Strayed Lights is an upcoming action game by developer Embers, set to launch soon. There’s a new gameplay video showing off its combat system which has one neat trick.
Strayed Lights lets your character switch between orange or blue states of being, and so do the enemies. You can parry attacks, only if you match the enemies colour. And if you do, you get to absorb their energy.
So expect some enemies to switch energy colours mid-combo, which you have to do as well to keep the defence on. And they can also attack with an energy colour you cannot match, essentially an unblockable attack.
Strayed Lights follow the journey of a tiny humanoid light in their journey to overcome their inner demons. It’s a fantasy setting coloured by the soundtrack composed by Grammy award-winning composer Austin Wintory.
Strayed Lights will be out on PS4, PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on April 25.