Bethesda announces Hunter: The Demon's Forge

By Hector Cortez Mar 15, 2010, 12:17 GMT

Bethesda today announced that it will publish Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a third-person co-op fantasy action game.

Bethesda today announced that it will publish Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a third-person co-op fantasy action game. Hunted is being developed at inXile Entertainment for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows.

Set in a dark fantasy world, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge sees players taking control of either E’lara, a ranged weapon expert, or Caddoc, a master swordsman, who must use a variety of weapons, powerful spells, and cover tactics to battle your way through dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns. Discover secrets and complete co-op-based puzzles whilst exploring the world to discover answers to the game’s mysteries.

The dark ages have become corrupted. Heinous creatures have emerged from underground. Townsfolk across the land are disappearing. Upon the promise of their fortune in gold, mercenaries E’lara and Caddoc take on the daunting task of discovering where the innocent villagers have been taken. Their journey will lead them on a dark and twisted path where they will encounter death, slavery, and sacrifice.

Combine E’lara’s ranged attacks with Caddoc’s melee expertise to pull off co-op kill moves, perform special attacks, and heal one another regardless of where they in relation to one another on the battlefield. The characters’ differing combat methods allow player strategy to vary from one play through to the next.

Powerful magic spells can be used to boost your partner’s combat effectiveness and even the odds against enemies.