Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King, an adventure game where exploration and boss fights intertwine. In the world of Hypnos, the player gets to roam a vast continent scattered with gigantic fortresses and cities in ruins. Between phases in 2.5D and 3D, they will dive in the history of a forgotten world where savage enemies await. To reach victory, the precision of movement and observation of their opponents will be crucial.
About the story
"At first there was the King. All living things in the world of Hypnos are born with a mask that define their personality. Few come to life with a name, which can only be given by the King and define their purpose in the world. The only ones who can talk are Whisperers. Nothing like the other people in Hypnos : Whisperers wear no masks but handle words for the silent ones. Another exception are Pretorians, the Royal Army. They abandon their mask and name to wear the Pretorian armor and serve the King until their last breath. Or until the day the King disappeared, leaving Hypnos on its own. The world started to scatter, as powerful creatures rose to claim the lands for themselves. The Demiurges, as they were named, faced the Pretorians. They fought bravely, but their defeat was inevitable against the god-like entities. Their failure lead them to a fate worse than death. The Demiurges started to figth each other until only twelve of them remain. During this war, the world broke into three parts, and lots of lands were lost. Ages later, a Wanderer wakes up without any memories of his past. As he starts exploring these destroyed lands, he meets the Whisperer, who was hiding in Limbo since the King went missing. Now begins the Wanderer’s quest for truth. As he marches on those strange places, he faces incredibly powerful and mythic creatures ; learning about them, and his own destiny."
Platforms
Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONEGenres
Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle Role-playing (RPG)Themes
Action Fantasy
Languages: English and 5 more
| Interface | Audio | Subtitles | |
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| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
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| French | |||
| German | |||
| Spanish (Spain) | |||
| Russian |
Media
Critic Reviews
SwitchRPG
By Evan BeeThis trippy Soulslike struggles with the weight of its ambition, among other issues.
Game Rant
By Devin SheaDespite the beautiful character and environmental designs, Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King has some mechanical issues.
Everyeye.it
By Michelangelo CastoAlthough inspired on the artistic level, the debut title of Redlock Studio suffers from a still unripe technical realization, which goes to affect in particular the combat system. Soulslike with more than appreciable platforming contaminations, Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King can therefore only represent an opportunity for improvement for the French team, which must however be recognized for having created a suggestive world with a very well written story.
TheSixthAxis
By Luke ShawShattered - Tale of the Forgotten King is a game set in a beautiful, stylised world that is sadly too opaque and flawed to recommend.
Checkpoint Gaming
By Lisa PollifroniThough the game may look like a work of art, there are many things about it that make me think Redlock have released this without adding the finishing brushstrokes.
