Post by djcoston on Mar 10, 2014 12:52:15 GMT -3
There is no dearth of roguelike RPGs—the sort where every step or
action a player does is reflected in one simultaneous turn for
everything/one else on the map—available. But there aren’t that many which go
digging in the fairy tale worlds of, oh say the Little Red Riding Hood and then muck it up.
New indie devs Grimm Bros are launching Dragon Fin Soup, a title that they claim
“combines classic Japanese RPGs with roguelike mechanics” and hope to have Steam Greenlit.
Players are Red Robin, whose bloody past comes back to deal with
unfinished business. Like many roguelikes, the game throws in a number
of features to spice things up, such as a noise meter that affects
whether keen-eared monsters will hear you and investigate, the ability
to sneak up and backstab the living bejeezus out of an unfortunate orc,
and having everyone take a turn to move or complete an action with every
press of a button.
Dragon Fin Soup is a full high resolution 2D world, and the
developers say there’s a full day/night cycle which will affect how
missions and quests play out. That’s always a neat feature. Players can
opt to use a mouse, keyboard or game pad (Yes!) while exploring the
lands of Asura both overland and in dungeons with a couple of guns.
Asura, by the by, is a gigantic dragon-turtle god who swims the
multiverse of space-time. He/She/It may or may not be a relative of the Great A’Tuin,
although this won’t be the only nod to popular geek culture for astute players so it seems.
If you get bored, there are also other fun kitchen sink things to do
such as fishing (with a full mini-game), mining, digging and crafting.
Dragon Fin Soup is on Steam Greenlight.
Fonte: Siliconera