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[IbizaPocholo]

Don't miss the Reveal Trailer for 1348 Ex Voto, an upcoming third-person medieval action game developed by Sedleo. Players will embark on a quest through Medieval Italy as Aeta, an up-and-coming knight tasked with saving those close to her. Follow her journey inspired by chivalric tales in 1348 Ex Voto, coming in early 2026 for PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).

 

[roosnam1980]

italian hellblade

 

[ElFenomeno]

third-person medieval action game

close to her

 

[The Cockatrice]

Nice 10 FPS.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Last time a female was knighted she got burned at the stake.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

My first thought, lol.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Another attempt at re-writing history, eh?

 

[Comandr]

 

[Sticks]

Medieval transgender games

 

[_oni_]

Putting aside the wokeness, it doesn't look so bad

Better than the new Dante game

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Yee Yee Ass Haircut: The Game

 

[Sticks]

Putting aside the female knight bullshit, it doesn't look so bad

Better than the new Dante game

What Dante game

 

[NeverYouMind]

What Dante game

 

[Foxt3r]

Outside woman medieval knight (lmao), with those spaghetti arms, she wouldn't even be capable of lifting a sword, much less fighting

 

[Sticks]

I loved Dantes inferno damnit

 

[TintoConCasera]

Thought it looked cool, reminds me of KCD with all the details on armors, weapons and environments.

Thing is I thought that protag was a boy lol. Call me sexist or whatever but knowing it's a girl soured my hype. I can buy a female spy, a space bounty hunter and whatever else but when we enter realistic and historical settings then I have to start pondering if what I'm seeing on the screen is believable or not, and here, it is not.

 

[Sticks]

Outside woman medieval knight (lmao), with those spaghetti arms, she wouldn't even be capable of lifting a sword, much less fighting

 

[archangelmorph]

Joan D'Arc?

 

[TintoConCasera]

Casca gets a pass because she's cute.

 

[Fbh]

That haircut is like
"Fighting medieval soldiers in the morning, going to a climate/lgbt march in Berlin in the evening"

 

[March Climber]

Waiting for impressions on this one. The combat seems like it could be interesting but that framerate needs work. Here's their combat description:

Experience thrilling sword fighting in cinematic combat inspired by Historical European Martial Arts and animated with the help of trained Performance Capture actors.

Use Aeta's martial knowledge to surprise and overcome your enemies by strategically choosing between 2 different combat stances, one and two-handed. Find skill books throughout your adventure to unlock new combos and personalize Aeta's swordplay with different weapon parts.

I like the idea of sword weapon parts like a loadout in a shooting game.

 

[DaciaJC]

Outside woman medieval knight (lmao), with those spaghetti arms, she wouldn't even be capable of lifting a sword, much less fighting

A typical longsword weighed around 3-4 pounds.

 

[RedC]

Check out the release date trailer for 1348 Ex Voto, an upcoming third-person medieval action game in which you embark on a quest through Medieval Italy as Aeta, an up-and-coming knight tasked with saving those close to her.

1348 Ex Voto will be released for PC and PS5 on March 12 for $24.99

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Looks like an ice protestor.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

The Xbox version was just cancelled.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

So I just played the demo of this game. I tried going in with an open mind even though the dev made that modern audience comment and you play as an angry lesbian with a bowl cut.

Pros:

voice acting is pretty good
environment graphics are pretty good

Cons:

you clip through a lot
lots of pop in
you move a curser around with a controller on the menus, hate that
the combat isn't great, basically one hand or two hand attacks, trying to break their guard, and it's only one on one fights, immediate heal with no heal animation
characters look weird in general
they use the A button for jumping and ducking and climbing like it's Gears 1
You press RT to pick up items, but RT also pulls out your sword, so if you pull out your sword on accident, you can't pick up items while holding the sword so you have to press down to sheath and then press RT on the item to pick it up.
this short demo already has 2 push crates to jump ups

 

[KanKamAndNob]

The irony of this gif is that Guts very casually dodged that swing like it was a child throwing a haymaker at him lol. Btw, in that same anime, Casca was exhausted after killing only like 2 or 3 guys and Guts had to literally step in between her and the rest of their enemies to save her ass before telling her to run.

 

[RavageX]

The irony of this gif is that Guts very casually dodged that swing like it was a child throwing a haymaker at him lol. Btw, in that same anime, Casca was exhausted after killing only like 2 or 3 guys and Guts had to literally step in between her and the rest of their enemies to save her ass before telling her to run.

You are leaving out that she was on her period, if I am not mistaken.

OR was that after? It's been a long time.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Alright. I'll bite. What is this anime I should be watching apparently?

 

[KanKamAndNob]

You are leaving out that she was on her period, if I am not mistaken.

OR was that after? It's been a long time.

That particular part where she attacks Guts, I don't know, but when they were fighting off that platoon with the massive dude with the flail was after I believe.

 

[abstract alien]

Alright. I'll bite. What is this anime I should be watching apparently?

That would be Berserk

 

[RavageX]

That would be Berserk

Since the creator died, I'm afraid to see how the manga has turned out. I remember that I finally got around to reading it, and after a certain point(WAYYYY into the series) I just started to lose interest.

 

[Sentenza]

Alright. I'll bite. What is this anime I should be watching apparently?

It's one of the most iconic manga of all time.
Unfortunately it received MORE THAN ONE anime adaptation and they've all been flawed in a way or another so far.

RavageX in defense of the man who took Miura's place continuing the series, I would say that it was going downhill for a while even before the original author died.

 

[ContrarianAsshole]

Alright. I'll bite. What is this anime I should be watching apparently?

Oh shit this is gonna be huge Like the others said, it's Berserk, but if you're gonna watch it go with the 1997 show, the remake is not that great

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Taking a look at the public demo for this March game release. A couple interesting ideas but overall, it's not for me.

 

[Bojji]

It's one of the most iconic manga of all time.
Unfortunately it received MORE THAN ONE anime adaptation and they've all been flawed in a way or another so far.

RavageX in defense of the man who took Miura's place continuing the series, I would say that it was going downhill for a while even before the original author died.

I think movies they made more than 10 years ago are the best, they actually don't end with cliffhanger like 1999 anime. ~2016 anime is... something.

I tried demo of this game and while it looks ok graphically it's also buggy and mediocre as fuck.

 

[Wilhelm_85]

Just tried the demo. Man, this is a real piece of amateur trash. I kind of hate how accessible UE5 is. It lets unskilled devs quickly make something that looks good in screenshots but technically is way beyond their capabilities in actual practice. This thing is a technical mess. Probably one of the most temporally unstable images I've ever seen in a game even maxed out.

Nauseatingly narrow FOV to boot.

 

[Arsic]

Just tried the demo. Man, this is a real piece of amateur trash. I kind of hate how accessible UE5 is. It lets unskilled devs quickly make something that looks good in screenshots but technically is way beyond their capabilities in actual practice. This thing is a technical mess. Probably one of the most temporally unstable images I've ever seen in a game even maxed out.

Nauseatingly narrow FOV to boot.

I've said the same thing before a few times here and to buddies. UE5 lets any retard make a game.

Shit sucks.

 

[Sacred]

Absolutely awful demo, enemies engage 1 at a time, combat is very rough, several bugs and graphical glitches, and just a boring contrite story.

 

[StueyDuck]

The voice acting and dialog is proper z-tier amateur shit.

I believe they are meant to have famous voice actors. If that's the case, then they have gotten some terrible directing for 90% of the crap coming out of the characters' mouths.

It sounds like the arts department's stage play put on by first years.

You don't have to expel your entire breath from your lungs at the end of every sentence, literally no one talks like that.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

This game feels 1-2 years away from ready and it's coming out next month. Ha!

At this point maybe they should fully pander to the alphabets, might be the only way they get any sales.

 

[KanKamAndNob]

This game feels 1-2 years away from ready and it's coming out next month. Ha!

At this point maybe they should fully pander to the alphabets, might be the only way they get any sales.

They might as well. They're already sucking up to an imaginary audience of die hard feminists, might as well include the alphabet freaks as well.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

They might as well. They're already sucking up to an imaginary audience of die hard feminists, might as well include the alphabet freaks as well.

I thought those were the same people. ha! I meant feminists.

 

[KanKamAndNob]

I thought those were the same people. ha! I meant feminists.

Feminists, alphabet freaks, to me they're all the same

 

[JayK47]

Watching Asmongold play this I was wondering who the intended audience was. Also, it does so many things wrong with level design that I cannot stand. In that regard, it is nothing like Kingdom Come, which is actually realistic. This game has the rock corridors, rock ledges, crawl under a tree BS level design that is so common with modern games. The demo has your friend walk back to town right before you do, yet she would have had to jump across a large gap in a broken bridge, across this very rough terrain, yet gets back to town and gets kidnapped before you can get there. Right off the bat, the game is unrealistic as all hell. Not to mention the gameplay is lacking and there is no blood during combat and no indication of any damage you are doing. His assessment of 3/10 is pretty accurate. I will look forward to the developer blaming me for the poor sales.

 

[lmimmfn]

Did the modern audience show up this time for the Demo?

 

[IbizaPocholo]

A new launch trailer provided a window into the world of 1348 Ex Voto, an action-adventure where you play as a knight-errant in Medieval Italy. The game stars Alby Baldwin and Jennifer English, and it's out today on PlayStation and PC.

 

[TheLikou]

Did the modern audience show up this time for the Demo?

They did. All 300 of they/them.