From today onwards, the premium currency Garaz can no longer be purchased. Digital and physical sales will also “draw to a close.” In terms of content, players can look forward to new Event Missions and Special Rewards along with New Year rewards in December. In January 2023, the second wave of new Event Missions will go live, followed by the third wave in February.

Babylon’s Fall was first announced at E3 2018 but went radio silent for several years before re-emerging at E3 2021. It underwent many changes with its art style while adopting a live-service model. A closed beta had been underway up to launch, but it still received largely negative reviews.

A new Battle Pass is also available with over 100 new rewards to unlock. These include vanity items themed around assassins. Pistols are also available as a new weapon type along with the Sun element. Throughout this season, more than 80 new quests will be available, from Skirmishes and Sieges to Duels with new foes to battle.

A new limited-time event, the Festival of the Sun, is also slated to run from July 18th to August 15th though more details are yet to be revealed. Stay tuned in the meantime and check out the roadmap below. Babylon’s Fall is currently available for PS4, PS5 and PC.

The development team said, “The seasons in Babylon’s Fall have been planned to run in cycles of around three months, but based on the feedback we have received from our players, we feel that we need a period to re-evaluate the game’s future operating roadmap.” It’s currently running the “final checks” on Season 2’s content.

The three additional months will be used to extend development on the next update. This means no new content or further updates (not including the smaller Ver. 1.2.1 update that will be released during Season 2). It’s worth noting that Season 2’s duration will still show as “Until August 29th, 2022” in-game despite the extension. This will be corrected later as per the developer.

Such an announcement isn’t surprising, especially given all of the backlash and the tepid response that Babylon’s Fall has received. Nevertheless, we’ll see if it can be salvaged so stay tuned in the coming months.

The story centers on the Sentinels, a group of warriors who use magical arms to fight off a hostile empire and protect The Ziggurat. In addition to carrying two weapons for light and heavy attacks (like in NieR: Automata), players can employ Gideon Arms for two additional weapons in combat. The latter can be activated in the middle of combos, further increasing the combo potential.

Babylon’s Fall supports co-op for up to four players and will receive regular updates in the coming months. Its first season, “The Eternal Ziggurat”, is currently available with the premium tier of its Battle Pass being free for all. There will also be a collaboration with NieR: Automata for specific outfits, enemies and more coming soon so stay tuned.

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The limited time event, which has been supervised by creative director Yoko Taro and game designer Takahisa Taura, provides outfits for famous characters like 2B, 9S and A2. Players can also have a base themed on NieR: Automata along with taking on quests and battling enemies. This includes a boss based on the uber-difficult Amusement Park Machine rabbit mascot.

Babylon’s Fall releases on March 3rd for PS4, PS5 and PC but Digital Deluxe Edition owners can access it three days early. A free demo also goes live on February 25th along with Season 1, and allows for playing the tutorial and opening part of the game. All progress made transfers over to the full game.

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Along with support for four-player multiplayer online, players can play through the tutorial and the opening. Save data can be transferred over to the full game when it becomes available. Of course, due to its live service nature, Babylon’s Fall will have a Battle Pass. Season 1 – The Eternal Ziggurat starts on February 25th and will be available until May 31st.

There will be free and premium tiers for the Battle Pass with each Season (with a new Season rolling out once every three months). However, the premium Battle Pass in Season 1 will be free for all players. Along with GARAZ (the in-game currency), it includes XP boosters, cosmetics, emotes and even victory effects. The regular price for the premium Battle Pass will be 1,000 GARAZ.

Babylon’s Fall is out on PS4, PS5 and PC on March 3rd with Digital Deluxe Edition owners receiving three days early access.

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Post-launch updates are currently planned with new game modes to be added for free. Time will tell when the first major new content update will arrive so stay tuned for some kind of roadmap in the coming months. So far, Babylon’s Fall has experienced a mixed reception since its re-reveal last year, and subsequent closed beta testers criticized the aesthetic, gameplay, and server issues.

The development team has been working to correct these and detailed various improvements made in the third closed beta test. The co-op action RPG is currently slated to release on March 3rd for PS4, PS5 and PC. Check out some gameplay from its most recent commercial here.

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Along with combat, there are a number of different bosses showcased along with the ways that players will use for exploration. The story of Babylon’s Fall sees players embodying the role of a Sentinel who uses strange abilities to tackle the Tower of Babel. Along with utilizing different abilities, players can wield up to four weapons at any given time.

Solo play is available but one can also team with up to three other players. Babylon’s Fall is currently slated to release on March 3rd for PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam. For even more combat and boss fights, check out The Game Awards 2021 trailer here.

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It will take place on October 23rd at 6 AM PT via YouTube. Along with briefly looking at the previous two phases, there will be a sneak peek at all of the improvements coming in Phase 3 (some of which can be viewed here). PlatinumGames’ Kenji Saito and Takahisa Sugiyama are confirmed to appear with Yosuke Saito and Junichi Ehara of Square Enix.

In development for PS4, PS5 and PC, Babylon’s Fall doesn’t currently have a release date. Initially teased as a co-op action RPG back at E3 2018, it would be re-revealed this year as a live service title along with receiving a major visual facelift. The reception was less than positive though with the reveal trailer facing an overwhelming number of dislikes. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days.

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The developer also revealed feedback that it received for the first closed beta test, from issues with the controls and slower pace of action to the art-style making visibility difficult. Though having these changes in Phase 2 will be “difficult”, “We will focus our efforts so that we will be able to show you an even better Babylon’s Fall which is of an even higher quality in Phase 3.” Currently, the third phase is slated to start sometime in November 2021 and should see PS5 support added.

Babylon’s Fall is in development for PC, PS4 and PS5. It was originally announced as an action hack and slash title with co-op support in 2018 but re-surfaced at E3 2021 as a live-service title with a different art-style. There’s currently no release date so stay tuned for more details in the coming months.