A new Destiny game is announced and it’s on mobile and developed and published by NetEase Games under license by Bungie.
Destiny Rising, as it’s called, is a new game based on “an alternate Destiny timeline”. The reveal trailer shows familiar elements of Destiny, the Guardians are present in three different classes. The first-person and third-person perspectives of in-game footage looks to be distinctively Bungie-styled (the way the camera is framed is very specific). And three of the enemy factions are here.
But then you see the new powers. Warlocks can use a scythe. Hunters have a Solar-powered dagger strikes. And there’s a very different style of grenade launchers seen here.
While the world and lore is all based on Bungie’s work, NetEase sure has added their own flair that still feels authentic to the MMO-ish RPG looter-shooter.
The accompanying dev diary gives a look at more gameplay, including footage of the game with touch control UI displayed. The dev diary also confirms that the several of Destiny’s mainline activities (Strikes, missions, 6-player PVE which likely are raids) will be present in Destiny Rising. And expect all-new modes concocted by NetEase. Familiar gear, including iconic Exotic weapons like Sweet Business will make an appearance. But on top of that, there’s a whole new weapon rarity called Mythic being introduced. And there’s a new weapon type, crossbows.
With the current state of Destiny 2 is in flux, as the main storyline has come to a close with The Final Shape and content rollout has slowed, Destiny Rising might not just be picking up new players who never played the PC and console game, but existing Destiny players as well.
Destiny Rising will have a closed alpha available in November only for players in the US and Canada, though no launch window has been set.
NetEase Games have a growing library of mobile game adaptations of existing PC and console games (including the infamous Diablo Immortal) and are also making their own in-house PC and console games, both multiplayer-focused (like FragPunk and Marvel Rivals) and single-player titles (from the many, many development teams acquired and founded in the recent years).