Battle Realms Profile: Serpent Clan
Our coverage of Battle Realms continues with an in-depth look at the Serpent Clan.
The Serpent Clan
Almost a year ago, ex-Westwood producer Ed Del Castillo came by the GameSpot offices to show off his brand new company's first game, Battle Realms. At the time, all he brought with him were a series of concept pencil sketches and an enthusiastic pitch about a real-time strategy game with a world steeped in martial arts influence, a world where gameplay balance and innovation took center stage. His claims echoed those of countless other designers who had sworn to reinvigorate this or that genre with their cutting edge game. We listened and we smiled. About five months later, Battle Realms was publicly unveiled at E3 2000 in Los Angeles. We were invited to attend one of Del Castillo's presentations at the Crave booth, where we were given the chance to play an early build of the game. Our smiles were quickly replaced with gaping jaws--the game, even at its early stages, looked amazing. Del Castillo and Liquid Entertainment walked away with numerous "best of show" awards from a number of publications, and, all of a sudden, Warcraft III wasn't the only big real-time strategy game coming out in 2001.
In December of 2000, we kicked off a series of monthly profiles, which took a detailed look at the four clans that would be available to you in Battle Realms. The series premiere examined the game's
The Serpent Clan possesses another strength over the Dragon Clan as well. Playing as the Serpent Clan, you have control over Kenji, and, partway through the single-player campaign, you'll run into the former captain of Lord Oja's Serpent Guard, Shinja. Shinja embodies all the characteristics of the Serpent Clan: He's greedy, he's deadly in battle, and he lets others do his dirty work. The meeting between Shinja and Kenji won't be amicable, but Shinja will reluctantly join Kenji's group and fight alongside the Serpent Clan, effectively placing two hero-class units at your disposal. Shinja is a powerful fighter, and, like Kenji, he uses twin swords to dice any enemy foolish enough to take him on in combat. His affinity for certain enchantments also gives him the ability to call upon wicked magical spells, which makes him a powerful ally to have by your side.
The Serpent Clan will certainly prove to be a nefarious group. Read on to find out why.
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