Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Batora: Lost Haven
Deep dive into the soundtrack of Batora: Lost Haven
Hello Keeper of Balance!
After the journey to discover the tribes that populate the universe of Batora: Lost Haven it is time to find out more about the soundtrack of our next game, but also about the collaboration with the legendary composer Ron Fish.
We have always been focused on our main goal, which is to tell intense stories, with a very cinematic approach. That's why we have focused a lot of our efforts on creating the Batora: Lost Haven soundtrack. So when we started thinking about the soundtrack for the game we knew that what Batora needed was a poetic, deep atmosphere that could match the game's narrative and accompany players in this adventurous journey.
We needed to reach the best possible quality, thinking about our references and inspirations like the Lord of the Rings and Dune, the oniric world of Journey, but also the Ori franchise for its poetic atmosphere. We decided, so, to contact a highly experienced professional in the industry and we got in contact with Ron Fish, who composed the soundtrack of huge games like God of War and the Batman Arkham Series. Then, we started working together on Batora: Lost Haven!
Our subscribers had the opportunity to listen “Will of the Keeper”, an evocative track from the OST scored by Ron Fish, but the entire game offers to our players an evocative journey through the galaxy and through Avril's final mission.
Find out more about our soundtrack and sound design work on Batora: Lost Haven watching the behind-the-scenes video shown last weekend during the Save & Sound event!
Join us July 14 - 18 right here on Steam for one of the largest digital expos about audio and music in games. Featuring concerts, deep-dives, and mashups from 70+ developers from around the world, prepare your eyes & ears for a unique event!
Starting at 10am PDT / 7pm CEST, a 4-day live show from July 14 to 17 will stream showcasing all the wonderful content made just for Save & Sound.
Batora: Lost Haven is an interplanetary action RPG. Harness the ancient powers of Sun and Moon to take on a variety of unique enemies while solving diverse puzzles and exploring stunning sci-fi worlds, each with its own curious stories, inhabitants, and mysteries.
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Batora: Lost Haven July Dev Update
Hello Keeper of Balance!
We are getting closer and closer to the definitive release of Batora: Lost Haven (announced for this fall) and to allow you to have a new taste of the work we are carrying out we have decided to update our PC demo! Check out all the updates we have done for this new version of the Batora: Lost Haven demo.
Updates since the last Demo
Tutorial layout improvements Let's start by saying that we have improved the layout of the tutorials, so as to make it much more intuitive! A way to allow you to enter the world of Batora: Lost Haven in the best possible way.
Redesigned UI and GUI Along with the tutorial improvements you will find a new UI, redesigned to allow you to have an easier reading for all data, easier navigation and also an improvement of the shop screen, now more intuitive and with the data shown in a clearer way.
[In the first screen you can see the old UI, in the second one the new one]
Together with the UI, we also improved the GUI, with an easier to read lifebar and dynamic indications with the buttons on the screen: we have decided to show you only those that can be activated in the current mode, to optimize space on the screen.
A new Zoom system The aspect that we were most interested in improving, however, was related to the zoom in game. As many of you pointed out that it would be great to be able to zoom on the beautifully detailed environments, the view is now much closer to Avril and what is happening, allowing you to enjoy greater detail and proximity to the action. While maintaining the isometric view, therefore, we were able to find a solution that allows you to be more focused on the action. The new system allows you to adjust the camera choosing between two zoom modes.
[In the first screen you can see the zoom out system, then in the second one you can see the zoom in system]
New loading screens and balancing Along with the performance and visual effects improvements, we've added new artwork to the loading screens and fine-tuned the balance. To close, the combat system has improved basic attack combos thanks to more precise controls in the mental mode.
How to play the demo?
Have you already played the demo? Just start the Steam client to automatically start the update to the new version.
Have you already played the demo but uninstalled it? You can download the demo again and the updated version will be installed directly on your PC!
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Thanks to these new updates, playing the new demo of Batora: Lost Haven will allow you to live a new experience, more faithful to what will be the final version of the game. In order to have access to the demo we remind you to subscribe to our newsletter, also to stay up to date on the latest development news!
In our last lore blog we told you about the Yu Xuan tribe and more about the life on Huav. This time, we are going to tell you all about the Fleki tribe, that inhabit Mahzdam, one of the planets Avril will travel to during her journey in Batora: Lost Haven.
