Guildmaster: Gratuitous Subtitle - comedic fantasy turn-based tactical adventure

LESS T_T · Sep 18, 2020

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Developed by some guy who has been doing a small Youtube channel with retro game LPs.

Guildmaster: Gratuitous Subtitle is an irreverent fantasy adventure, juxtaposing humourous dialogue with challenging tactical combat in a world of elemental magic and sneaky goblins.

As the Guildmaster you will command an ever changing party of four heroes into turn-based tactical combat. Assemble a party from a growing guild of heroes, each with a unique set of skills. Equip them from an arsenal of hundreds of weapons, each providing a different set of attacks to the wielder. Take on quests in dungeons, caves, forests and villages. To prevail you will need to master the skills of your heroes, position them effectively, and use their abilities in tandem to overwhelm the enemy forces. The Guildmaster's support spells can make the difference in a battle. Use them wisely!

Features

Challenging turn-based combat

Fifteen heroes to recruit, each with different combinations of skills

Weapon-based abilities, each weapon grants a unique combination of attacks

Combine melee fighters, archers and spellcasters in a party of four to take on each quest

Choose your Guildmaster's appearance and their spells as they level up

An irreverent storyline with humourous dialogue between the quests

Lurker47 · Sep 18, 2020

UI status: ACCEPTABLE.

curds · Sep 19, 2020

I like the look of this. The visuals really appeal to me for some reason. The title of the game makes me cringe, though. I feel like comedy games are really hard to pull off tastefully.

Infinitron · Sep 19, 2020

Hmmm, apparently he only intended to reveal this tomorrow:

Morpheus Kitami · Sep 19, 2020

There's something weird about this. It looks like a combination of bad pixel art and decent 3d modeling, but it doesn't look like he did the pixel art over the models. It looks bad, but in a strangely charming way.

LESS T_T · Sep 19, 2020

Yeah it reminds me of 2000s era of indie RPGs, Jeff Vogel and others.

Bester · Sep 19, 2020

LESS T_T said:

Cool dynamic lighting on the floor and on objects (look at the chair's left side) using normal maps.

Infinitron · Sep 19, 2020

Webpage is up: https://jimmakesgames.com/

Jim Makes Games · Sep 21, 2020

Hey thanks for the feedback about Guildmaster! :D

I'm glad to hear that it's looking appealing. I can certainly understand the skepticism about parody games, and Szaretribly makes a good point. However I am confident that the mechanics are solid, and the story / dialogue is there to enhance what's there, not to make up for the game's mechanics lacking. It's not Goat Simulator the RPG.

The humour actually comes from the juxtaposition of the comedic dialogue alongside the otherwise serious presentation. That style certainly won't be for everyone, but I hope that for the people who do like that sort of thing, it will impress. If not, the dialogue can be skipped through easily to get to the battles quickly.

I should point out in the interests of clarity that I wouldn't exactly call this an RPG, while it does have some RPG elements. It's a mix of that and some tactical squad combat, not unlike X-Com or Card Hunter, which were two of the inspirations.

Anyway, thank you for sharing the news about my game. I'm hoping it will do well and be enjoyed by many! Cheers!