{"id":62944,"date":"2020-08-27T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/world-of-warcraft-animated-series-afterlives-bastion\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T19:34:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:34:07","slug":"world-of-warcraft-animated-series-revealed-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/08\/27\/world-of-warcraft-animated-series-revealed-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Warcraft Animated Series Revealed | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The next expansion for World of Warcraft<\/strong><\/em> is releasing later this year and will take players to a place where no mortals have set foot before, the Shadowlands. It consists of four distinct realms, each governing the souls that cross over, guiding them on their journies after death. To prepare players for their own journeys into these mysterious lands, Blizzard is releasing a series of animated shorts that feature stories from the afterlife. The first focuses on Uther the Lightbringer after he was betrayed by Arthas.<\/p>\n

Opening Night Live, the event that kicks off Gamescom 2020, is loaded with world premiere trailers and glimpses into upcoming games. One of the titles featured is World of Warcraft: Shadowlands<\/a>,<\/em> where audiences watched the first of the four planned animated shorts in a series called “Afterlives” that tell stories set around the expansion. This one picks up right after Uther is killed by Arthas, when he is brought to Bastion, the land of angelic figures who guide those that follow the light and are deemed noble. But he doesn’t take to well to his new situation, still consumed with a desire to doll out justice against his killer.<\/p>\n

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In the short, audiences will see Uther training to ascend, becoming one of the guardians himself. Players will get a very good feel for the realm of Bastion and the guardians that inhabit it, as well as an understanding of their strict customs and beliefs. Since players will have to choose one of the four Covenants<\/a>, these shorts will help aid them in their decision. Each Covenant comes with its own story, rewards, and abilities, so picking the right one was once an important, albeit somewhat stressful, choice to make. However, the Shadowlands<\/em> beta added Covenant switching<\/a> to make things less permanent.<\/p>\n