Ravenlok

Ravenlok is an action-adventure RPG game developed by Cococucumber, a game developer studio lead by Malaysia game director. Follows the story of kingdom in distress, a young hero must save the kingdom to fulfill a dangerous prophecy. Ravenlok was released on May 4 2023 on Xbox consoles and PC on Epic Game Store.

## Story

Before The Hero abducted into magical world called Dunia she was just moved to country farm with her parents. However while she help with the box she fell into strange world hidden behind a mirror. The Hero or 'Ravenlok' greeted by a white rabbit and tells her the world is controlled by evil queen. The white rabbit tells that prophecy came from outside world of Dunia to defeat the Queen.

## Gameplay

As an action-adventure RPG, the game serves as simple yet basic gameplay that everyone can enjoy. Players can freely control the character easily and affording with skills that players can unlock with each level-up. In Ravenlok, players can buy items in shops with coins. Coins can be collected by breaking pots scattered across Dunia.

## Characters

* **The Hero/Ravenlok** is the main hero so called Ravenlok saving the lands from evil.
* **Finn the White Rabbit** is supporting character aiding Ravenlok by opening portals and passages.
* **Enid the Witch** is an old witch helping Ravenlok throughout the journey by providing blessing spell.
* **Camy the Cauldron** is a magical cauldron able to create potion and sell the potion.
* **Artorius the Collector** is a magical bunny providing The Hero or Ravenlok with money, potion and many more by collecting figurines.
* **Decker** is a mouse offering help to The Hero by increasing her power by level up.
* **Hedgehog Etta** is hedgehog merchant selling potions for Ravenlok.
* **Queen Dreda** is the main antagonist of the realms of Dunia, she desires power and corruption.

## Development

The idea of 'Ravenlok' starts as moving from another place that is unfamiliar to newcomers . The concept soon realized as a game called Ravenlok. Prior to Ravenlok's game development, Cococucumber released two games based on voxel artstyle called Echo Generation and Riverbond. In the third installment the game wanted to be set in magical place where players can fight and destroy the evil from the land and Ravenlok starts its development. The game was announced and revealed during Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in 2022 . Many people interested with the game based on the artstyle mixing with voxel arts. According to game director of Cococucumber and Ravenlok Vannessa Chia stated the ganme Ravenlok inspired by Alice in Wonderland where the girl stuck in a strange world where she must overcomes obstacles and save the land .

Many aspects of the game inspired by other game titles. According to game director of Cococucumber and Ravenlok Vanessa Chia stated the team takes inspiration from Zelda Twillight Princess and NieR Automata for boss fights while LEGO Star Wars looked as a way to give family-friendly gameplay experience that suitable even for older audiences . A year later on July 10 2023 Ravenlok released for public on Xbox consoles and Epic Games Store. For over six weeks, over 500,000 players have played the game and highly praised the game as impressive work of voxel art inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

## Trivia

* The story of the game inspired by popular film and literature Alice in Wonderland.
* According to game director Vanessa Chia, Ravenlok is one of the last installment for Cococucumber's Voxels trilogy.
	+ Vannessa Chia also stated the voxel artstyle was chosen because it evokes nostalgic feeling .
* Prior to Ravenlok game devlopment, the project started as inspiration of exploring new and unfamiliar environment inspired by Alice in Wonderland and Spirited Away.
* Ravenlok is the final entry of Cococucumber's Voxel Trilogy .

## Official Links

* Ravenlok Epic Games Store
* Ravenlok Microsoft Store
* Cococucumber Website
* Cococucumber Twitter
* Cococucumber Facebook
* Cococucumber Instagram
* Cococucumber YouTube

## Gallery

Ravenlok meet with strange catMannequins starts to ambush RavenlokThe castle gate where Ravenlok can be seen passing through
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1] Gamerant.com article "Ravenlok Interview: Director Discusses Voxel Trilogy, Xbox Game Pass Success, and More" written by Gemma Johnson
2. ↑ [2] Ravenlok - Official Announce Trailer via Xbox on YouTube.com
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [3] Hocmarketing.com article "Behind the Scenes with Ravenlok: Voxel Trilogy, Game Pass Triumph, and Beyond" written by Diem My
4. ↑ [4] Mobilesyrup.com article "Toronto-based Ravenlok developer on the team’s growth..." written by Bradly Shankar