Last game, in alpha, tested on the 505 games stand during gamescom 2022, it is a tactical RPG, developed by The Bearded Ladies, in a post-apocalyptic world. A genre that we know only too well thanks to one of the tenors of the genre: X-COM. So is he as good? answer a little lower with one of the games I was waiting for the most!
History
We follow the story of Elvis and Diggs, two brothers (a bio and a mecha) who try to find their mother who has disappeared on the other side of the wall of Miasme. No one knows what's on the other side, but a glove bequeathed by the brothers' mom helps control the miasma at least to some extent.
It takes place in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future where humans have entrenched themselves in small towns, fighting against the corruption of miasma and the spread of frogmen seeking to expand by hunting their favorite bipedal prey. It all starts when the two brothers need something to repair the glove...
Graphics & atmosphere
The game sends the heavy directly into the peepers with really beautiful and quite detailed decorations. Whether it is the corruption or the ruins of this world, it is very successful, just like the enemies. The only downsides are the attack effects that we will come across which are common... but that's only the beginning of the game. Too early to judge, because I haven't seen any real skills yet. 'work. In terms of the soundscape, the actors dubbed the characters well and the environment is clean. Nothing to say about that...
Note: during the presentation, we were told that contrary to what is said during streams and on Youtube, the cutscenes are entirely made with the game engine.
Gameplay
Exploring the game will be essential both to find resources and to unlock pieces of lore. But more than that, you will find components that will be more than useful for the fights of the game which will require a lot of strategy if you want to survive. You will also have up to 3 possible characters at a time in your team, each with their own specialization.
When you see an enemy you have the possibility to ambush him and place yourself in an unlimited way with the enemy lines of sight indicated. Once the fight starts, you will have to pay attention to your placements which will protect you according to your coverage. Half: 50% chance to miss, Full: 100% chance to miss, Flanks: 100% chance to hit.
You will have to search every 4 shots, and every X damage received, you will gain a critical hits effect on your next attack. You will have at your disposal skills, grenades, necessary care, but you will have to be careful, because only two action points will be granted to you. Each battle will end when one of the groups is dead, knowing that some creatures can join the fight if they are in the dome (the combat zone).
Summary
I am really happy with the gaming experience that was offered to me. Just a shame not to have seen more content, so quite difficult to be able to judge correctly from what I could see. We are on a good basis, but I'm quite afraid of the rest of the story, which begins with something too predictable. Who will live will see, I will give you a more complete review when the final game is released in 2023.
