Developer Savage Stage and writer Mycroids just lately revealed the upcoming tactical RPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion. The swashbuckling journey units sail for PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Sequence X/S in late 2024.
Pirate CRPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion launches on PS5 later this 12 months
The sport takes inspiration from the 1883 novel Treasure Island. That’s arguably true about loads of pirate fiction, from black and whereas films to Ubisoft’s Cranium and Bones. Nevertheless, Savage Stage instructed IGN that it put explicit emphasis on precisely depicting the time interval. That mentioned, gamers will discover a little bit of darkish fantasy seeping in as they progress by way of the story.
Video games like Baldur’s Gate 3 and 40K: Rouge Dealer put CRPGs again on the map, although Flint isn’t attempting to compete within the AAA house. Nevertheless, BG3 followers will discover some similarities. The brand new recreation even options cube rolls quite than the percentage-based system of another turn-based RPGs.
That mentioned, Savage Stage’s recreation isn’t with out new concepts. For instance, one considerably distinctive mechanic is crew synergies, the place gamers can pair up their pirates to enhance fight effectiveness. It additionally forgoes typical RPG leveling for a purely loot-based system. Objects and character upgrades each price gold, so gamers must be strategic with their sources. Happily, Captain Flint is a pirate, and the sport encourages gamers to hunt booty by any means. Whereas that features taking it with lead and metal, a silver tongue might be simply as highly effective.
It additionally seems like Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is a little more linear than one thing like Baldur’s Gate 3. Nevertheless, it nonetheless incorporates a choice-based narrative instructed by way of the format of comedian book-style cutscenes.