A new Biomutant Explanation Trailer from developer Experiment 101 features new information on the upcoming game’s mechanics and various tribes. The video was posted via the official Biomutant Twitter account and links to the full YouTube video. Biomutant will release for the PlayStation 4 next week on May 25, 2021, and will cost $59.99.
The six-minute-long trailer is narrated by Art & Creative Director Stefan Ljungqvist and discusses the game’s mutation mechanics, combat, Aura system, and tribal relationships. He describes the game as an “open-world, post-apocalyptic kung fu fable” that is similar in structure to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Ljungqvist notes, however, that games such as the Batman: Arkham series, Ratchet and Clank, and Devil May Cry also influenced development. Meanwhile, character customization seems to have gone through a massive overhaul compared to the previous 2018 showcase. The item modification system reveals that each component added to a piece of equipment will affect that item’s stats. Weapons, for example, have various stats that can change depending on if you add a Top Part, Muzzle, or Magazine. This can then affect things such as the weapon’s total damage output and environmental effects. Ljungqvist goes on to say that, unlike Breath of the Wild, weapons will not have a durability system.
One of the more prominent aspects of Biomutant shown during its 2018 showcase was the character creation syst...