At Paris Blockchain Week, Ubisoft revealed gameplay for "Champion Tactics Grimoria," its first venture into blockchain gaming. This new title allows players to craft unique, blockchain-based figurines for tactical RPG battles, showcasing a blend of high-quality graphics and strategic gameplay.

Ubisoft Debuts Blockchain-Based 'Champion Tactics Grimoria' at Paris Blockchain Week

Ubisoft is getting closer to publishing its first blockchain-based game after revealing the first gameplay footage for "Champion Tactics Grimoria" at Paris Blockchain Week, Cointelegraph reported.

The senior developers of the tactical PVP RPG provided Cointelegraph with an exclusive playthrough at the conference. The RPG allows players to create blockchain-based figurines with distinct attributes and characteristics, which can then be united into a team of three for the turn-based game.

The game has the polish and feel of a Ubisoft release, with high-quality graphics and animations that add to the depth of gameplay. Players must understand which combinations of heroes best complement and counter other players' choices.

Speaking exclusively with the journal, Ubisoft Strategic Innovation Lab vice president Nicolas Pouard stated that the company had taken a patient approach to developing a blockchain-based title:

"We started development last year on the first real game on blockchain. We felt it was too ambitious to start with a AAA title so we’re testing the waters with Champions Tactics.”

Pouard stated that the firm took a different strategy to constructing blockchain games than other developers by first creating a universe around the assets and nonfungible tokens at the core of the content.

The game focuses on champion figurines with various talents and abilities. In turn-based matches, various champions complement specific classes and specs and counter the figurines chosen by opponents, similar to DOTA.

Ubisoft Showcases New Web3 Game in Paris, Empowers Players with Digital Asset Ownership

Ubisoft and Oasys, the gaming blockchain system on which the former based the title, provided visitors to Paris a firsthand peek at the gameplay. They also revealed a new whitelist, allowing potential gamers to build figurines for their champions roster.

Pouard noted that Ubisoft was not interested in publishing a game for financial reasons but to demonstrate that the studio could create a high-quality Web3 game that provides players full ownership of digital assets.

“We must understand the market and how we launch this game. That’s really what we want to achieve here. We want to give the players the power to populate the game with figurines and understand what it means to own your gaming assets,” he stated.

Oasys has also announced a new integration with LayerZero, an omni-chain interoperability standard. This is a crucial step toward the former's 2024 Dragon Update, which aims to improve interoperability throughout its gaming ecosystem.

Photo: Axville/Unsplash