Look familiar?
The trailer is a sight to behold. The sand-surfing looks incredibly fluid and the possibility of pulling off an epic flip while launching your hoverboard off some gorgeous ancient architecture holds massive appeal. Together with that giant monster tease at the end of the trailer, expect some run-ins with giant leviathans.
Giant Squid’s creative director is Matt Nava, who was also the art director on Journey, so that explains all the beautifully rendered sand. The Journey comparisons aside, Sword Of The Sea is also very in line with Giant Squid’s work. The studio has always found interesting ways to create the feeling of freedom through movement - such as the graceful underwater diver in Abzû and the wickedly fast archer in The Pathless - so The Wraith looks like they’ll complete the studio’s trilogy of super smooth stars.
Sword of The Sea will release on PC and PlayStation 5. It doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet (or even a Steam page) so until then you’ll find me in my attic searching for my old skateboard.
