Godfall is the first Playstation 5 title, as announced at The Game Awards 2019. It will launch together with the console for Holiday 2020. The game will be published by Gearbox Publishing and developed by Counterplay Games. It’s being marketed as a AAA third-person melee combat game, “that will be more fun when played with a friend”. Players will be able to go up to trios. It will also launch for PC on the Epic Games Store.
“We are innovating with Godfall to give new life to the action-RPG genre. This is done through interesting gameplay. We are planning to provide a lot of loot to players to ensure an effect on gameplay, and playstyle.” – Keith Lee, creative director of Godfall and Counterplay Games CEO
The trailer was shown off at The Game Awards, featuring three warriors attempting to escape a crumbling building. Their armour is quite decorative, with animal features under the plates. Each of them wield unique weapons that appear to be powered by magic. There’s also that three-headed dragon…
For now, we only have a trailer that claims to use in-engine footage. We’ll hope to see some gameplay in the coming future, to see what we can expect for the new generation of consoles.