Absolver Is An Online Action RPG With No Ranged Weapons

Announced earlier this week, Sloclap's Absolver is an online action RPG that features no ranged weaponry. Players will take part in upwards of "intense three-on-three melees battles" in both PvE and PvP settings. The description given with the press release is as follows.

Absolver puts players behind the mask of a Prospect, who has taken a sacred vow and chosen to the Absolvers, an elite corps of combatants fighting to maintain stability in the world. Monitored by the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, players will wander these forsaken lands and encounter other Prospects online in order to learn their place in this world and eventually become Absolvers. Along the way, they will learn new combat styles and attacks, and acquire better weapons, powers and armor. Battles between warriors are an intense real-time flow of attacks, dodges, feints and counters, with all aspects of gameplay customizable, including combat styles, weapons and even individual attack sequences in the player's Combat Deck. Build a team of warriors to fight side by side with you in the dungeon mines of Adal (PvE) or put your skill on display in dedicated combat arenas (PvP) scattered across the land.

Sloclap Creative Lead Pierre de Margerie had the following to say about the announcement.

The studio is excited to debut our first game with Devolver Digital and get it into the hands of gamers and media at E3; Absolver is the result of our combined experiences in game development and we believe that our team has created something special together. We think the world would be a much better place if there were no guns. Then we could finally focus on important things, like sword fighting and how to kill a man with one punch.

Absolver will be available on both PC and consoles sometime in 2017. In the meantime, you can head over to the Steam store page or the official website for more info.