The Occult Chronicles: Cryptic Comet's New Boardgame Roguelike
The Occult Chronicles: Cryptic Comet's New Boardgame Roguelike
Information - posted by Crooked Bee on Thu 20 June 2013, 19:44:57
Tags: Cryptic Comet; The Occult ChroniclesCryptic Comet, the indie studio known for Armageddon Empires and Solium Infernum, has made its latest game, The Occult Chronicles, available for purchase, which currently gives you access to the beta. (A demo will also become available once the beta ends.)
The final version is scheduled for release next month, but according to the website "very few bugs should remain" in the beta, so you may as well buy it now. Fans of board games, roguelikes, magic and the occult, as well as of Cryptic Comet's other games, may find this of interest.
For more details -- including character creation and the character attributes, death and insanity mechanics, the Tarot card game used for challenge resolution, inventory, quests, and classes -- check out the description on the official website. Meanwhile have some screenshots (click the images for higher resolution):
Esteemed community member Gragt has already posted a thread about the game on our forums, and this is what he had to say about it:
If you feel like giving it a try, you can buy The Occult Chronicles for $14.99.
The final version is scheduled for release next month, but according to the website "very few bugs should remain" in the beta, so you may as well buy it now. Fans of board games, roguelikes, magic and the occult, as well as of Cryptic Comet's other games, may find this of interest.
The Occult Chronicles is now available for purchase as part of a Beta Buy in program. The price is $14.99 and you will get a download link that lets you download the latest version. The link that you get from our digital distributer BMT Micro can also be used later to download the final version when it is released.
The Occult Chronicles is a computer turn based strategy game whose design is heavily influenced by both modern adventure board games and the classic rogue like formula. You take on the role of an Occult Defense Directorate (O.D.D.) agent who has been assigned a mission to investigate an ancient estate out in the country. You start your adventure in the Main Entry Foyer and then proceed to explore the creaky old mansion encountering all manner of strange and haunted things. Your mission will take you to the caverns and dungeons below the mansion where you must confront and defeat an unspeakable evil.
The Occult Chronicles is a computer turn based strategy game whose design is heavily influenced by both modern adventure board games and the classic rogue like formula. You take on the role of an Occult Defense Directorate (O.D.D.) agent who has been assigned a mission to investigate an ancient estate out in the country. You start your adventure in the Main Entry Foyer and then proceed to explore the creaky old mansion encountering all manner of strange and haunted things. Your mission will take you to the caverns and dungeons below the mansion where you must confront and defeat an unspeakable evil.
For more details -- including character creation and the character attributes, death and insanity mechanics, the Tarot card game used for challenge resolution, inventory, quests, and classes -- check out the description on the official website. Meanwhile have some screenshots (click the images for higher resolution):
Esteemed community member Gragt has already posted a thread about the game on our forums, and this is what he had to say about it:
Like other Cryptic Comet games, it has a strong board games feel (this one reminds me a lot of Arkham Horror and Elder Sign due to the occult theme) but the difference with AE or SI is that it takes a roguelike approach to things instead of strategy and diplomacy, resulting in a fun and surprising mix of familiar elements. True to his niche game position, the whole thing is rather complex and unfortunately the documention is still as dry as before, but it gets better after a few games.
The idea in this game is that you play an investigator sent to check out some paranormal activities in a haunted countryside mansion. Of course treachery is afoot, there are quests to complete, baddies to kill, items to collect, clues to gather and an old one to kill in the basement. Like the other CC games it is heavy on interfaces and menus yet oozes atmosphere with its art and deep gameplay.
The idea in this game is that you play an investigator sent to check out some paranormal activities in a haunted countryside mansion. Of course treachery is afoot, there are quests to complete, baddies to kill, items to collect, clues to gather and an old one to kill in the basement. Like the other CC games it is heavy on interfaces and menus yet oozes atmosphere with its art and deep gameplay.
If you feel like giving it a try, you can buy The Occult Chronicles for $14.99.
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