Summary
- Eternal Strands’ demo releases on January 21, 2025, a week before the full game launch.
- Yellow Brick Games aims to make a mark with unique art direction inspired by Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
Gamers waiting to play Eternal Strands will get a chance to experience a taste before its scheduled release date, as the demo version will launch on January 21, 2025. The highly anticipated game will be the debut action-adventure title for an equally anticipated indie studio. Founded in 2020, Yellow Brick Games was created by Mike Laidlaw, former Dragon Age creative director, and other industry veterans from Bioware and Ubisoft. Eternal Strands’ January 28 release date will be a watershed moment for the talent-stacked studio as it makes its long-awaited entrance into the action-adventure genre.
Yellow Brick Games is aiming to leverage its personnel and creative, player-centric approach to game design to make its mark on the industry. In the past, the studio has cited the game design of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom as a source of inspiration for Eternal Strands. This implies unique art direction and gameplay mechanics that look set to make it an interesting addition to the action-adventure genre.
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Eternal Strands is an upcoming action-adventure game from Yellow Brick Games, a studio comprised of BioWare, Ubisoft, and overall industry veterans.
As announced by Yellow Brick Games via Twitter, the demo release for Eternal Strands will be available on January 21, 2025. Gamers will get a sneak peek into the visuals, mechanics, and lore a full week before Eternal Strands is slated to be released on January 28. The post didn’t elaborate on the specifics of what players can expect in the game demo. However, any glimpse into a title with this much hype is a welcome development.
Eternal Strands Demo Release Date
The game’s storyline centers around a young weaver named Brynne who strives to reclaim her cultural homeland, the Enclave, utilizing her magical powers. In terms of combat in Eternal Strands, Brynne will have an arsenal of magical weapons and abilities at her disposal as she seeks to uncover the secrets of the Enclave. Among them are Flame, Frost, and Kinetic magic that will set her enemies ablaze, freeze them in their tracks, or launch projectiles. These abilities are imbued by a magical artifact known as the Mantle and can also be used defensively, such as shielding Brynne in an ice wall.
Yellow Brick Games has been vocal since its foundation about its innovative approach to game design and its focus on building system-driven games that deliver a unique experience. Eternal Strands represents a true test of this philosophy and whether its team of industry titans can translate their ambitious goals into an inventive, top-tier game. Regardless of whether the game lives up to the hype surrounding it, the announcement of a demo release will only add fuel to the fire in the meantime.
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