Focus Home Interactive have released a gameplay overview trailer for Lightbulb Crew’s upcoming turn-based tactics game, Othercide.
The gameplay overview trailer details the Dynamic Timeline System; where enemy actions can be delayed and players can create combos with their characters. Building a roster of “Daughters” is also explained, gaining traits depending on how they fight, and skills based on one of three classes. The skills can also be modified for more damage or other effects.
However, Daughters can only be healed by sacrificing the life of another one. The game also supports roguelite elements, granting new upgrades for your next run. Some of these are unlocked as bosses are defeated.
You can find the gameplay overview trailer below
You can find the dev diaries for the game here [1, 2]. Viewers will need to use YouTube’s subtitles feature, as several of the game’s developers speak French.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
Descend into Humanity’s last hope. The Daughters, echoes of the greatest warrior to ever live, are all who stand before Suffering and death.
Lead your army of Daughters to battle with all the skill you can muster. Your prowess in combat will decide their fate, shape their abilities and personality. Make the toughest decision and sacrifice one to heal another – survivors will get stronger, ready to fight the next battle.
Combat is an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters: plan ahead of time and set up impressive chains of abilities to outsmart the enemy. Fight in epic boss battles against the sources of Suffering – dread creatures pulled from the worst of Humanity’s crimes against itself.
You will fight. You will fail. You will rise again.
- Lead, evolve and sacrifice your army of Daughters
- Outsmart nightmarish creatures in a spectacular Tactical RPG
- Endless combat possibilities with the Dynamic Timeline System
- A deep and complex narrative
- Failure is not the end. Return with lost powers to face a new nightmare
Othercide launches July 28th for Windows PC (via Steam), PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and Summer 2020 on Nintendo Switch.
Image: Steam
