00:00Hey everyone, Bruno here. Welcome back to another Dev Diary.
00:03Today we're serving up something special.
00:05But before we dive into the main course, let's cover some exciting news.
00:09First off, we're thrilled to announce that Seekers of the Storm is launching on August 27th.
00:15That's right, the wait is almost over, and the team is excited for everyone to hop in.
00:20We'd also like to reveal that Seekers of the Storm will be priced at $14.99.
00:25Now onto our final appetizer.
00:27Alongside the expansion, we're making our official debut on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
00:33For a long time now, folks have been able to play the existing PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions on their next-gen consoles.
00:40But now, they'll have the real deal.
00:42All new and existing players will be upgraded for free.
00:46And that upgrade isn't just a sprinkling of performance optimization.
00:49Oh no, it brings split-screen couch co-op and a handful of fun, platform-specific features.
00:56Now, onto the main dish.
00:58Meet Chef, the connoisseur of culinary carnage.
01:01This isn't your grandpa's chef bot.
01:02Years of battling some of the most monstrous ingredients of Petrogra 5 have hard-boiled his soul.
01:08You'll need to cook up something truly delicious to unlock Chef.
01:11So, get ready to sauté your way through hordes, blend your combat skills with culinary precision, and serve up some justice.
01:18A la mode.
01:19Let's take a look at Chef's primary skill, Dice.
01:22Those years of primal culinary misadventures have trained Chef to have incredible control over his trusty cleavers.
01:29Hurl them at faraway enemies and call them back to slice and dice with twice the pain.
01:34Monsters hit on their return journey will take an additional chunk of damage.
01:38This also effectively doubles your chance of triggering your on-hit items.
01:42Ah, it looks like he's stocking up for his next set of customers.
01:45Next on the menu is Chef's secondary skill, Sear.
01:49Oh god, I knew I forgot to turn off the oven.
01:52Well, we might as well make the best of it.
01:54Nothing ruins a monster's day quite like being flambéed.
01:57Sear allows Chef to inflict a huge amount of damage and apply burn at a very short range.
02:02Customers trapped in this skill will quickly accrue copious stacks of burn.
02:06If you're getting swarmed by some unwanted vermin, this is a great way to clear a path.
02:11If it's time to hurl yourself into the fray, activate Chef's utility skill, Roll.
02:16The long legs of past chefs have been swapped with a huge roller,
02:20perfect for flattening out a nice, tidy pie crust.
02:23Or steamrolling whatever helpless Lemurians were unfortunate enough to wake up this morning.
02:28This skill's wind-up makes you a bit vulnerable for a moment,
02:31but the longer you spool, the more damage you do and the faster you'll go.
02:35But wait a second, how are we supposed to sauté without any oil?
02:38Chef's special skill, Glaze, can help us out with that.
02:41This skill allows Chef to hurl large globs of oil towards his waiting customers.
02:46Leverage Sear after you've sufficiently coated an enemy to unleash radically more damage.
02:51Looking around while launching Glaze can cover a far larger area with oil.
02:55Or you can just run up the tab on one customer.
02:58That poor beetle.
03:00Wait a second, something magical happened when we properly sautéed one of our customers.
03:04Ah, that takes us to Chef's passive skill, Chef's Kiss.
03:08This skill helps tie the whole meal together.
03:10If you prepare your customers with two or more skills before finishing them off,
03:13they'll turn into a delightful treat.
03:15The healing from these can really help you out on a pinch.
03:18Glaze up a horde, then unleash a well-timed sear,
03:21and you'll find yourself in a pile of nourishing snacks.
03:24For dessert, we have one for the purists.
03:26Here's a sneak peek at Chef's alternate special skill, Yes Chef.
03:30This skill will remind you of Chef's of Yore.
03:33Activating it will empower your next ability.
03:35We won't go into the particulars of exactly how each skill is empowered,
03:39but the discerning sommeliers among you can get a hint at some of them
03:42in Chef's Survivors Showcase.
03:45And that's a wrap on our final dev diary for Seekers of the Storm.
03:48With Chef in your corner, the battlefield is your kitchen,
03:51and every enemy is just another ingredient waiting to be chopped, seared, and rolled.
03:56We're thrilled to see how you mix up your gameplay with this new take on our beloved Chef.
04:00The team has been working on Seekers of the Storm for a while now.
04:03Words can't express how excited we are for everyone to hop in on August 27th.
04:08For now, head over and wishlist it today.
04:11Thanks for watching. This is Bruno, signing off.
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