I'm 100% playing this.. | Asmongold TV

In a recent episode of Asmongold TV, the host and a co-host react to the reveal trailer for an upcoming game called Fate Keeper, a gothic fantasy action RPG. Their reaction is overwhelmingly positive, but the conversation quickly centers on a specific design critique that Asmongold argues undermines the game's otherwise impressive physics-based combat. The episode is less an interview and more a live, detailed commentary on what makes a game like this feel immersive—and what breaks that immersion.

The Game That Feels Like the One We've Been Waiting For

Asmongold is visibly excited by the trailer, repeatedly calling it "what I've been waiting on" and comparing it to what he imagined Oblivion looked like when he was in high school. The game's graphics, foliage, and physics—especially the way hits feel like they have weight and the way enemies react to being thrown into spike walls—are praised as "peak" and "absolute cinema." The co-host notes that it looks like "Avowed with no DEI," a reference to the disappointment many felt with the recent Avowed game, which Asmongold calls "the last bad one." In contrast, Fate Keeper appears to be the kind of "man's game" that offers a gritty, realistic fantasy world without what they see as modern, design-by-committee compromises.

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