The creator of Wuthering Waves, an RPG similar to Genshin Impact, has revealed that 90% of the plot has been revised ahead of the game’s second closed beta.
Kuro Game has revealed that their open-world RPG would undergo a second closed beta, nine months after the first.
This time around, the company is expecting to create a greater impression, as it has incorporated player input and made various improvements to Wuthering Waves, as shown in the closed beta 2 teaser.
To coincide with the beta announcement, Kuro Game published a video with three members of the development team discussing what the firm has been up to over the previous nine months.
Dong, a developer, remarked, “We spent efforts in improving nearly everything our players raised concerns about,” before moving on to detail the RPG’s updated looks and storyline.
Dong stated that after the first closed beta, “our main goal was to completely revise the storyline for a better player experience.” We can’t disclose much yet, but we’re thrilled to report that 90% of the tale has been entirely reworked.”
The screenplays, voice acting, quest structures, some visual assets, all of the cinematics, and other elements had to be revised due to the sheer volume of work required.
“Honestly, it wasn’t an easy decision. We had only six months to make all of those changes after creating our game for two to three years. “We were under a lot of pressure, but we knew it was the right thing to do,” the developer explains.
When discussing Wuthering Waves‘ new visuals, the developer adds: “One of the most brought up issues was that the color palette of the open world was too dull – depressing even.” He adds, “We [drew] influence from great animation series to produce a more lively appearance and feel. We wanted to make it seem like an engaging and fun anime series with great animation.
Kuro Game announced this week at Unreal Fest ’23 in Shanghai that Wuthering Waves will be coming to PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile. Not only that but according to a Twitter user’s translation, the graphical settings on PS5 will be the same as the extreme settings on the PC version. The PS4’s last-generation version will have somewhat higher settings than the highest mobile settings.
Here is translation pic.twitter.com/MenPXTH29I
— ❀ (@wutheringshores) January 15, 2024
Registration for the beta is now available (via the official website) for PC, iOS, and Android, and closed on February 7, 2024, ready to begin on a yet-to-be-determined date and hour.