The recent release of a trailer for Alkahest, a new game that appears to be based on Arkane's classic fantasy RPG title Might & Magic: The Dark Messiah, has caused a lot of controversy among players.
Game Trailer:
"Alkahest is an action-adventure RPG set in a dark medieval world with satisfying melee combat and highly interactive environments taking center stage," reads the game's newly released Steam page. Explore realistic locations, learn alchemy, and make a name for your family. ”
Steam Page:
As far as the game itself is concerned, it may not be particularly eye-catching, but its trailer is particularly eye-catching. But it's a bit too much, and everything looks more like pre-rendered CG than real-time, which has led some players to think it's more like a "teaser scam", and even compared it to another previous "hoax game" that was completely different from the actual game, "Havoc Eve".
Developer Push On said on his official Discord chat channel that the trailer "conveys the feel of the game very well," but admits that while the trailer uses in-game assets, "some of the perspectives and animations were created specifically for the teaser view."
Teasers have always been like this, ads created to catch the eyes of potential buyers and try to spread the word, so it's not uncommon for games to be "teased and scammed", but doing so will obviously create high expectations and lead to disappointment when the game actually launches.
As for how this game is, after being deceived many times, I think players should just keep a normal mind and wait and see.