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While attending the Game Developers Conference 2024, Screen Rant was able to participate in a hands-on demonstration of a newer build of Wuthering Waves . Following a brief demonstration of mechanics from a member of the Kuro Games team, we were able to play through a brief combat section against a boss, an open-world puzzle, and some exploration of one of the game’s settlements. Make no mistake: this game is unabashedly attempting to capitalize on the space Genshin Impact carved out for the genre years ago. But it does it well enough that it feels like it has its own identity,
Combat also feels snappy and responsive in Wuthering Waves , with well-made character movement a crucial element of the flow of battle. Dodges felt especially pinpoint and rewarding, and combat also features a parry system where a unit can time their attack to respond to an enemy’s vulnerability indicator during their own lunge – doing so results in damage and a stagger that can set up the next chain of a combo. The hands-on was a little too short to really go in-depth on these systems so it’s difficult to ascertain exactly how the interplay between dodging, parrying, and swapping units really flows, but what was on display felt intuitive and
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Beyond materials tied to character & weapon growth, and those used to acquire new, limited units and arsenals, there are more simple resources to be aware of in Wuthering Waves , too. Shell Credits are the in-game currency used to acquire various purchases from character-owned shops, while Resonance Potions of varying rarities/effectiveness are what’s used to level up Resonators. Energy Cores are similarly an EXP-based item, but used for weap
Encore is an excellent DPS in Wuthering Waves that can deal AoE DMG. Because of this, she’ll greatly benefit from having a crowd controller from characters like Yangyang and Jianxin. Yangyang also helps regenerate energy with her Outro Skill, allowing Encore to continuously buff herself via her Ultimate. Jianxin ‘s buff increases Resonance Liberation DMG, which is not very useful for Encore (she only benefits from this when she uses Resonance Skill in her Ult state), but Jianxin has other supportive values. Jianxin’s Ultimate has great crowd control, and Forte Circuit provides shielding and healing for the team. This means she’s a jack-of-all-trade that you can bring to remove the need for a dedicated healer such as Baizhi and Ver
While combat was a showcase Winds of the Past Walkthrough improvements and innovations, the brief amount of open world traversal/hub navigation available in the hands-on indicates that Wuthering Waves exploration will be a solid bedrock of what already works in the genre. Grappling hooks, gliders, and sprinting were all options, and each was implemented smoothly. There’s also a parkour system that lets characters run up walls/cliffsides, which is a nice touch and an improvement on the slow climb other titles tend to h
You will eventually navigate to Mimika’s touchpad, where the Inferno Rider will be waiting. Keep in mind that you can only use the Rover during this fight . This will be a short fight, because as soon as the Inferno Rider puts up an unbreakable shield , it will automatically
The last L-shaped pipe will be at the far end of the room on the right . Once you pick it up, head back over to the room on the left and affix it at an angle so that the left room and middle room connect. If done right, another cutscene should play and you will have completed the puz
Encore may not be as powerful as Calcharo and Jiyan in Wuthering Waves , but she’s still highly viable as a main DPS. To play Encore, players must take note of her Resonance Liberation (Ultimate), as her Ult enhances her hits and puts her in a state where she goes berserk on enem
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While the environment and scenery are visually fairly indistinct from what we saw, they were interesting enough, with materials to gather, enemies to defeat, and puzzles to solve. We played through a brief logic puzzle that was just above the boss fight demo, and it was a Tetris block-style conundrum that was a fun distraction. Obviously, one puzzle isn’t enough to judge an entire game’s worth of open world content so it’s mostly speculation at this point, but based on other closed beta impressions/streams it **looks like the world of Wuthering Waves will have more than enough on offer to keep people interested in its early days
Encore’s DPS multiplier mostly comes from her Resonance Liberation, but her hits are considered Basic Attack DMG, which means Sanhua’s Outro Skill in Wuthering Waves can benefit Encore greatly. Sanhua gives 38% Basic Attack DMG Deepen for 14s when she’s switched out. Meanwhile, Verina is a healer who can also buff on her Outro Skill. Unlike Sanhua whose buff only goes to the next character, Verina’s All-Type DMG Deepen is given to all characters, which means she and Sanhua won’t clash against each ot
