It’s an arresting scene, but that’s not even the half of it.

Combat isn’t a mindless, hack and slash affair like it often is in other Metroidlikes, however.

But you’ll earn better rewards if you take the time to execute different moves and avoid repeating yourself.

A warrior fights a giant fly-wolf-bug creature in Ultros

But if you’re worried about deliberately hampering yourself in the process, you needn’t.

Abilities aren’t the only thing that eventually carry over between loops, either.

Was that necessarily the correct choice, though?

A warrior fights a large, luminous bug monster in Ultros

This, too, looks as though it will gain different abilities over time.

EvenElden Ring’s expansion wouldn’t dare to get that weird, I’m telling you now.

So mark your calendars for February 13th, folks.

A warrior uses a tethered device to jump through the air in Ultros

This is one freaky pulp adventure you’ll almost definitely want a taste of.

A warrior approaches a status in an alien landscape in Ultros

Two cloaked characters converse in an alien landscape in Ultros

A warrior stands in an alien temple scene in Ultros

A warrior jumps into a room with a spherical pod inside it in Ultros

A cloaked character stands in a colourful alien forest scene in Ultros