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"We want the player, even when they're on their own, to be rewarded for doing cool stuff," says Kamiya. So, don't expect to see Devil May Cry-style grades flashing up on the screen after battles – or at least, if they do, for the game to not effectively rub your nose in how crap you just were. I get the distinct impression that Scalebound isn't out to punish those who aren't particularly adroit on a game pad.Seeing Drew and Thuban join forces in taking down a towering enemy – with all the fluidity and pizazz of Platinum titles past – is both a blood pumping and reassuring sight. This isn't all projectile fire from afar, chipping away at a brute's defences; instead, both human and dragon get stuck right into close-quarter combat, and it looks thrilling. I've not had my own hands on the game yet, so how it feels to play is still an unknown – but my attention is pleasingly piqued like it wasn't before.Find more information on Scalebound, coming to Xbox One and Windows in 2017, at the PlatinumGames website.@MikeDiverRead more articles on video games on VICE here, and follow VICE Gaming on Twitter at @VICEGaming.Dragon-related, on Motherboard: The Science Guide to 'Game of Thrones'