Today, developer Enigami and publisher Focus Home Interactive's action RPG, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. And accompanying its launch is a new, official launch trailer.

Never heard of Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom? No problem: here's an overview via Focus Home Interactive

Shiness is an Action-RPG developed by French independent studio Enigami, promising to take you on a journey through an enthralling universe on the verge of collapse, following the fragmentation of planet Mahera…

Story

Play as Chado and his companions, traveling through the Celestial islands on their flying ship. After crash-landing on one of the most hostile of the Celestial islands, you find yourself in the middle of a conflict across multiple kingdoms. However, this volatile situation might find a peaceful outcome, with Chado’s newfound unique ability to perceive and communicate with the ‘Shiness’, a mysterious spirit imbued with magic.

Gameplay

Explore a large and captivating world with which you’ll be able to interact thanks to the power of your 5 playable characters: crush a big rock using pure strength to enter a secret cave, or use telekinetic powers to activate some mechanisms and discover a back entry… During your journey, you’ll meet dozens of dangerous enemies with whom you’ll have to face off during hyper-dynamic fights mixing magic, and traditional fighting game mechanics (hit, block, combos…). Gain experience during those fights, while progressing in the storyline or by accomplishing numerous side quests. Evolve your characters, learn new skills and spells, and become the hero who will unify the civilizations of Mahera.

Key Features

  • Travel through an enthralling and interactive world as Chado and his 4 companions, and develop your characters.
  • Hyper-dynamic combat mixing magic with combos, parries, and blocks like a traditional arena fighter.
  • Develop 2 types of skills (physical attacks and magic) and unlock new talents and spells Explore and interact with a vast world made of multiple environments thanks to you and your companions’ special powers and skills.
  • Numerous quests and side-quests will give you the opportunity to develop your characters and their reputation.

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom costs $29.99 USD. Below, you can check out the new launch trailer: