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Saturday - October 06, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Review

by Hiddenx, 07:02

Bloody-Disgusting checked out Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics:

‘Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics’ Brings Turn-Based Terrors, But Needs More Strategic Depth

Turn-based strategy is at its best when it throws in a good bit of sci-fi and/or horror. A fusion of alternate history also helps too it seems. The novelty of the concept Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics brings to the turn-based strategy genre is what really sells it.

A turn-based strategy title that heads to alternate-reality World War II doesn’t sound like too much of a leap, but how about you throw in a technologically-advanced Nazi war machine that’s in league with eldritch abominations?

That’s what you get here, and it serves as a delightful backdrop to a relatively limited strategic stage.

The Nazis are turning the tide of the war thanks to technological advances, and your elite squad of allied forces is deep behind enemy lines. There’s a secret war against the Cult of the Black Sun going on which might have something to do with the creeping death from underground that threatens to become the real problem at any moment. To put it simply, you’re up shit creek and the water’s filled with tentacle monsters and Nazis.

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What Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics does well is offer a fairly approachable turn-based strategy for fans of the tabletop RPG, and also act as a nice introduction to that RPG for the uninitiated. It lacks an extra bit of polish and a few more bells and whistles, but it’s still an enjoyable enough tactical adventure.

Score: 3.5/5

Thursday - October 04, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Released

by Hiddenx, 17:13

One game after another is released these days - Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is out now:

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.

In this raging Secret War across Europe, an untold darkness spreads deep beneath the Earth and throughout the Forest of Fear. The unknown lurks in the shadows and you must claim victory at any cost, because whilst Nazi factions terrorise these lands, they are not the darkest foe you face…

Behind enemy lines and tasked with overthrowing a nightmare alliance of dark science and the occult, you hold the fate of humanity in your hands. Lead your elite squad of allied forces to victory using daring tactics and cunning strategies to overthrow the Cult of the Black Sun and destroy the Mythos secrets they plan to use.

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Key Features

  • Tactical Combat: direct a squad of allied heroes in innovative turn-based ground battles.
  • Momentum System: perform well in combat by racking up kills and executing critical hits to earn Momentum and turn the tide of battle in your favour.
  • Light vs Dark: harness the power of the light to expose and suppress the spawn of Cthulhu hiding in wait in the oppressive darkness.
  • AP System: every decision is important and the Action Point System gives you the flexibility to put as much emphasis into heavy combat or nimble movement as you like.
  • Psychological System: witness too many horrors of war and watch as your unit's sanity begins to unravel mid-fight.
  • Build Your Team: characters have unique skills that can be unlocked and levelled up in different ways, and weapons can be modified to give a variety of benefits. This lets you customise your squad to better vanquish Nazi scum.
  • Weird World War: explore the Lovecraft-meets-WW2 universe of Achtung! Cthulhu like never before with Mythos-inspired enemies and a story-driven campaign handcrafted by John Houlihan which ties directly into the pen and paper roleplaying game narrative.

Monday - October 01, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Livestream

by Silver, 13:38

Auroch Digital livestreamed Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics with designer Adam Carter-Groves. (The livestream starts at 7:22.)

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Today we're streaming Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, our upcoming title in collaboration with Modiphius Entertainment and Ripstone Games. Join designer Adam Carter-Groves as we walk through gameplay, setting and backstory, stories from development and much, much more. Thanks!

Thursday - September 20, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Releasing October 4th

by Silver, 13:58

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics will release October 4th.

Challenge the Great Old Ones from October 4th

20 SEPTEMBER - RIPSTONE

*Exciting news claxon*

We're super excited to announce that Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics will launch on Steam on October 4th!

We also have a brand new gameplay trailer for you and a whole new set of exclusive screenshots that are now live on the Steam store page. The new assets showcase various locations from numerous missions within the game and also provide a first look at some of the mythical Nazi weapons and enemies you will be faced with.

Check out the new launch trailer below!

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With exactly two weeks to go until the launch of Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, we're going to be sharing even more behind the scenes content and giving you an insight into the Forest of Fear. If you have any questions, please let us know below or drop us a message in the Community Hub. We can't wait to share the game with you next month!

Thanks for your support

Sunday - September 16, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Gameplay Video

by Silver, 13:35

A new update for Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics shows off some gameplay.

Developer commentary video parachutes into view

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What you see above is nine minutes of Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, walked through by Major Tom.

If you like what you see and want to help us spread the word, we'd really appreciate it, and if you want even more A!CT, then Episode 2 of the podcast is available here and all the usual channels.

*salutes*

Saturday - February 10, 2018

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - Kickstarter successful

by Hiddenx, 08:40

The Kickstarter campaign for the Strategy RPG Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is already a success:

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

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In the Achtung! Cthulhu universe, a band of Allied heroes fight the Secret War against the Nazi Black Sun and their rivals Nachtwolfe. The Nazi factions have turned to the ancient and terrible powers of the Mythos, weaponizing evil to win the war. This move is starting to yield results as, powered with ancient secrets and terrible Mythos allies, Black Sun and Nachtwolfe are on the verge of unleashing terrible weapons upon the Allied forces. It is your job to stop them - by any means necessary.

In the spirit of Allied cooperation, Auroch Digital has teamed with the creators of Achtung! Cthulhu, Modiphius and indie publisher Ripstone to bring this award-winning tabletop RPG to a computer screen near you!

Ripstone have been amazingly supportive and are funding the single player game for release in Q4 2018. However, there’s much more we want to add to the game! We want you to join us in the next phase of the Secret War in raising some extra war bonds to make Achtung! Cthulhu even more amazing. Over the last five years since the original Achtung! Cthulhu RPG smashed its goals on Kickstarter the team at Modiphius have created lots and lots of great characters for the setting. For us to add them all takes a lot more time and resources; for each unit our team need to make a set of boned 3D meshes, new animations and more. We've got the core sorted and locked down but we really need the Pathfinder Demon Hunters to enter the fray! These elite spiritual Native American warriors bring a mixture of ancient knowledge and modern day firepower into the fight that the Allied heroes desperately need.

Information about

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Developer: Auroch Digital

SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Combat: Turn-based
Play-time: Unknown
Voice-acting: Unknown

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· Platform: PC
· Released: 2018-10-04
· Publisher: Ripstone