Let It Die Lives On In Battle Royale Game Deathverse
Exciting news today for fans of Suda51. Grasshopper Manufacture, best known for No More Heroes and Killer7 has a spinoff/sequel to 2016’s Let It Die. Unlike its predecessor, which was a sort of Soulslike game, Deathverse is going to be a battle royale multiplayer game.
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Deathverse takes place after the events of Let It Die. For those that don’t remember, Let It Die was a neat free-to-play game for the PS4. The story is that there was an apocalyptic event called the Earth Rage (sounds rad) that annihilated much of civilization. You are a clone of some kind who must ascend the Tower of Barbs, which is essentially the Tower of Babel if it were made of over-the-top violence. You’re accompanied by a skateboarding grim reaper named Uncle Death and if you fall during your ascent, your reanimated cadaver will be there to fight anyone else who dares climb the tower.
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The lore for Deathverse is a bit harder to parse from the trailer. According to the PlayStation Blog article You’re in some kind of televised gladiatorial event called the Death Jamboree. You’ve got a robotic item called a Wilson which is a transforming weapon that can be customized to fit your style. There’s a strange element called SPLithium on the island that you’ll be collecting. And that’s about it for now. I feel just as lost as to what’s going on as when I played the original game, which is alright with me.
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Deathverse will also be free to play and should arrive on PS4 and PS5 sometime in 2022.