For those in need of a good story game with turn-based battles and RPG elements, Ash of Gods: Redemption [GOG, Steam] is now out with day-1 Linux support.
The developer sadly hasn't yet responded to our emails, but thankfully GOG sent over a copy today. BTRE will be taking a proper look at it once he's had plenty of time with it. Sounds like a very interesting game, so I look forward to reading his thoughts.
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Features:
Decisions with Major Impacts
Every decision, whether on or off the battlefield, has the capacity to alter the course of events and the fate of your party with major repercussions. But, even the death of your leader is not the end of your journey.
No Random Dice Rolls
There are no dice throws to determine chance-to-hit or the force of a blow. In Ash of Gods, true tacticians must master the skills of their classes and harness the powers granted by their limited supplies of cards, or suffer the consequences.
AI that Adapts to You
Ash of Gods’ AI adapts to your style of play to ensure a consistently challenging experience with no room for cheap tactics or invincible team builds.
PvP Multiplayer
Challenge other players and compete for a spot on the leaderboards. Unlock new characters, upgrades, and cards to customize your tactics even further.
Rewards for Risk
Expend your own HP for a last-ditch attack. Go into battle with a smaller team to get better cards and quicker rounds. Take the shorter, but more dangerous route to save on resources. Ash of Gods rewards those willing to take the risks.
Grab it now from GOG or Steam.
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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Cyril 23 Mar 2018
It's great to see a "Banner Saga like" with Linux Support. Sad that Stoic dropped the Linux release.
Zlopez 23 Mar 2018
Elvanex 23 Mar 2018
This sounds like something I wanted to play for a long time and didn't even knew about it.Same here! :) This looks flipping amazing!
Kohrias 23 Mar 2018
Salvatos 23 Mar 2018
I installed it and it runs pretty well for now on my PC. (I backed the game)It's early to tell but I feel like I may end up liking this one more than I did TBS. For one thing, it doesn't have the repetitive "watch the caravan" cutscenes, and the combat is less bare-bones. I need to see more of the story, though, before I pass judgement.
It's great to see a "Banner Saga like" with Linux Support. Sad that Stoic dropped the Linux release.
Probably going to be my Soundtrack of the Year, at any rate.
Shmerl 23 Mar 2018
And music for the game was written by composers who worked on The Witcher.
The style was inspired by: https://imgur.com/a/Zlp1P
Last edited by Shmerl on 23 Mar 2018 at 8:33 pm UTC
Shmerl 23 Mar 2018
TheSHEEEP 23 Mar 2018
Are you happy now, people?! ;)
Glad we could help out ;)
Waiting for BTRE's review ;)
14 24 Mar 2018
Salvatos 24 Mar 2018
I still haven't played a rogue game. I believe I have one in my library but I've never played it. It doesn't get me excited I guess. This game sounds really interesting. I'm looking forward to BTRE's review.There's very little that's rogue-like about it. Pretty much just some random encounters (not procedurally-generated, just happening at non-prescribed times during your travels; as far as I know at least) and the fact that you can lose characters forever, which is hardly uncommon to party-based games in general. What's less common about it I guess is that even the main characters can die without game over. I do wonder how that would work out since the story I've seen so far very much revolves around them.
Doc Angelo 24 Mar 2018
I didn't mind rogue-like but now that it's screwing with my favorite genres, I am getting really upset by this. WHY, oh WHY this game could not be a regular tactical RPG with hand-crafted levels and use of savegames?
I wouldn't worry. As far as I can see, there isn't much Rogue in this game. It's an over-used term and doesn't have much meaning anymore. That's the plague of any game genre with a name. After getting popular, they end up with a different meaning.
14 25 Mar 2018
Thanks. Yeah, that must be why this game sounds fun and interesting to me -- it's not a rogue game.I still haven't played a rogue game. I believe I have one in my library but I've never played it. It doesn't get me excited I guess. This game sounds really interesting. I'm looking forward to BTRE's review.There's very little that's rogue-like about it. Pretty much just some random encounters (not procedurally-generated, just happening at non-prescribed times during your travels; as far as I know at least) and the fact that you can lose characters forever, which is hardly uncommon to party-based games in general. What's less common about it I guess is that even the main characters can die without game over. I do wonder how that would work out since the story I've seen so far very much revolves around them.
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