The rumors are true, that Determination Franchise will soon move to mobile devices. Destiny: Ascension is a new free-to-play mobile sci-fi RPG shooter that features a cast of playable hero characters, a shared world, and PvE and PvP modes, all set in Bungie's Determination Universe.
The China-based company NetEase Games has developed Destiny: Ascensionafter announcing a partnership with Bungie and a $100 million investment in the studio in 2018. Destiny: Ascension is set alternatively Determination Timeline exploring the post-Dark Age era of the universe and lore, before the Tower existed and before the Guardians appeared.
NetEase licenses the Destiny brand from Bungie and is given creative freedom to develop its own storyline and vision Destiny: Ascension. “We want to capture and represent a specific time in which the reins are in the hands of players to experience, explore and define,” says Stone Shi, Senior Narrative Designer at NetEase.
As opposed to Determination or Destiny 2You can choose from a variety of Determination Hero characters instead of creating your own Guardian based on the Hunter, Warlock or Titan classes. Hero characters include the likes of Ikora Rey that exists in Determination And Destiny 2as well as a variety of new characters.
Each character has unique abilities and stories and can access single, co-op and competitive multiplayer modes. There will also be the usual Ghosts, Lightbearers, Iron Lords and Warlords found in the Determination Universe before the last city. In a trailer for the game, we see various characters and their new abilities, including a new Void Scythe that's essentially similar to something a warlock would use Determination games. There are also familiar enemies such as Hive, Fallen and Vex.
“For over a decade, we have been building this universe to include many unique and wonderful stories, and we are excited for mobile gamers to experience this new take on the Destiny universe from the creative team at NetEase,” said Terry Redfield. creative lead at Bungie, in a press release.
Destiny: Ascension Players can also play in first-person or even third-person perspective using touchscreen controls or controllers. There will be the usual campaign missions, six-player co-op Strikes, and replayable PvE and PvP modes.
Even powerful exotic weapons will be available, alongside a new Mythic weapon rarity tier that also includes a new weapon type. All of these weapons help in the fight against the enemies of darkness Determination universe in new locations such as Jiangshi and the Red Sea Rift. Some of it new Determination The narrative involves the search for seeds of hope that will “shape the future of human civilization” after their collapse in the Dark Ages Determination Tradition.
A big question Destiny: Ascension is the monetization system used. NetEase isn't answering that yet, but an FAQ says that a “good portion of the main campaign” will be available in alpha testing next month, along with “at least one map for all game modes” for people to try out what that is game has to offer.
Destiny: Ascension will initially be available as a closed alpha test with limited access on November 1st in the US and Canada. You can register for the trial on the NetEase website.