What's in Kintarō's Hero DLC and Free Update? (Content Highlights)

Greetings, Ravens!

The release date for Kintarō's Hero DLC and our new free update is fast approaching! Now is the time to reveal more details about this new content. Watch out for spoilers!

The Kintarō's Hero DLC will be released on October 12 on all platforms.

Kintarō joins the Ravenswatch! (Hero DLC)

Kintarō is a famous figure in Japanese folklore, symbolizing bravery and innocence.

In Ravenswatch, Kintarō was raised by Yama-uba, an ogress of the mountain, and lives in harmony with the wild. He speaks to animals, wrestles bears, and carries the mountain’s strength.

DLC Content

The idea behind Kintarō was simple: switch between a classic playstyle and dual gameplay, controlling two characters at once. Kintarō is a child mounted on a bear who wields an axe with exceptional strength!

Kintarō and Kuma are coming to the Ravenswatch with a full arsenal of Abilities and Ultimates that let them create devastating builds and synergies!

Check out Kintarō in action in his introduction video, which breaks down his entire ability set and play style:

Discover Kintarō's story in his fully voiced storyline. The Golden Boy's mother, Yama Uba, sent him on a quest to deliver a message to the witch Baba Yaga. Along the way, Kintarō will discover the lands of Reverie, which have been overrun by destructive creatures, and meet the heroes of the Ravenswatch.

Here is an excerpt from Kintarō's Memoirs:

My Yama-uba

wrinkles spread across your face

Ike rivers in spring

My Yama-uba, old ogress of the wild. I speak to you in my thoughts because here no one hears me.

You raised me like the old mountain Ashigara shelters the forest. You watched me from above among the birds and trees, where the wilderness was free and untamed like me! The animals were my brothers and sisters.

[...]

You entrusted us with a message enclosed in a flower and sent us away.

So I bear Ashigara’s hope, I remember your face and long for my return.

(Yes, we added a bunch of haikus!)

Unlock exclusive Outfits for Kintarō and his bear, Kuma! Customize your look on the battlefield with 7 skins available in this DLC:

Kintarō's Animations

Animating Kintarō and his bear was a real challenge for our animation team! With two very different characters, one a child and the other a four-legged animal, we had to get extra creative to deliver fluid, impressive, and dynamic animations.

In this episode of Raven Eye, our 3D animators Étienne and Benoît take you behind the scenes of Kintarō’s animation. Watch the video closely, you’ll even get a little sneak peek at one of Kintarō’s Ultimates in action!

Wishlist Kintarō's DLC!

Playing as Kintarō means knowing when to switch between two types of highly dynamic, all-out combat. There’s nothing more satisfying than climbing on and off the Bear in the middle of a fight to string together devastating attacks!

Whether you prefer to join forces or fight alongside your faithful companion, Kintarō introduces a whole new way to approach combat.

Kintarō's Hero DLC will be available across all platforms for $7,99

Free Update

Along with the DLC, a free update will also be available to all players! This update will focus primarily on reworking existing Hero talents. But that's not all!

Talents Rework

In this video, Slymane (Game Designer at Passtech Games), whom you're starting to know, reveals the philosophy behind the Talents Rework players have been eagerly awaiting and gives you a sneak peek at what’s new.

With buffs, behavior changes, and Talents removed and replaced, you’re sure to find a breath of fresh air in this free update! We've revised more than fifty Talents. We'll detail everything in the patch notes upon release, along with design notes from Ravenswatch's designers.

Custom Lobbies

As part of our ongoing effort to improve the Ravenswatch multiplayer experience, we’ve focused this update on creating custom lobbies. Many of you have asked us for this feature, which now lets you choose the number of players you'd like to find in a matchmaking game.

We’ve also added an option to enable a ping indicator between players, so you can check if your connection with your teammates is stable.

General Balancing & QoL

As usual, we've made a general balancing pass and added some quality-of-life features to the game. Let's have a look at the most significant ones.

Melodies Balancing

In our latest update, “Songs of Thieves,” we introduced the Melodies mechanic. So it was only natural that we looked at your feedback and made some adjustments.

Among the most common pieces of feedback, some players didn’t like that the Fairy Godmother Melody wasn't available until Chapter 3, or that the Little Tailor Melody didn't trigger until Level 10. Here are the changes we’ve made to these two melodies:

Melody

New Effect

Fairy Godmother Melody: Will now be available on every Chapter

Little Tailor Melody: Will now trigger above level 6, but grant 1 power-up instead of 3

Scarlet Transformation

Scarlet transforming into a wolf, and back again, while the Master Nightmare is stunned? That’s over! We know how frustrating it was to lose those precious seconds of combat. From now on, Scarlet will wait until the boss regains consciousness before shapeshifting!

Clarity of Hero Status Effects

It used to be hard to tell when our character was in “Invincible” or ‘Intangible’ mode, or when they were “Blocking” attacks. Now, a small text appears above your Hero, making their status effects much clearer!

Dev Q&A

If you missed it, we can watch back our live Q&A from this week during Kintaro's live Showcase on Twitch and YouTube. We answered a ton of community questions, starting at 1:19:08.

Well, well! We had a lot to say! It won't be long now until the release of the Kintaro DLC and its accompanying free update.

Mark October 12 in your calendar for the release of this new Ravenswatch milestone on all platforms!

Oh, and Ravenswatch is part of the Triple-i Showcase massive sale! Get Ravenswatch for 50% off from today until the 15th of October:

We'll see you in Reverie!

- The Passtech Team

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