 1789's Paris will also serve as an excellent setting for the