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Ancestors Legacy Retail release
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 4, in the year of our Lord 2018
– 1C is proud to announce that retail distribution of Ancestors
Legacy, the upcoming history-inspired squad-based real-time
strategy developed by Destructive Creations, will commence in
selected regions across the world simultaneously with the game’s
digital release on 22 May 2018. A printed artbook and the
amazing original soundtrack on a CD will be part of the boxed
edition in several countries; special or collector’s editions
will also be available regionally.
The development of Ancestors Legacy for PC is heading towards
the planned release date with all four nations – Vikings,
Anglo-Saxons, Germans, Slavs – already playable, final touches
being added to the single player campaign and multiplayer
balancing being finetuned. Players will enjoy dozens of hours of
gameplay within the single player campaigns which are based on
real historical events, and more will be added soon after the
release of the full game, when a free update will deliver two
more campaigns, one for Germans and one for Slavs, topping the
total number of single player missions at 40.
Putting all of the developer’s focus on finalization of the PC
build and making sure the release date is met, a decision has
been made to prioritize quality over delivery date and postpone
the Xbox One release date to early 2019. Although Xbox One
owners will have to wait a couple more months before Ancestors
Legacy is available in the Xbox Store, they will receive a
full-featured experience, optimized for hardware of the Xbox One
and utilizing the full potential of the additional performance
and features offered by Xbox One X.
With the PC Open Beta access having been closed at the end of
March, Ancestors Legacy now presents another part of the single
player campaign in a new gameplay video from the developer. It
offers a glance at one of the game’s advanced missions in the
Anglo-Saxon campaign – Edward, the king of Britain, fighting
fiercely for his power and reputation, has to defend against the
attacks of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and his men.
“Ancestors Legacy’s single-player campaign was designed to be
much more of a story driven and laid back experience than the
highly competitive multiplayer mode. To tell the plot, which is
based on real history, we use narrated cinematics, in-game
cutscene breaks and recorded English voiceovers. All that, to
give players hints and enhance the feeling of victory once the
mission is accomplished, “ says Tomasz Gop, Producer at
Destructive Creations, and continues: “The end of Godwin’s
Rebellion, which took place at Gloucester in 1051, is the last
mission from one of our Anglo-Saxon campaigns. It brings
together all the alliances and resources that the player has
been accumulating throughout the entire campaign. It is only
with these tools, and player’s own skill, that the player can
win, just like the English monarch did.”
Features
• 4 playable nations in an extensive single player campaign
inspired by historical events
• Various modes of intense multiplayer battles
• Advanced tactical options combining the use of terrain,
experience and morale
• Cinematic battle camera view puts you right in the center of
the action
• Outstanding visual fidelity powered by Unreal Engine 4
• Streamlined resource management and village construction
Game Information
Platforms: PC Windows, Xbox One
Release date: 22 May 2018 (PC), Q1 2019 (XB1)
Publisher: 1C Company
Developer: Destructive Creations
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