The release of Black Myth: Wukong was just the beginning of something we are going to see continuously over the next few years. The Chinese video game industry has been quietly working for a long time to prepare a multitude of titles with superlative production values and an approach that, while favoring the regional, does not disdain the global audience. The impossible has become inevitable, and a new proof of this is the announcement of Ballad of Antara. This is one of those names that few knew until now, but that we may repeat without stopping in a few months.
A union of the two great trends of the Chinese video game industry
Although it will also be available on PC, iOS, and Android, the new details about Ballad of Antara were officially announced through an entry on the official PlayStation blog. The game confirmed its debut as a console exclusive for PlayStation 5 in the upcoming year 2025. It also clarified some interesting details about its gameplay. It is an Action RPG with dark fantasy setting and a “vast world” that exists in two different planes. One of them is similar to our real world, although with some fantasy and combat. The other, a version invaded by an ancient power that sets the beginning of the story.
One of the most curious details about this Ballad of Antara is that it sits between the two current great trends of the Chinese video game industry. On the one hand, it is a free to play game in the style of Genshin Impact in terms of business model and production values. On the other hand, it seems to clearly draw from that realistic fantasy art style of video games like Black Myth: Wukong and other upcoming releases from the giant Asian country in the coming months, for example, Phantom Blade Zero.
The artistic style of Ballad of Antara is spectacular.
“Ballad of Antara is an ARPG with multiple playable characters. These characters have the power to travel between the normal world and the unimaginable. We call them ‘Envoys’. Each Envoy has their own unique class, playable abilities, and their own engaging and mysterious stories that we want to tell. Finding and gathering these envoys around the world, strengthening them, and uncovering the truth hidden behind the calamity plaguing this land are your main objectives,” the developers explained about the title.
The release of the title is planned for 2025 and it is expected that we will learn more about it in the coming months. So far, the Chinese games that have arrived sponsored by PlayStation have had great promotional campaigns, even appearing in conferences like the Game Awards (returning this December) or the Summer Game Fest.
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