Among the sentences I least anticipated to put in writing, “At E3, Nintendo just announced a PC-bound strategy-RPG based on Jim Henson’s cult ’80s fantasy muppetfest The Dark Crystal” ranks fairly excessive. The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Tactics (I’ll simply name it Dark Crystal Tactics, okay?) is predicated on the upcoming Netflix-produced prequel miniseries, and developed by BonusXP. It’ll be a single participant, turn-based SRPG ala Final Fantasy Tactics or Disgaea, and expands on the battle between the hobbity Gelflings and the vulture-like Skeksis. Below, a fittingly bizarre debut trailer.
I’m a sucker for a great fantasy (or sci-fi) techniques game, and Dark Crystal Tactics is ready in a world I’ve been eager to see constructed on all my life. My primary fear is that the animation within the trailer under is slightly stiff, and that up shut the fashions don’t have that tough, tactile look that the Creature Workshop puppets are well-known for. Still, excusable on condition that the game is coming to Switch, too, they usually don’t need the hand held catching on hearth. We don’t get any have a look at the interface or deeper programs within the trailer, however we do get a have a look at some fascinating terrain hazards to use.
The official web site mentions the usual RPG trappings, with a job system (hopefully aping Final Fantasy Tactics), customisable gear and upgradable skills. So lengthy as Dark Crystal Tactics’s fight holds up, it seems like there’ll be rather a lot to do, regardless of it being a purely single participant game. BonusXP boast of an eighty-mission marketing campaign, with a New Game+ mode providing remixed, more durable variations for a second playthrough. The studio are principally identified for his or her cell games, however contains some expertise from Age Of Empires outfit Ensemble. This may not be their ordinary model of technique, however I’m hopeful they will pull it off.
The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Tactics launches later this 12 months, though no date has been introduced. The new Netflix collection begins on August 30th. The game is printed by En Masse. You can learn slightly extra on its official page here, and its Steam store page.
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