Torment: Tides of Numenera is an upcoming role-playing game in development by inXile Entertainment. It’s a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, which was a big 1999 release. Good news for Linux gamers, Tides of Numenera will get released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux. In this game you’re basically in the world of Numenera, playing through a fantasy campaign setting developed with the Unity game engine. It’s more story-driven than the 1999 Planescape title, having more character development and interaction with the world. It sounds good, but since combat and item accumulation will be playing a secondary role in the gameplay, it’s unclear how good a greater emphasis on the story really is. Tides of Numenera was revealed a few years ago when they launched a Kickstarter campaign on Maand received their funding goal within the first six hours. Pillars of Eternity used to be the most funded Kickstarter video game campaign, until Torment came through with $4,188,927. However, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has since broken that record. In Torment, you will play as the Last Castoff, who was once the human host to a more powerful being. At this point, the host has left and now he is somewhat stranded without any memory of the prior events. Numera is basically Earth, but one billion years in the future. This is what you’re faced with in the 2.5D RPG.Įxpect a ton of storytelling and complex character interaction via the classic dialog tree system. You will have options as to what you can say each time you interact with a NPC, and the developer is putting an emphasis on these interactions to make them more dynamic than ever before. The protagonist does not have to be a male, you can choose your gender upon starting the game. There are also three base character classes, the Glaive, Nano and Jack. The Glaive is basically your typical warrior character, while the Nano is your wizard and Jack is your rogue. They can all be customized to developer a specific combat style or role. “At the start of the game, the only immediate choice you’ll make is what gender you want to play.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |