Game NFT Champion Ascension Raised $32M on Polygon
The ancient Roman arena has long inspired famous role-playing combat games like Ryse: Son Of Rome and Blood & Glory 2. In this article, I introduce you to a highly promising AAA NFT game project, inspired by the bloody battles of the Roman Colosseum, called Champion Ascension.
What is Champion Ascension?
Champion Ascension is an AAA NFT game project blending role-playing combat with strategic elements, built on the Polygon blockchain.
In the game, you become warriors participating in fierce battles on the arena of the kingdom of Massina, a place steeped in glory and eternalized as a symbol of the immortal Roman arena. Here, there is no place for the weak or the timid, as death always accompanies the glory of the victor.
The game will be playable on PC and will be released on popular platforms such as the Epic Games Store and Steam.
Gameplay
This is a free-to-play game, so you can start playing without owning any NFTs beforehand.
- Game Components
Champions are the characters you choose to start playing the game, with a wide variety of characters available, each with unique traits and skills.
Each character class has different attributes such as health, speed, or energy. Some characters may have high health but low speed, or high energy but low health. Therefore, your choice of character will depend on your preferred gameplay style.
Champions are categorized into:
- Essence: The elemental attribute of the Champion.
- Class: The character class of the Champion.
- Evolution: The evolutionary level of the Champion.
You can breed Champions to create characters with unique traits. The offspring's traits will depend on the Champions used in breeding. Champions can evolve into multiple levels, enhancing their strength and gaining new abilities.
Each Champion has five main evolutionary stages. If you play the default game without using NFTs, you can evolve up to the third stage. The last two stages are reserved for special in-game NFTs.
- Tier 1: CHALLENGERS (base character forms)
- Tier 2: GLADIATORS (second evolution forms)
- Tier 3: ETERNALS (third evolution forms)
- Game Modes
You will use your Champions to explore the kingdom of Massina with players worldwide, undertaking various game missions.
Key locations include the arena, where you battle monsters and other players in different game modes such as:
- 1v1 Combat
- 3v3 Combat
- Free for All
- Raid Boss PvE
Maestro Towers
- Game Currency
Gold is the main currency used in the game, earned through missions or purchased. Gold is used for breeding, crafting items, etc.
Essence is another in-game currency earned by defeating opponents in PvP and other modes. Each Champion has a limit on collecting Essence, which can be used for leveling up Champions, breeding, or minting Essence Crystal NFTs.
Bone is earned by battling PVE monsters and PvP combat, used for crafting and repairing character weapons.
NFTs in the Game
Champion Ascension features three main NFT collections:
- Prime Eternal
- Elemental Eternal
- Pets of Massina
These NFTs provide unique benefits such as enhanced abilities, participation in special game modes, and increased Essence earning capacity.
Tokenomics
Champion Ascension operates without a token system; instead, its entire ecosystem relies on NFTs. Players buy and sell their NFT items on game marketplaces, with the value of these NFTs determined by supply and demand dynamics.
Funding Rounds
Champion Ascension raised $32M in a seed funding round, with the investment led solely by a16z.
Development Team
Champion Ascension is developed by Plai Labs, a Web3 gaming company with over 70 team members. Alejandro Gonzalez, former CEO of Jam City, leads Plai Labs. The team comprises veterans from the traditional gaming market with extensive experience in game development
Roadmap
[To be updated]
Conclusion
Champion Ascension is a visually stunning AAA role-playing combat game that has garnered substantial investment from industry giant a16z. With its upcoming free release on major gaming platforms, it promises significant potential as the market experiences a resurgence, making it a highly anticipated project to watch out for.
