Dauntless
It’s daunting going up against a classic
This free-to-play title is out to be an independent alternative to the Monster Hunter
series. Like those games, this tasks you and a group of friends with taking on
gigantic beasts, here called Behemoths, using a variety of outlandish weapons. You’ll
need to master the combat, and put some effort into learning the monsters’ abilities
and anticipating their moves, which can surprise – and squash – an unprepared
group. If it borrows a premise and gameplay elements, its look is markedly different,
with bright colours in a sparse, minimalist world. Dauntless will have microtransactions, but the
developers want to limit this to cosmetic items only – you’ll still have to grow your skills to succeed.