Risk of Rain 2: SOTS Dev Diary #4 – A Delicious Survivor Reveal!
That’s right! Chef is back! But this isn’t your grandpa’s Chef bot. Years of combat have hard-boiled his soul and perfected his culinary abilities. The long legs of past Chefs have been swapped with a huge roller—perfect for flattening out a nice, tidy pie crust or steamrolling whatever helpless Lemurians were unfortunate enough to wake up this morning.
Those years of primal culinary misadventures have trained Chef to have incredible control over his trusty cleavers. Hurl them at faraway enemies and call them back to slice and dice with twice the pain. Master the art of the cleaver and filet your way to victory.
Players who cook up something truly delicious will unlock Chef! So, get ready to sauté your way through hordes, blend your combat skills with culinary precision, and serve up some justice… à la mode.
Those years of primal culinary misadventures have trained Chef to have incredible control over his trusty cleavers. Hurl them at faraway enemies and call them back to slice and dice with twice the pain. Master the art of the cleaver and filet your way to victory.
Players who cook up something truly delicious will unlock Chef! So, get ready to sauté your way through hordes, blend your combat skills with culinary precision, and serve up some justice… à la mode.
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00:00Hey everyone, Bruno here. Welcome back to another Dev Diary.
00:03Today we're serving up something special.
00:05But before we dive into the main course, let's cover some exciting news.
00:09First off, we're thrilled to announce that Seekers of the Storm is launching on August 27th.
00:15That's right, the wait is almost over, and the team is excited for everyone to hop in.
00:20We'd also like to reveal that Seekers of the Storm will be priced at $14.99.
00:25Now onto our final appetizer.
00:27Alongside the expansion, we're making our official debut on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
00:33For a long time now, folks have been able to play the existing PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions on their next-gen consoles.
00:40But now, they'll have the real deal.
00:42All new and existing players will be upgraded for free.
00:46And that upgrade isn't just a sprinkling of performance optimization.
00:49Oh no, it brings split-screen couch co-op and a handful of fun, platform-specific features.
00:56Now, onto the main dish.
00:58Meet Chef, the connoisseur of culinary carnage.
01:01This isn't your grandpa's chef bot.
01:02Years of battling some of the most monstrous ingredients of Petrogra 5 have hard-boiled his soul.
01:08You'll need to cook up something truly delicious to unlock Chef.
01:11So, get ready to sauté your way through hordes, blend your combat skills with culinary precision, and serve up some justice.
01:18A la mode.
01:19Let's take a look at Chef's primary skill, Dice.
01:22Those years of primal culinary misadventures have trained Chef to have incredible control over his trusty cleavers.
01:29Hurl them at faraway enemies and call them back to slice and dice with twice the pain.
01:34Monsters hit on their return journey will take an additional chunk of damage.
01:38This also effectively doubles your chance of triggering your on-hit items.
01:42Ah, it looks like he's stocking up for his next set of customers.
01:45Next on the menu is Chef's secondary skill, Sear.
01:49Oh god, I knew I forgot to turn off the oven.
01:52Well, we might as well make the best of it.
01:54Nothing ruins a monster's day quite like being flambéed.
01:57Sear allows Chef to inflict a huge amount of damage and apply burn at a very short range.
02:02Customers trapped in this skill will quickly accrue copious stacks of burn.
02:06If you're getting swarmed by some unwanted vermin, this is a great way to clear a path.
02:11If it's time to hurl yourself into the fray, activate Chef's utility skill, Roll.
02:16The long legs of past chefs have been swapped with a huge roller,
02:20perfect for flattening out a nice, tidy pie crust.
02:23Or steamrolling whatever helpless Lemurians were unfortunate enough to wake up this morning.
02:28This skill's wind-up makes you a bit vulnerable for a moment,
02:31but the longer you spool, the more damage you do and the faster you'll go.
02:35But wait a second, how are we supposed to sauté without any oil?
02:38Chef's special skill, Glaze, can help us out with that.
02:41This skill allows Chef to hurl large globs of oil towards his waiting customers.
02:46Leverage Sear after you've sufficiently coated an enemy to unleash radically more damage.
02:51Looking around while launching Glaze can cover a far larger area with oil.
02:55Or you can just run up the tab on one customer.
02:58That poor beetle.
03:00Wait a second, something magical happened when we properly sautéed one of our customers.
03:04Ah, that takes us to Chef's passive skill, Chef's Kiss.
03:08This skill helps tie the whole meal together.
03:10If you prepare your customers with two or more skills before finishing them off,
03:13they'll turn into a delightful treat.
03:15The healing from these can really help you out on a pinch.
03:18Glaze up a horde, then unleash a well-timed sear,
03:21and you'll find yourself in a pile of nourishing snacks.
03:24For dessert, we have one for the purists.
03:26Here's a sneak peek at Chef's alternate special skill, Yes Chef.
03:30This skill will remind you of Chef's of Yore.
03:33Activating it will empower your next ability.
03:35We won't go into the particulars of exactly how each skill is empowered,
03:39but the discerning sommeliers among you can get a hint at some of them
03:42in Chef's Survivors Showcase.
03:45And that's a wrap on our final dev diary for Seekers of the Storm.
03:48With Chef in your corner, the battlefield is your kitchen,
03:51and every enemy is just another ingredient waiting to be chopped, seared, and rolled.
03:56We're thrilled to see how you mix up your gameplay with this new take on our beloved Chef.
04:00The team has been working on Seekers of the Storm for a while now.
04:03Words can't express how excited we are for everyone to hop in on August 27th.
04:08For now, head over and wishlist it today.
04:11Thanks for watching. This is Bruno, signing off.