Crimson Alliance Preview

Another preview of Certain Affinity’s Crimson Alliance has hit the web this weekend, and this time it’s the editors at TeamXbox that managed to go hands-on with the action RPG. The usual sampling:

Loot in the game is fairly common, and it’s one of those games that you want to kill every enemy in sight in order to get the best drops possible. Additionally, there are little secret areas all over every level that players can find that contain various chests, filled with tons of great loot that is very useful. Different armors have different skins, allowing players to maintain a certain level of individuality as they adventure through the campaign. There are also class-specific areas that require specific classes in order to enter. One seen through the level we played was a wall that had a crack in it, which signifies that a Mercenary is required to bash through the wall and get what is on the other side (hint: more loot!) Assassins and Wizards will have their own specific cues to look for to access special areas, as well.

The game supports both local and online co-op, with a maximum of 4 players at once. With 3 character classes, this means any combination of the 3 are possible entire teams of assassins are possible, if the players so choose. Local co-op share a single screen, so there will not be any worry about a screen being split into 4 smaller quadrants. Players will be tasked with teaming up to take down tougher enemies and getting even better loot.