TurnBasedLovers provide an overview of what turn-based RPG Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade is all about. The game is due Q3 2019 on PC and Consoles.
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Background story
The land of Auria is a fantasy kingdom, where the lesser houses commonly rage war among themselves, but there's a unifying threat.
You move the Obsidian Brigade about a world map, encountering story through battle.
Key features:
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- Robust combat system (with many mechanics: facing, targeting styles, actions, delayed actions, reactions)
- World map navigation.
- >50 hand crafted levels
- >80 scripted scenes/battles
- ~12-18 hours of story
- ~3 hours of optional story
- 3 1/2 tiers of gear/weaponry
- 13 unique unlockable classes
- >50 skills (proficiencies, abilities, power casting unlockable)
- >140 powers (Elemental magic, close range, Archery, Imbue poisons, etc.)
- Optional cooperative main-game via assigning troops to another controller during deployment.
- Training option allowing a non-fatal combat to be controlled by player(s) or AI to gain XP and Skill points
- Optional Alternate top-down perspective available
- New game plus