A brand new narrative sci-fi journey RPG known as Sky of Tides will launch later this 12 months, having gamers discover a world known as Numen the place a looming warfare threatens to upend protagonist Rin’s life. It is an atmospheric, isometric viewpoint world that appears to depend on each the tropes of basic isometric RPGs and the language of branching visible novels.
To me, although, Sky of Tides appears to be like a bit like a visible novel acquired actual excessive on Disco Elysium. Which is fairly welcome—I am serious about seeing if the gameplay system pioneered by Disco Elysium carries one thing fascinating ahead when divorced from its wildly authentic setting.
You will play as Rin D’Lorah, the daughter of a lacking researcher who discovers a conspiracy. She’ll then go on an journey to search out her father and meet all types of bizarre individuals throughout the damaged planetoids that have been as soon as the world Numen. It is greater than something a story sport, an journey, however Rin’s statistics, the trail of the story, and the world round her are affected by your dialogue selections.
Most fascinating to me are the RPG mechanics concerned, which appear akin to one thing between skill-use RPGs with that sprint of Disco Elysium: “Dialogue selections you make replicate in your Character Stats which go in the direction of unlocking additional dialogue choices and distinctive customization gadgets. Enhance your intelligence, humor, braveness, compassion, and luck, however be cautious of what you say, the individuals you meet alongside the best way aren’t afraid to speak again,” say the devs.
Lofty Sky Leisure beforehand labored on a hybrid motion sport and comedian known as Shuyan Saga (opens in new tab), the place 3D fighter scenes have been interspersed with storytelling in comedian panels. I by no means noticed it on launch in 2017, however it was fairly well-received by those that performed it.
You will discover Sky of Tides on Steam (opens in new tab), the place it’ll launch later this 12 months.