![]() Where Bleeding Edge may fall flat is in the combat balance and execution, which is delicate to execute well in a 3D brawler, perhaps indicative of why there aren't a huge amount of successful games of this type out there. Clearly Bleeding Edge is a labor of love, with meticulous attention to detail, world building, and visual themes. The passion of Rahni Tucker and the rest of the Ninja Theory was inspiring when I met up with the team at E3 2019. Kulev by contrast, can heal allies in an area of effect, while cursing enemies with increased damage.īleeding Edge character (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios / Ninja Theory) Nidhoggr can ignite groups of players on fire, putting pressure on healers to top off multiple allies, while also staying alive. There are clear parallels between the experiences, with similar lock-on mechanics, special attacks, and so on. Playing as both Nidhoggr and the tanky Buttercup, Bleeding Edge immediately sent me into WoW Arena autopilot mode, trying to peel assassins off our healers and line of sight ranged attacks. For sure, Bleeding Edge lives up to its namesake when it comes to violence. If timed correctly, you could stun a group of players in the path of an oncoming train, resulting in a multi-insta-kill and a plume of flying viscera. Nidhoggr, a badass Norwegian metal band frontman-turned-brawler can ignite an area with lightning from his guitar, stunning enemies in a wide area, for example. ![]() There are also ultimate abilities which charge up over time, which can be unleashed to devastating effect. There are tanks, support classes, and assassin damage dealers, each with a unique niche for excelling in particular situations. Each ability seamlessly intertwines thematically with the character designs, too, which is a testament to the small team's attention to detail.įans of MOBAs and games like Overwatch will find Bleeding Edge to be immediately familiar, gameplay wise. The character designs are simply insane, in all the right ways. ![]() The most striking aspect of Bleeding Edge, quite easily, is the art style, which is perhaps best described as a neon-washed acid trip. Hands-on with Bleeding Edge gameplayīleeding Edge is an arena brawler first and foremost, where players must work together and combine their skill sets to capture points on dynamic, hazard-laden cyberpunk maps. While growing up his guerilla forces, the Bleeding Edge test themselves and their enhancements in friendly (albeit violent) combat in custom-built arenas, in gameplay which is as fun as it is gorgeous. Ten fighters have been revealed so far, which two more to come. ![]() Daemon himself is a graffiti punk and hacker, turned New York City cyborg samurai. Buttercup is a half-woman, half-motorbike cybernetic brawler, whose augments came about following a motorcycle accident. Kulev is a British Oxford professor who digitized his consciousness and uploaded it into a robot snake, whose abilities and mods thematically represent his academic passion for the occult. As the schematics proliferate across the internet, more and more engineers, programmers, and other fringe elements begin banding together, modifying themselves either out of necessity following accidents, or simply because they love it.Įach character has his or her own back story, representing different nationalities from across the world. The group's leader, Daemon, is a prolific hacker who sets the gang in motion, after releasing technical data from one of the big corrupt tech companies monopolizing human cybernetics.
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