Game News Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is an isometric pirate tactical RPG coming this year

[Infinitron]

Tags: Flint: Treasure of Oblivion; Microids; Savage Level

https://www.microids.com/embark-on-an-epic-journey-with-flint-treasure-of-oblivion/

Paris, April 4th, 2024 – Publisher Microids and studio Savage Level proudly unveil Flint: Treasure of Oblivion, set to be released in Q4 2024 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and unveil a first trailer giving a glimpse of the adventure that awaits players. Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is the first game from Savage Level, a team of industry veterans founded in 2021, promising a gaming experience that combines a rich story with deep, accessible gameplay.

“Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is an occasion for us to develop a game in a universe we have always been passionate about. This game gives us the possibility of informing the general public about what piracy really was, often portrayed in a caricatured and wrong way. Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is the culmination of a rethinking process aimed at advancing the clichés of narration in video games. With this title, we are proposing an original way of telling stories through the medium of comic book and take the opportunity to highlight the Franco-Belgian comics that have been making us dream since our childhood.” Declares Aurélien and Maxime Josse, Savage Level founders.

Prepare to embark alongside Captain Flint, his second-in-command Billy Bones and his crew of old salts in search of a legendary treasure promising freedom and fortune. With its original narrative using traditional comic strips as a narrative medium, Flint: Treasure of Oblivion invites players to immerse themselves in a historically accurate pirate adventure spiced up with fantasy.

Flint: Treasure of Oblivion delivers adventure, but also strategic depth thanks to its turn-based combat mechanics, refreshing the genre’s foundations by drawing on mechanics from role-playing and board games, notably through dice rolls. When players build their crew, each member brings unique skills to use, allowing them to adapt their strategy to their style of gameplay. During the tactical phases, players can use skill and attribute cards to improve their crew members and gain an advantage over their opponents. Hoist the mainsail and set off to discover the secrets buried in the distant lands of Flint: Treasure of Oblivion.

Flint : Treasure Of Oblivion features

• TURN-BASED TACTICAL COMBAT: A good preparation is key! Choose your crew members with unique abilities, obtain new skills, improve your dices. During the tactical phases, use cards to trigger skills and attributes and influence the fight with dice throws.
• COMIC-BOOK NARRATIVE: Enjoy a narrative which, beyond the usual codes of comics (onomatopoeia, speech bubbles), offers players original and dynamic comic strips.
• EXPLORATION: Discover a magnificent world, from the French city of Saint-Malo to the exotic landscapes of central America. Visit diverse environments (cities, camps, jungle, caves…) powered by Unreal Engine 5.
• HISTORICALLY-INSPIRED PIRACY WORLD: The game faithfully recreates a world of piracy, incorporating historical elements (language, costumes, weapons) making the experience even more immersive.

Flint: Treasure of Oblivion will be available on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in Q4 2024.

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[mindx2]

Infinitron Is this a single character game w/ a companion only?

 

[Feyd Rautha]

the opportunity to highlight the Franco-Belgian comics that have been making us dream since our childhood.

What comics do they mean? This one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbeard_(comics)


I love me some pirates so I will play unless it's filled with politics. This sentence by the developer gives me some red flags:

This game gives us the possibility of informing the general public about what piracy really was, often portrayed in a caricatured and wrong way.

Everyone knows that the captains have red beards and that the pirates dressed as imagined by Howard Pile at the beginning of the 20th century.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Sounds like someone took parts of titles of other games and randomly glued them together.

I wonder if its also the case with the content.

 

[motherfucker]

Hex grid is and there's no women, good signs from the get-go. Art doesn't look bad, if only a little generic. Seems worth keeping an eye on.

 

[thesecret1]

Treasure of Oblivion, huh? It's horse armor, isn't it?

 

[motherfucker]

It also has firearms which makes it... drum roll ...Oblivion with guns! Keith Flint should probably make an appearance, too

 

[Hellraiser]

This actually looks interesting? I'll go with cautiously optimistic, between the hex turn based and piracy that's at least trying to avoid disney shit.....

During the tactical phases, use cards to trigger skills and attributes and influence the fight with dice throws.

...ok, I'm changing to cautiously pessimistic but following this anyway. Highlighting card-based mechanics as a major feature of the combat is unlikely to result in a system I would approve of, also deckbuilders are a gamedesign "hipster" fad currently and following such is always a red flag. Maybe they find one of those one in a million ways in which it could result in something interesting enough to choose over a more classical system.

 

[luj1]

- hex based combat
- mature artstyle
- stylish UI

i dont like pirates but this seems like a breath of fresh air.. only the linearity sucks

 

[luj1]

For the full experience everyone should pirate this game