Ace Team, the loons behind Zeno Clash and Rock Of Ages, have simply introduced their secret undertaking and it’s simply weeks away. Out on July 10th, SolSeraph is a hybrid platformer and tower defence RTS that they name “a homage to some inspiring titles from the 16 bit era”. I’d guess that’s a lawyer-dodging manner of claiming that they’ve gone and made a religious successor to SNES gem ActRaiser, proper right down to copying the title’s capitalisation. As a fan of each the studio and ActRaiser, I’m extraordinarily excited. Take a take a look at the announcement trailer under.
For those that’ve by no means performed Quintet’s authentic ActRaiser, it was a game of two halves. You performed as a godly avatar, ship right down to the earth to slay demons and reclaim the land to your worshippers in platform hack n’ slash format. Then it reworked into a light-weight town-building RTS, with you defending your villagers from wandering monsters as they broaden outwards to open new platformer phases. SolSeraph seems to be very comparable with just a few new twists, together with some attention-grabbing godly powers (like biblical floods) usable within the platformer part.
The greatest divergence from the previous SNES components seems to be within the technique part, which is sensible. While platformers actually haven’t modified a lot over the many years, real-time technique was a half-formed idea again then. SolSeraph’s tackle it seems to be extra tower defense-ish, with the monsters heading down mounted paths and requiring bopping earlier than they stomp throughout your dutiful worshippers.
On that notice, the worshippers themselves look extra attention-grabbing than something in ActRaiser. Each of the 5 areas is populated by a unique tribe, impressed by cultures around the globe. Ace Team roped in author Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything, The Talos Principle, Phoenix Point), so I’m anticipating some subtlety between the bombastic motion sequences. It’s unusual, seeing a brand new ActRaiser (if solely in spirit) in any case these years. Weirder nonetheless, SolSeraph isn’t the one one. Keep an eye fixed on Smelter by XPlus, due subsequent 12 months, for equally divine kicks.
SolSeraph is out on July 10th — simply two weeks from now — and can price £12/€15/$15. You can see slightly extra of it on its Steam store page or official page. It’s revealed by Sega.