The Fleki tribe live on a gigantic ark which contains numerous houses dug into the ice, a large market on the foredeck and a large place of worship on the aft deck. Every inhabitant of the ark is obsessed with the idea of being able to "evaporate" and ascend to a higher life, and for this reason the ark's journey is always set towards the hottest places on the planet, following the cycle of the seasons. These journeys can last for months, and often the tribe of the ark orientates itself thanks to the Northern Lights or small meteors in the sky, which always seem to guide towards the light.
However, hardly anyone is aware that the Northern Lights are created by the souls of Huav's ascents after interrupting the cycle of reincarnation, and the meteors are nothing more than the stellar rains coming from Gryja.
The Fleki civilization is nomadic, and survives by hunting the primordials from the plane of Haf (ocean) thanks to large harpoons created from the fangs of the Rostungars (the walruses) and by collecting the primordial energies trapped inside the trees of Gler (the mirages). The second option is considered much more dangerous, as it requires the descent from the great ark, and for this reason it is carried out only by the most courageous and faithful to the law of the Trur (the faithful).
The societal structure of the Fleki does not include any kind of government, and is totally based on the concept of the higher good, in which each individual always fights for the group, and never for himself. Precisely for this reason the sense of camaraderie and belonging is extremely developed on the ark, and each inhabitant is a proud individual and ready to sacrifice for the good of their people.
The only "guide" that the people of the Fleki accept, excluding that of their captain, is linked to the great cycle of the vortex, since every inhabitant of the ark is aware that if he will drive out the evils of the abyss and will pray to heaven every day. one day it may become gas, thus deserving a rightful place among the Trur sages.
We hope you’ve enjoyed learning about the Fleki tribe of Mahzdam. We’ll be sharing more information about the world of Batora: Lost Haven as we head towards launch this fall.
In the meantime, don’t forget to add Batora: Lost Haven to your Steam Wishlist to keep up to date with news and behind-the-scenes content!
Creating partnerships in the video game industry is among our top priorities, along with creating outstanding products that can excel in entertaining players. For this we are proud to have been able to work with Razer, who provided us with their high performance Razer Blade laptops. Allowing us to enhance some of the features of Batora: Lost Haven, our next title coming out in the course of autumn 2022.
Thanks to the Razer Blade 15 and Razer Blade 17 laptops we managed to implement a tailor-made Razer Chroma RGB lighting system connected to what happens in-game, and express Batora’s chromatic symbology. In the era in which smart working is fully endorsed, we also had the opportunity to continue our development on the move thanks to the thin but powerful Razer laptops that offer very high performance and are able to give us the best possible support even in coding.
Find out more about Batora: Lost Haven on our Steam page and wishlist it now!
Did you catch us in this years Guerrilla Collective showcase?
If not, we've got you covered!
Sit back and relax as our Narrative Director takes us through a small part of Batora: Lost Haven, where he discusses things like inspiration, identity and the importance of Avril's duality.
Got a favourite part? A certain aspect of the game you're looking forward to? Make sure to let us know what you thought!
Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Discord to stay up to date with the latest Batora: Lost Haven developments!
And remeber, you can Wishlist Batora: Lost Haven below!
Batora: Lost Haven to feature in Guerrilla Collective!
Greetings Everyone!
We have some exciting news to share with you all!
We'll be taking part in this weekends Guerrilla Collective showcase, taking place on Saturday 11th. Where our Narrative Director will be showing off some brand new Batora: Lost Haven Gameplay!
The show starts at 8:00am PDT | 17:00pm CET
Make sure you check it out over on their YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/guerrillacollective
Or Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/guerrillacollective
Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Discord to stay up to date with the latest Batora: Lost Haven developments!
Tune in tomorrow at 16:00pm BST | 11:00AM EDT for an exclusive look at Batora: Lost Haven gameplay!
Join us over on the Team17 Twitch channel to get a first hand look at some new gameplay, ask your questions and see how Batora: Lost Haven is shaping up!
https://www.twitch.tv/team17
Vote for us at Digital Dragons!
Great news
Batora: Lost Haven was selected to take part in the Digital Dragons 2022 Indie Showcase - which means that, for a few days, you'll get to play the game's PC demo on Steam once again!
And that's not all…
Batora was chosen by a game of industry professionals for this showcase with other 40 games, but only 20 of them will go on and compete for the main prize.
That's when you enter the scene: you too can vote for your favorite game on the list, so we need all of your help to do this!
Hurry up: you only have until 10 AM CEST on May 14 to vote!
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