00:00Breaking your sword in this game is actually the moment it really begins.
00:03Welcome to the gritty world of Alkahest, an impressive-looking new medieval RPG
00:07where you're not the chosen hero, but the overlooked son of a nobody.
00:10And that aspect is a very important part of the game.
00:13If you just try to play it fair in this world, you will probably die.
00:16It doesn't want you to feel powerful, it wants you to feel desperate.
00:19So, when your blade breaks in a dark goblin cave,
00:22you don't just pull out a backup out of your pocket, but have to improvise.
00:25Kick enemies off cliffs, smash barrels into their faces,
00:28drop entire trees on them.
00:30Even a rope can turn into a weapon if you're clever enough.
00:33In this world, everything can kill.
00:35Top that with some highly unpredictable alchemy that can actually backfire,
00:38and you have a lively world which feels a lot more realistic than your usual fantasy RPG.
00:43And it brings back fond memories of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic,
00:47but modernized, darker, and way more brutal.
00:50There won't be any hand-holding or a huge open world,
00:52and instead you can explore tight, semi-open locations where every decision truly matters.
00:57So, if everything is a weapon, what will you use in a fight?
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