Summary
Following its Early Access launch, Moon Studios releases the first update forNo Rest for the Wicked, intending to address a number of performance and gameplay issues that players have been running into. Coming off the colorful Metroidvania inspiredOrifranchise, Moon Studios surprised a lot of fans when it revealed its next game,No Rest for the Wicked. Referred to as a passion project by the studio, the team is blending elements from theDark SoulsandDiablofranchises in an effort to innovate and reinvigorate the Action RPG genre as a whole.
Following its reveal at the 2023 Game Awards, Moon Studios held amajor reveal stream forNo Rest for the Wickeda few months later, going as far as confirming an Early Access release date. As the long awaited April 18 date finally arrived, eager players jumped into the experience and quickly noticed that the game unfortunately features a number of issues, many of which have been noted by the developer based on player feedback. AsMoon Studios mentioned, the first hotfix has arrived and is aimed at improving loot, game balance, and introducing other quality of life changes.
The first update for the game takes a big swing at improving a number of gameplay related issues, adding in quality of life features to ease the frustration of some in-game mechanics. As a looter style game,gear durability plays a big role inNo Rest for the Wickedand to ease fan complaints, Moon Studios has reduced repair costs and durability damage taken. The drop rate on repair powders have also been increased, which should also help players from having to break the gameplay flow in order to go repair their equipment. Other gameplay changes include stamina costs and fall damage being reduced, as well as making the Horseshoe Crab and its food slightly cheaper to buy.
Certain weapons in No Rest for the Wicked, such as the Corpse-Smeared Blade, now appears at Tier 1, and players will likely notice that Fillmore’s Pre-Sacrament Loot Table has been buffed with more weapons.Saving and exitingNo Rest for the Wickedcould also lead to outright game crashes, which Moon has addressed in this update, along with other bug fixes to improve the overall experience.
Fans of the RPG genre have had a strong 2024 so far andNo Rest for the Wickedis looking to continue that trend as it rolls forward. This update is clearly a first step for Moon Studios, who also highlighted that it is working on performance improvements as well as controller remapping features, though a hard date isn’t set yet. AsNo Rest for the Wickedblends and introduces new mechanicsnot typically seen in this genre, many fans are hoping that Moon Studios can continue to refine and enhance the experience before it eventually launches in full sometime down the road.
No Rest for the Wicked
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From Moon Studios, the award-winning developers of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes No Rest for the Wicked, a visceral, precision Action RPG set to reinvent the genre.The year is 841 – King Harol is dead. As word of his death echoes throughout the kingdom, the crown passes to his arrogant, yet untested son Magnus.Even worse, the Pestilence, an unholy plague not seen for a thousand years, has returned. It sweeps across the land, corrupting everything and everyone it touches. Madrigal Seline, a ruthlessly ambitious figure in the church, sees the Pestilence as a chance to prove herself in the eyes of her god.These forces converge on the backwater Isola Sacra, where rebel groups and the provincial government fight for control amid the isle’s crumbling ruins.You are a Cerim – a member of a group of mystical holy warriors imbued with remarkable powers and sworn to defeat the Pestilence at any cost. But the task will prove increasingly challenging as you become entangled in the people’s plight and the vast political struggle of this downtrodden land. Chaos will pull you in every direction as you seek to cleanse the land of wickedness and shape the kingdom’s fate.
