Japanese publisher and developer RideOnJapan has released a demo for Brave x Junction, their new Japanese RPG that melds blackjack and dungeon diving.
The new Brave x Junction playable demo gives players a first look at the anime-themed blackjack and dungeon crawling game. It’s now available on Steam.
Here’s a rundown on the previously announced game:
Brave x Junction is an RPG where you battle monsters in a back-and-forth contest of blackjack, the playing card game familiar to many.
Defeat the monsters and delve dungeons. A fun tale of adventure all while being simple to play.
Features
- Blackjack Style Turn-Based Battle System
- Battles are a one-on-one turn-based system.
- Who has the closest number to 21 in their hand? They deal an attack to the opponent!
- Three distinctive playable characters make an appearance: The Fighter, with a head on battle-like creed; the Thief, unrivaled in sensing danger and thwarting it; and the Magician, who employs trickery at will!
- Leave your strategy to chance? Entrap the enemy with trickery? The way you enjoy is up to you, the player.
- Diverse Array of Monsters
- Slimes, orcs, dragons, and monsters, familiar to fantasy RPGs all lurk out of the depths, one after another.
- Card hand concealing ghosts, trolls that surpass the 21-card value limit, and many more with a diverse array of skills stand in the way of the player.
- Monsters from Rideon Japan’s “Adventure Bar Story” and “Mercenaries Saga” series games even make an appearance!
- Loads of Factors to Augment, Unfolding a Blackjack Victory
- Acquire boost cards as you advance the adventure, strengthening status and learning skills.
- Abilities come along with some weapons and accessories, and at the Armory & Forge in town, synthesis can allow for unbound customization.
- Combining skills with abilities? This could bring to life new tactics.
- Can you traverse the untrodden dungeons? It’s all up to you, the player!
Brave x Junction is in development for Windows PC (via Steam), though a release date wasn’t announced. The game will support Japanese and English languages.
