The Last Knight

The Last Knight (最後の騎士, Saigo no Kishi) is a 2D side-scrolling beat-'em-up game created by Team Clarent Project that would be available digitally for the PlayStation 4 console and Steam.

Story
The story of The Last Knight primarily focuses on the main character: A nameless knight who is the last surviving member of his Order. With nothing left to lose, he decides to seek out the Demon Queen, a powerful demon who rules over monsters within her intimidating castle.

Gameplay
As a Beat'em Up, The Last Knight shares many similarities to that of Dragon's Crown and Golden Axe of old. The player plays as a nameless knight, who has a variety of skills that revolve around his usage of the executioner sword he wields that can generate lightning. As the knight, the player must traverse forward through levels, encountering many obstacles and enemies attempting to block your progress, all the while their are items to be found in the levels that can also be of great aid to the player. As you obtain gold coins from defeated enemies, you can use them to upgrade the knight's fighting skills and enhancements that be of benefit for later levels and future playthroughs.

Characters
Here is a list of characters that are significant in The Last Knight.

The Knight
The Knight (騎士, Kishi) is the main character of the game. He was once a part of the Order of Knights, but now stands as its last, surviving member. With nothing left to lose, he decides to seek out the ruler of the Demon Queen who currently resides at the Demon Castle. The knight's weapon is a two-handed executioner sword that generates lightning and a crest-shaped shield that bares the symbol of the Order.

The Order of Knights
The Order of Knights (騎士団, Kishi-dan) were a company of holy knights that helped protect the land and it people by battling evil and darkness whenever it surfaced. All members of the Order brandished an executioner sword and a crest shield baring the symbol of their Order, they were granted the power to use divine lightning with their swords as a way to administer judgement upon their wicked adversaries. Unwavering in their devotion and honour, the Order of Knights placed justice and arbitration above everything else.

Demon Queen
Demon Queen (魔女王, Ma Joō) is the powerful ruler of the demons, beasts and undead that terrorise the land. She resides in the Demon Castle, a large and very intimidating fortress full of deathtraps and creatures out for your blood. Many warriors and adventurers have challenged the Demon Queen in the past, only to fail and meet their demise. She is the one that the last knight of the Order now seeks, interestingly enough he would be the first of his type to challenge her.

Dark-Elf
Dark-Elf (ダークエルフ, Dākuerufu) is a dark-elf woman with a beautiful amazon appearance, she appears from time to time observing the actions of the Knight on his quest to face the Demon Queen. She is intrigued over what kind of path the Knight could be taking. In battle, she brandishes a great axe and a buckler shield.

(In both online and offline multiplayer, player 2 will play as the Dark-Elf. It is possible though to play as her in single-player, but the conditions required to do so must be met)

High Priestess
High Priestess (女司教, On'na Shikyō) is the head of the Temple that is located in the centre of the Capital. She has a personal guard consisting only of females following her at all times.

Trivia

 * As mentioned previously, the idea of The Last Knight was thought up as an inspiration from Dragon's Crown and originally, it was going to have a party of characters to play as. However, the creator had decided to use such concepts for a bigger purpose and instead make it the way it is now.