Gorgeous Genshin Impact-like open-world RPG Wuthering Waves confirms PS5 release, devs say "90% of the story has been completely rewritten" after test feedback

Wuthering Waves
(Image credit: Kuro Game)

The developer of upcoming Genshin Impact-like Wuthering Waves sꦆays it's rewritten 90% of its story ahead of the RPG's second closed beta.

Developer Kuro Game recently that its open-world RPG will be having a secon⛄d closed beta, a full nine moꦛnths after the first. This time around, the studio is hoping to make a better impression, as it's taken player feedback and made several changes to Wuthering Waves - which you can clearly see in the closed beta 2 trailer below. 

featuring three members of the development team revealing what the studio has been up to over the last nine months. One developer, Dong, explained: "We spent efforts in improving nearly everything our players raised concerns about," before going on to discuss the RPG's new visuals and story.

Dong revealed tha🌼t following the first closed beta, "our main goal wཧas to completely revise the storyline for better player experience. We can't share details yet but we're excited to say that 90% of the story has been completely rewritten." Due to the amount that had to be redone, the scripts, voice acting, quest structures, certain art assets, all of the cinematics, and more have been reworked.

"Honestly, it was not an easy decision. We onl🏅y had six months to make all those adjustments when we had been developing our game for 2 - 3 years. We were under a lot of pressure but kneꦛw it was the right thing to do," the developer reveals.

Talking about Wuthering Waves' updated art, 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 continues: "We [took] inspiration from famous animation series to create a more vibrant look and feel. We aimed to m♎ake it feel like an immersi🐻ve and enjoyable anime series filled with stunning animation." 

Last week, during Unreal Fest '23 in Shanghai, Kuro Game also revealed that Wuthering Waves would be heading to PS4 and PS5 alongside PC and mobile. Not only this but, according to a , the graphics settings for PS5 will be identical to the ultra settings on t𒉰he PC version. As🐠 for PS4, the last-gen version will boast settings that are slightly higher than the maximum mobile settings. 

Registration for the beta is open now (via the ) for PC, iOS, and♈ Android, and will end on February 7, 2024 - ready to kick off on a yet-to-be-revealed date and time.

While we wait for Wuthering Waves, find out what else you could be playing with our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games like Genshin Impact list. 

After studying Film Studies and Creative Writing at university, I was lucky enough to land a job as an intern at Pla♌yer Two PR where I helped to release a number of indie titles. I then got even luckier when I became a Trainee News Writer at GamesRadar+ before being promoted to a fully-fledged News Writer after a year and a half of training.  My expertise lies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, cozy indies, and The Last of Us, but especially in the Kingdom Hearts series. I'm also known to write about the odd Korean drama for the Entertainment team every now and then.