Do you like RPG's and strategy games? Do you like vikings and fighting? Do you like sailing and exploring an open world? Do you like negotiating and diplomacy? Well, I have an underdog hit that you may like called Overfall.
Indie game brought to life with your help and Kickstarter
I remember Overfall because developers had a fund raiser for the game's development nearly a year ago. 1,430 backers pledged $67,768 to help bring this project to life. Now, Overfall is nearly finished, and it is a dream come true thanks you fans.
What is Overfall?
Overfall is available for early access on Steam, but it will be fully released on March 1, 2016. In Overfall, you are the captain of your own ship and can explore the shifting seas of a strange realm. Fight challenging foes…or befriend them. Recruit lost souls and learn their histories. Take part in stories of the absurd and the tragic, the magical and the mundane - intimate, epic, and never the same twice in this fantastic strategy role-playing game!
Why is Overfall unique?
The most exciting aspects of the game is it use of teamwork with the fighting system and the storytelling. Developers stated "one of the main strengths of Overfall comes from the stories you encounter during a playthrough, an island-to-island experience where you don’t just sail around trying to save the world - you can just as easily encounter a charming stand-alone story or a self-contained quest progression. The more of these encounters we have, the richer and more fun the overall experience will be. We wanted these encounters to be perfect, and to achieve that, we started searching for ways to improve our storytelling."
What is separates the writing from other RPGs?
Developers said "Game Writing Style Guide, which would explain the basics of creating a story in Overfall, give some ideas on how to write a good story, and outline Overfall’s writing style with a couple of examples. And we already were in touch with the best person for writing this kind of guide, not only because he’s a great writer with worlds of experience, but also because he’s great mentor material.
Combat and progression
Overfall is similar to Xcom with its combat strategy movement system. You have to move a limited amount of spaces, and select your attack or buff to progress the battle. It's unique because team work is everything. You can't put faith or level up one character to accomplish everything. You have to use one character in support, and use a stronger character to support. It's one of the few RPG's in a while to make you think about choices because enemies will gang up on you in order to end your game.
Barter and Trade
You also have to barter, trade, and maintain an inventory of supplies that will determine if you have the ability to explore and enter combat. Deciding between restoring your health, upgrading weapons or ships will be key to surviving. Dust is a drug and currency that you use to barter. Dust is a magical ingredient which causes some to become addicted to it. It can be used to upgrade utility skills at guild ships. Also, can be used to alter movement speed of the ship for a short period of time by pressing SPACE key, this process stacks up 3 times and fades slowly. I wonder if dust can be exploit later to those who are addicts?
Overall on Overfall
It's definitely worth a playthrough. Right now it's still a beta version. When the game is released on March 1, 2016 in its full version, it will be priced at $9.99 to $19.99. It's not on the level with final fantasy graphics, but it gets the job done and tells a good story. I enjoyed being one of the fans that help support this project, and I encourage you all to play Overfall as well.
Combat and progression
Overfall is similar to Xcom with its combat strategy movement system. You have to move a limited amount of spaces, and select your attack or buff to progress the battle. It's unique because team work is everything. You can't put faith or level up one character to accomplish everything. You have to use one character in support, and use a stronger character to support. It's one of the few RPG's in a while to make you think about choices because enemies will gang up on you in order to end your game.
Barter and Trade
You also have to barter, trade, and maintain an inventory of supplies that will determine if you have the ability to explore and enter combat. Deciding between restoring your health, upgrading weapons or ships will be key to surviving. Dust is a drug and currency that you use to barter. Dust is a magical ingredient which causes some to become addicted to it. It can be used to upgrade utility skills at guild ships. Also, can be used to alter movement speed of the ship for a short period of time by pressing SPACE key, this process stacks up 3 times and fades slowly. I wonder if dust can be exploit later to those who are addicts?
Overall on Overfall
It's definitely worth a playthrough. Right now it's still a beta version. When the game is released on March 1, 2016 in its full version, it will be priced at $9.99 to $19.99. It's not on the level with final fantasy graphics, but it gets the job done and tells a good story. I enjoyed being one of the fans that help support this project, and I encourage you all to play Overfall as well.
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