Operencia: The Stolen Sun - turn-based blobber by Hungarian pinball devs

[waterdeep]

Guess this is what the developer meant when he came on the news thread and said he wasn't sure about a GOG release. I mean, what the fuck are these kind of devs even doing here? They clearly don't give a damn about blobbers or RPGs in general

 

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[LESS T_T]

Release in March 29th, the same date leaked via SteamDB:

 

[J_C]

Release in March 29th, the same date leaked via SteamDB:

I chuckled when I heard the hungarian name "Jóska" in the trailer. You don't hear these kind of names in videogames. :D

 

[mondblut]

Is the choice of systems done for the sake of gameplay, or to appeal to the playerbase that he'll be potentionally alienating by weakening his brand name?

Yeah yeah, abandoning your complacent audience of a hundred and jumping on whatever fad sells best at a given time is so very brave and stunning.

just a turn-based engine that auto-passed all non-combat turns to give the illusion of real-time.

That's called "ticks" and that's what every single computer game ever has.

find me a video that shows where a Wizardry 8 player has to overcome some kind of in-game obstacle in a real-time environment. You know, dodging a trap, solving a puzzle dependant upon timing, something along those lines.

"find me a video", do you need a sandwich and a blowjob to go with that?

Ask your betters about Umpani testing grounds. Thanks for reminding that realtime is like cancer, tainting and corrupting everything it touches.

 

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[theSavant]

Last paragraph...

"Not only is Operencia an XBox One exclusive"

:not sure if serious:

 

[Abu Antar]

Last paragraph...

"Not only is Operencia an XBox One exclusive"

:not sure if serious:

It's not 100% true. It is also coming to Epic Games Store.

 

[MuscleSpark]

Last paragraph...

"Not only is Operencia an XBox One exclusive"

:not sure if serious:

It's not 100% true. It is also coming to Epic Games Store.

They meant console-exclusive to Xbone.

 

[fantadomat]

It seems that the EPIC cunts snatched this one too,it is coming to steam 2020. Shame,i was going to buy it if it came to GoG,now i will just pirate it.

 

[fantadomat]

Infinitron you could buy one more for me,to offset my evul wayz . You could gift it to some homeless californian or some stupid codexer that actually have a epic app.

 

[PrettyDeadman]

How come a wombyn gets to play a brand new turn-based blobber before me?

 

[HoboForEternity]

How come a wombyn gets to play a brand new turn-based blobber before me?

she's great. she covers alot of RPG, even ones that mainstream audiences haven't heard. i like her KC:D videos

 

[Whisper]

Waiting for this. But its not coming to Steam?

 

[thesheeep]

Waiting for this. But its not coming to Steam?

Later, I guess, as usual with Epic "exclusives".

 

[Whisper]

Game looks really hot, maybe not Grimorc but better than other i saw in genre.

 

[Infinitron]

Interview with gameplay footage: https://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/432493/GDC+19:+Operencia:+The+Stolen+Sun+-+Gameplay+Demo+&+Interview/

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/03/22/gdc-2019-hands-on-operencia-the-stolen-sun/

GDC 2019: We Go Dungeon Crawling with Operencia: The Stolen Sun
By Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor posted on March 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm

After playing through many excellent open world fantasy adventures, I found it refreshing to be kept to a grid while exploring the dungeons of Operencia: The Stolen Sun. Earlier this week at GDC 2019, I finally got my first hands-on time with this dungeon-crawling Xbox One exclusive and it was great to see that it’s shaping up nicely to carry that mantle of classic dungeon crawlers with its hybrid of new and old-school RPG ideas, coming together in a refreshed adventure that I can’t wait to play more of when it drops on Xbox One and with Xbox Game Pass on March 29.

Having such fond memories of playing classics like Eye of the Beholder and the more recent Legend of Grimrock on PC, the console has yet to have a high quality, grid-based dungeon crawler. Enter Zen Studios, who are largely known for their excellent Pinball FX series, tackling what is largely a passion project for the studio, looking to not only fill this genre void on console but also try to reignite it for those who may have never experienced it.

If you’ve never played an “old school” dungeon crawler, it plays out a little like this: It’s all from a first-person perspective and you manage your group of adventures through catacombs, crumbling castles, or dense forests. You navigate along a grid – where in some cases it helps to have a pencil and grid paper nearby as you plot your journey, making note of dead ends or items that may come in handy later. But crawling through dungeons, solving puzzles, and avoiding traps is just part of the fun. Encounters with all sorts of dastardly creatures is the chewy goodness that makes this a challenging and captivating experience.

These encounters can be a mix of turned-based or real-time strategy; Operencia leans into the more turn-based approach, giving you time to plan your moves and anticipate attacks. You manage your hero abilities along the right side of the screen while seeing the order of attack along the left side. In front of you will be your enemies, each at one of three range distances – you can cycle through each range to determine which enemy you’d like to strike first. Whittle down the weaker enemies and save the stronger ones for later, or focus your attacks on the heavy hitter? From my brief hands-on time, it appears you will have a lot of freedom in how you want to plan and then execute your attacks.

Each of your heroes that join you on this adventure – in addition to the custom character you create at the start of the game – will each have their own unique talents and attacks, and you’ll come to rely on each of them as the difficulty of these encounters grows further into the adventure. In classic RPG party-based fashion, you may have to mix and match against certain enemy types to find that perfect attack blend to exploit an enemy’s weakness.

And then there’s the story and lore that has all the right hooks in place to bring you along on this journey. Inspired by Central European mythology, Operencia’s story involves the Sun King Napkiraly being abducted, leaving the land of Operencia in a state of perpetual darkness. Sounds ominous (I love it) and it’s up to our heroes to save the day. Each of the characters you meet along this journey will each offer unique perspectives. Sometimes these interactions will play off one another depending on who your activity party members are, throughout the game helping you relate to your adventurer’s goals and desires.

There’s still so much to dive into and explore here, but I’ve loved everything I’ve played so far. From the battle system, to solving a few head scratching puzzles, to the well-detailed environments and character banter, has confirmed everything I had been hoping to see and play: Operencia: The Stolen Sun is shaping up to be a gem of a title that satisfies both the classic and modern RPG adventurers out there. Look for it next week when it comes to Xbox One and with Xbox Game Pass on Friday, March 29.

 

[fantadomat]

And i do pirating with extreme prejudiced and without intention of buying down the line for any EPIC exclusive!

 

[Martyr]

How come a wombyn gets to play a brand new turn-based blobber before me?

ha ! and I played it before her.

Spoiler

only the beta, though.

 

[Morkar Left]

Wow game is really a BT4 eastern europe ripoff. Just better polished

 

[Martyr]

Wow game is really a BT4 eastern europe ripoff.

that was also my impression. the only notable difference was the grid-based movement and the cel-shaded graphics in that water-ceiling dungeon.

 

[theSavant]

Tbh Bard's Tale 4 seems more appealing to me, both in visuals (not much) and combat (definitely better).

 

[LootSeeker]

And i do pirating with extreme prejudiced and without intention of buying down the line for any EPIC exclusive!

I'll buy it when it hits Steam. I'd buy it now if it wasn't being held hostage. Nevertheless, thank you for your service in the fight against The Epic Store.

 

[Efe]

anyone that played both this and bt4 can do a comparison?
would be funny if bt4 gets outdone by pinball devs

 

[fantadomat]

anyone that played both this and bt4 can do a comparison?
would be funny if bt4 gets outdone by pinball devs

I will do it. Downloading a copy as i write .