We may very well be heroes…later this yr.
Australian improvement studio Spitfire Interactive has been engaged on the superhero turn-based RPG, Capes, however for PC solely. They’ve now partnered with Daedalic Leisure, and Daedalic has introduced that Capes shall be launched on consoles, as nicely, in 2023.
Avid gamers of a sure age could recall enjoying Freedom Pressure, which additionally centered round a crew of superheroes in tactical RPG fight. That recreation used real-time techniques, nonetheless, whereas Capes shall be turn-based.
It was additionally a lot sunnier, with visuals impressed by Jack Kirby. Capes takes a way more trendy “brooding” strategy to its design and story.
Capes is a turn-based superhero technique recreation the place gamers assemble a crew of distinctive heroes whereas preventing to take again their metropolis, now managed by evil despots. Twenty years in the past, the supervillains gained. Since then, they’ve created a dystopian metropolis the place creating superpowers is a criminal offense and nobody has dared oppose them. Till now!
Play throughout a collection of darkish and gritty campaigns and patrol assignments, push the story ahead, or take time to discover with facet missions that unlock extra heroes. Full challenges to earn ability factors to extend your hero’s powers and talents when you be taught extra concerning the hero’s lives and backstories.
Capes will enable players to:
- Be Mighty: Play as heroic protectors of the harmless, every with distinctive expertise and powers. Grasp your hero and unleash devastating final talents!
- Assemble Your Workforce: Choose the precise crew for the precise mission. Fight isn’t primarily based on random numbers, so select correctly to win the day!
- Degree Up: Full difficult missions and side-quests to enhance your heroes with new talents and highly effective upgrades!
- Defeat Evil: Face down vile villains and felony company henchmen. Do you’ve what it takes to free your metropolis from the clutches of villainy?
No timeframe for launch has been supplied, however we’ll move that info alongside as soon as obtainable. Within the meantime, you may be taught extra about Capes at Steam the place a PC demo is offered now by means of February thirteenth.