Overview
- Based on Lee Youngdo’s The Bird That Drinks Tears, the game is set more than a thousand years before the novels’ timeline.
- Creative director Patrik Méthé frames the Hero King as a legendary figure, giving the team flexibility to craft a game-first narrative rather than strictly replicate the books.
- Krafton targets large-scale encounters where the Hero King can withstand 50 or more enemies, a vision it says requires new technology and careful balance.
- Specific features remain undecided, with the studio declining to confirm customization details like facial hair or whether romance will be possible.
- PC Gamer reports the first official English translation of the novels arrives in June, setting up the game as many Western players’ entry point to the world.