Combat also feels snappy and responsive in Wuthering Waves , with well-made character movement a crucial element of the flow of battle. Dodges felt especially pinpoint and rewarding, and combat also features a parry system where a unit can time their attack to respond to an enemy’s vulnerability indicator during their own lunge – doing so results in damage and a stagger that can set up the next chain of a combo. The hands-on was a little too short to really go in-depth on these systems so it’s difficult to ascertain exactly how the interplay between dodging, parrying, and swapping units really flows, but what was on display felt intuitive and Boss Guides Lampylumen Myriad Boss Tempest Mephis Boss Mech Abomination Boss Inferno Rider Boss Bell-Borne Geochelone Boss Dreamless Boss (Weekly Boss) How To Defeat Scar (And Get Unending Destruction) Sentinel Jue Boss Weekly Boss
Beyond materials tied to character & weapon growth, and those used to acquire new, limited units and arsenals, there are more simple resources to be aware of in Wuthering Waves , too. Shell Credits are the in-game currency used to acquire various purchases from character-owned shops, while Resonance Potions of varying rarities/effectiveness are what’s used to level up Resonators. Energy Cores are similarly an EXP-based item, but used for weap
Encore is an excellent DPS in Wuthering Waves that can deal AoE DMG. Because of this, she’ll greatly benefit from having a crowd controller from characters like Yangyang and Jianxin. Yangyang also helps regenerate energy with her Outro Skill, allowing Encore to continuously buff herself via her Ultimate. Jianxin ‘s buff increases Resonance Liberation DMG, which is not very useful for Encore (she only benefits from this when she uses Resonance Skill in her Ult state), but Jianxin has other supportive values. Jianxin’s Ultimate has great crowd control, and Forte Circuit provides shielding and healing for the team. This means she’s a jack-of-all-trade that you can bring to remove the need for a dedicated healer such as Baizhi and Ver
While combat was a showcase Winds of the Past Walkthrough improvements and innovations, the brief amount of open world traversal/hub navigation available in the hands-on indicates that Wuthering Waves exploration will be a solid bedrock of what already works in the genre. Grappling hooks, gliders, and sprinting were all options, and each was implemented smoothly. There’s also a parkour system that lets characters run up walls/cliffsides, which is a nice touch and an improvement on the slow climb other titles tend to h
You will eventually navigate to Mimika’s touchpad, where the Inferno Rider will be waiting. Keep in mind that you can only use the Rover during this fight . This will be a short fight, because as soon as the Inferno Rider puts up an unbreakable shield , it will automatically
The last L-shaped pipe will be at the far end of the room on the right . Once you pick it up, head back over to the room on the left and affix it at an angle so that the left room and middle room connect. If done right, another cutscene should play and you will have completed the puz
Encore may not be as powerful as Calcharo and Jiyan in Wuthering Waves , but she’s still highly viable as a main DPS. To play Encore, players must take note of her Resonance Liberation (Ultimate), as her Ult enhances her hits and puts her in a state where she goes berserk on enem
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While the environment and scenery are visually fairly indistinct from what we saw, they were interesting enough, with materials to gather, enemies to defeat, and puzzles to solve. We played through a brief logic puzzle that was just above the boss fight demo, and it was a Tetris block-style conundrum that was a fun distraction. Obviously, one puzzle isn’t enough to judge an entire game’s worth of open world content so it’s mostly speculation at this point, but based on other closed beta impressions/streams it **looks like the world of Wuthering Waves will have more than enough on offer to keep people interested in its early days
Encore’s DPS multiplier mostly comes from her Resonance Liberation, but her hits are considered Basic Attack DMG, which means Sanhua’s Outro Skill in Wuthering Waves can benefit Encore greatly. Sanhua gives 38% Basic Attack DMG Deepen for 14s when she’s switched out. Meanwhile, Verina is a healer who can also buff on her Outro Skill. Unlike Sanhua whose buff only goes to the next character, Verina’s All-Type DMG Deepen is given to all characters, which means she and Sanhua won’t clash against each ot