Combat
Tides of Annihilation is presented as a single-player action-adventure with Gwendolyn and spectral knights fighting together. Official material highlights Knight Set selection; preview reporting describes parry, lock-on, utility, and adjustable difficulty in a pre-release build.
Official material frames combat around Gwendolyn and her spectral knights. A Chengdu hands-on preview reports lock-on, parrying, utility use, checkpointing, and selectable difficulty in that specific build.
No damage formulas, input timings, optimal builds, or complete controls are presented until the game offers reliable final data.
Two active spectral knights, distinct roles, and player-built Knight Sets are described by official material.
Parry, lock-on, utility use, checkpoints, and selectable difficulty are reported from a pre-release Chengdu build.
Damage values, cooldowns, frame data, exact controls, and a genuine build meta remain unavailable.
PlayStation Blog / Eclipse Glow Studio · official platform announcement · 2025-02-12
Primary reveal source for Gwendolyn, spectral knights, London, Grail Shards, and Colossal Knights.Insider Gaming · media hands-on · 2026-08-19
Two-hour Chengdu preview. Details such as Palamedes, Bors, difficulty options, and encounter observations stay explicitly attributed to this preview.4Gamer.net · media hands-on · 2026-08-19
Hands-on report from the Chengdu event. It discusses tutorial flow and the knightly combat system in a pre-release PC build played with DualSense.